corrupting
corrupting — verb
- corruptingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- corruptings3rd person singular
- corruptinging-ing form
- corruptingedpast simple
1. to cause a person, organization, or system to start behaving in a dishonest or i
to cause a person, organization, or system to start behaving in a dishonest or immoral way, often through offers of money or other temptations.
The long hours and low pay had corrupted Wei's once-strong work ethic.
Anh worried that the competitive school system was corrupting the children's natural love of learning.
corrupting + noun phrase for a positive quality
Studies in psychology show that unchecked power can corrupt even people who start with good intentions.
The city's planning department had been corrupted by bribes from large construction companies.
文法句型
corrupt + noun phrase
用法筆記
Often used in the passive voice (be corrupted by) when describing organizations or systems that have become dishonest through external influence.
常見錯誤
2. to damage computer data, files, or programs so that they contain errors and can
to damage computer data, files, or programs so that they contain errors and can no longer be opened or used properly.
A virus corrupted the hard drive and Pedro lost all his family photographs.
corrupted + storage media (hard drive / disk / memory card)
If you turn off the computer during the system update, important files may become corrupted.
passive: become corrupted
The email attachment contained a program that corrupted the entire company database.
Ola backed up her thesis every thirty minutes in case a crash corrupted her work.
文法句型
corrupt + data / file / system
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive or with 'become' (become corrupted). The subject is typically a virus, crash, power failure, or software bug.
corrupting — adjective
- corruptingpositive
- more corruptingcomparative
- most corruptingsuperlative
1. using a position of power or authority in a dishonest way to gain money, favors,
using a position of power or authority in a dishonest way to gain money, favors, or other advantages for yourself or for people connected to you.
The corrupt judge was sentenced to ten years in prison for taking bribes.
collocation: corrupt judge / corrupt official / corrupt politician
Several corrupt politicians were voted out of office after the newspaper exposed the scandal.
The company's corrupt practices included secretly paying government inspectors to approve unsafe buildings.
Layla refused to take a job at a corrupt organization, even though the salary was triple what she earned before.
- dishonest
broader; can describe any kind of lying or cheating, not just abuse of power
- unscrupulous
formal; describes someone without moral principles who will do anything to succeed
- fraudulent
specifically involves illegal deception for financial gain
用法筆記
The most common sense of the adjective. Typically describes people in positions of authority (officials, politicians, judges) or the systems/institutions they work in.
常見錯誤
2. morally bad or evil; having low moral standards that cause harm to others or to
morally bad or evil; having low moral standards that cause harm to others or to society.
The novel explores what happens when an entire society becomes corrupt and loses its moral direction.
collocation: corrupt society / corrupt culture / corrupt world
Arjun believed that the entertainment industry was fundamentally corrupt and harmful to young audiences.
Mila's parents worried that the violent shows had a corrupt influence on her developing mind.
The dictator's corrupt regime terrorized its own citizens and enriched only a small group of supporters.
用法筆記
This sense overlaps with adjective sense 1 (DISHONEST). The difference: sense 1 focuses on dishonest use of power for material gain, while sense 2 is broader, describing general moral decay or evil character.
常見錯誤
3. containing errors or damage that makes the data impossible for a computer to rea
containing errors or damage that makes the data impossible for a computer to read, open, or use correctly.
The file was corrupt and Wei could not open it no matter what program he tried.
corrupt file / corrupt data / corrupt disk
A corrupt database entry caused the entire website to display error messages to visitors.
The technician managed to recover most of the documents from the corrupt hard drive using special tools.
Eli tried three different recovery programs to fix the corrupt spreadsheet, but nothing worked.
- damaged
broader; can describe physical or digital harm
- unreadable
describes the result rather than the cause
用法筆記
Used predicatively (the file is corrupt) and attributively (a corrupt file). Describes only digital information — not printed documents or physical objects.