corrupt
gb/kɚˈʌpt/ us/kɚˈʌpt/
B1
영어
~ 3200
korrupt, korrumpál, megront, megveszteget, sérült, megrongál
B1
1
korrupt
B2
사용 패턴：
[someone] is corrupt
The corrupt mayor accepted bribes from construction companies.
A korrupt polgármester kenőpénzt fogadott el építőipari cégektől.
Many citizens believe the system is corrupt and unfair.
Sok állampolgár úgy véli, hogy a rendszer korrupt és igazságtalan.
She refused to work with corrupt officials.
학습자용 예문
The police officer was corrupt.
A rendőr korrupt volt.
The company fired a corrupt manager.
A cég elbocsátott egy korrupt vezetőt.
People do not trust corrupt leaders.
자주 하는 실수：
Learners sometimes confuse 'corrupt' with 'bankrupt'. 'Corrupt' is about dishonesty, not money problems.
뜻
Dishonest for personal benefit
연어
corrupt official
|corrupt government
|corrupt practices
|deeply corrupt
|morally corrupt
유의어
dishonest (A general term for not telling the truth or cheating, without necessarily involving power or authority.)
반의어
honest (Describes someone who tells the truth and does not cheat or take bribes.)
주제
politics
|law
|business
정의
Doing bad or illegal things to get money or power.
Acting dishonestly and unethically, typically in return for money or personal advantage.
동사
B2
2
사용 패턴：
to corrupt [someone/something]
The criminal tried to corrupt the police officer with expensive gifts.
A bűnöző drága ajándékokkal próbálta megvesztegetni a rendőrt.
Power can easily corrupt a person who is not careful.
A hatalom könnyen megronthatja az embert, ha nem vigyáz.
He was accused of attempting to corrupt jury members.
학습자용 예문
Money can corrupt people.
A pénz képes megrontani az embereket.
The man tried to corrupt the guard.
A férfi megpróbálta megvesztegetni az őrt.
Power can corrupt leaders.
자주 하는 실수：
Learners may confuse 'corrupt' with 'interrupt'. They are unrelated in meaning.
뜻
Make someone dishonest for benefit
연어
corrupt the youth
|corrupt a judge
|corrupt officials
유의어
bribe (Implies offering money or gifts to influence someone, often as part of corruption.)
반의어
reform (To improve someone's moral behavior instead of making it worse.)
주제
politics
|law
|business
정의
To make a person do bad or illegal things by giving them money or power.
To cause someone to become dishonest, usually by offering money, power, or other benefits.
B2
3
sérült
B1
사용 패턴：
[something] is corrupt
The document could not be opened because the file was corrupt.
A dokumentumot nem lehetett megnyitni, mert a fájl sérült volt.
Corrupt data caused the program to crash.
A sérült adatok miatt összeomlott a program.
He had to reinstall the software after it became corrupt.
학습자용 예문
The file is corrupt.
A fájl sérült.
I cannot open the corrupt photo.
Nem tudom megnyitni a sérült fotófájlt.
The program stopped because the data is corrupt.
자주 하는 실수：
Learners may think 'corrupt' here means 'dishonest', but in technology it means broken or unusable.
뜻
Damaged and unusable
연어
corrupt file
|corrupt data
|corrupt download
유의어
damaged (General term for physical or functional harm, not limited to data.)
반의어
intact (Describes something that is complete and undamaged.)
주제
technology
정의
Broken or changed so it does not work correctly, often used about computer files or data.
Damaged, altered, or containing errors so that something no longer works properly, especially data or files.
동사
B2
4
megrongál
B1
사용 패턴：
to corrupt [data/file]
A virus can easily corrupt important files on your computer.
Egy vírus könnyen megrongálhat fontos fájlokat a számítógépeden.
The update corrupted several system files.
A frissítés több rendszerfájlt is megrongált.
Improper shutdowns may corrupt the database.
학습자용 예문
A virus can corrupt your files.
Egy vírus megrongálhatja a fájljaidat.
The power cut corrupted the game file.
Az áramszünet megrongálta a játékfájlt.
Do not turn off the computer; it may corrupt the data.
뜻
Damage data or files
연어
corrupt a file
|corrupt system files
|corrupt memory
유의어
damage (General term for causing harm; in computing, 'corrupt' is more specific to errors in data.)
반의어
repair (To fix something so it works again.)
주제
technology
정의
To break computer files or data so they do not work right.
To cause errors in data or files so that they cannot be used properly.
문법
기본형
corrupt
IPA
GB/kɚˈʌpt/
US/kɚˈʌpt/
음절 및 강세
cor - rupt （2음절）
Stress on 1st syllable (cor)
활용형
Adjective
- Base: corrupt
Verb
- Base: corrupt
- 3rd Person Singular: corrupts
- Present Participle: corrupting
- Past: corrupted
관련 단어
Forms
corrupts
verb
corrupting
verb
corrupted
verb
Core family
corruption
noun B2
corruptly
adverb
Related words
corruptible
adjective
corruptor
noun
Negative and opposite forms
incorruptible
adjective
표현
corrupt to the core
1/kɚˈʌpt tə ðə kˈɔɹ/
idiom
informal
Completely dishonest or immoral
Totally bad and dishonest in every way.
예문
- The organization was corrupt to the core.
- Some believed the regime was corrupt to the core and could not be saved.
morally corrupt
1/mˈɔɹəli kɚˈʌpt/
fixed phrase
Having bad moral values
Having very bad ideas about what is right and wrong; doing bad things without feeling guilty.
예문
- He was seen as morally corrupt after the scandal.
- Many felt the film's hero was morally corrupt despite his charm.
power corrupts
1/pˈaʊɚ kɚˈʌpts/
fixed phrase
Power makes people dishonest
If a person has too much power, they may start doing bad things.
예문
- They say power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
- History shows that power corrupts even well-meaning leaders.