词组 | corruption |
释义 | corruption /kəˈrʌpʃən/ noun dishonest or immoral behaviour by people with poweradjectives/nouns + corruptionpolitical/financial corruption The country has a long history of political corruption.government/police corruption There will be an inquiry into police corruption.widespread corruption (=in many areas) There is widespread corruption in government.corruption is rife (=it is very common) Corruption is rife among government officials.rampant corruption (=it is common, especially in a way that seems shocking) The country faced major problems, including rampant corruption.corruption is endemic (=it is so common that it is part of the system) In their political system, corruption is endemic.high-level corruption (=among senior officials) The new minister has promised to end high-level corruption.verbsfight/tackle corruption (=try to stop it) He criticized the minister for failing to fight corruption within government.root out/weed out corruption (=find and stop it) The president is launching a new campaign to root out corruption.stamp out/eradicate corruption (=stop it completely) The party’s chairman called for action to stamp out corruption.expose/uncover corruption (=show that it exists) He wrote a newspaper article exposing corruption in government.corruption + nounsa corruption scandal All the newspapers are reporting the latest government corruption scandal.a corruption investigation/probe She is the officer in charge of the corruption investigation.a corruption case This is the most serious corruption case in the history of football.Moral corruption is used when people behave badly because they have lost their sense of the difference between right and wrong: Some people see television as a cause of moral corruption among young people.phrasesallegations/charges of corruption The club’s chairman has strongly denied allegations of corruption.bribery and corruption It seems that bribery and corruption were widespread in the council. |
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