corrupt
gb/kɚˈʌpt/ us/kɚˈʌpt/
B1
Английский
~ 3200
Значения
0 значений
adjective
B1
property
1
Dishonest for personal benefit
Doing bad or illegal things to get money or power.
Модель употребления:
[someone] is corrupt
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'corrupt' with 'bankrupt'. 'Corrupt' is about dishonesty, not money problems.
Синонимы
dishonest (A general term for not telling the truth or cheating, without necessarily involving power or authority.)
Антонимы
honest (Describes someone who tells the truth and does not cheat or take bribes.)
Коллокации
corrupt official
|corrupt government
|corrupt practices
|deeply corrupt
|morally corrupt
Темы
politics
|law
|business
Примеры
- The corrupt mayor accepted bribes from construction companies.
- Many citizens believe the system is corrupt and unfair.
- She refused to work with corrupt officials.
Примеры для изучающих
- The police officer was corrupt.
- The company fired a corrupt manager.
- People do not trust corrupt leaders.
Глагол
B2
action
2
Make someone dishonest for benefit
To make a person do bad or illegal things by giving them money or power.
Модель употребления:
to corrupt [someone/something]
Частая ошибка:
Learners may confuse 'corrupt' with 'interrupt'. They are unrelated in meaning.
Синонимы
bribe (Implies offering money or gifts to influence someone, often as part of corruption.)
Антонимы
reform (To improve someone's moral behavior instead of making it worse.)
Коллокации
corrupt the youth
|corrupt a judge
|corrupt officials
Темы
politics
|law
|business
Примеры
- The criminal tried to corrupt the police officer with expensive gifts.
- Power can easily corrupt a person who is not careful.
- He was accused of attempting to corrupt jury members.
Примеры для изучающих
- Money can corrupt people.
- The man tried to corrupt the guard.
- Power can corrupt leaders.
adjective
B2
property
3
Damaged and unusable
Broken or changed so it does not work correctly, often used about computer files or data.
Модель употребления:
[something] is corrupt
Частая ошибка:
Learners may think 'corrupt' here means 'dishonest', but in technology it means broken or unusable.
Синонимы
damaged (General term for physical or functional harm, not limited to data.)
Антонимы
intact (Describes something that is complete and undamaged.)
Коллокации
corrupt file
|corrupt data
|corrupt download
Темы
technology
Примеры
- The document could not be opened because the file was corrupt.
- Corrupt data caused the program to crash.
- He had to reinstall the software after it became corrupt.
Примеры для изучающих
- The file is corrupt.
- I cannot open the corrupt photo.
- The program stopped because the data is corrupt.
Глагол
B2
action
4
Damage data or files
To break computer files or data so they do not work right.
Модель употребления:
to corrupt [data/file]
Синонимы
damage (General term for causing harm; in computing, 'corrupt' is more specific to errors in data.)
Антонимы
repair (To fix something so it works again.)
Коллокации
corrupt a file
|corrupt system files
|corrupt memory
Темы
technology
Примеры
- A virus can easily corrupt important files on your computer.
- The update corrupted several system files.
- Improper shutdowns may corrupt the database.
Примеры для изучающих
- A virus can corrupt your files.
- The power cut corrupted the game file.
- Do not turn off the computer; it may corrupt the data.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
corrupt
IPA
GB/kɚˈʌpt/
US/kɚˈʌpt/
Слоги и ударение
cor - rupt (2 слога)
Stress on 1st syllable (cor)
Формы слова
Adjective
- Base: corrupt
Verb
- Base: corrupt
- 3rd Person Singular: corrupts
- Present Participle: corrupting
- Past: corrupted
Родственные слова
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
Выражения
corrupt to the core
1/kɚˈʌpt tə ðə kˈɔɹ/
idiom
informal
Completely dishonest or immoral
Totally bad and dishonest in every way.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- They say power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
- History shows that power corrupts even well-meaning leaders.