a.

1. 腐败的，贪污的
   The corrupt judge dismissed the case without a hearing.

   腐败的法官没有听审就驳回了这个案子。

2. 堕落的，邪恶的
   He led a corrupt life.

   他过着堕落的生活。

3. （语言、版本等）讹误的，走样的
   The islanders here speak a corrupt form of French.

   这儿的岛民讲一种不标准的法语。

4. 污浊的，不洁的

vt.

1. 使腐败，使堕落；贿赂，收买
   It was power that corrupted him.

   是权力腐蚀了他。

2. 讹用（词语）；窜改（原稿）
   He copied the text carelessly so that it was corrupted.

   他抄写原文时很粗心，以致出现讹误。

vi.

1. 堕落；腐化
   Complete power corrupts completely.

   绝对的权力造成绝对的腐败。

2. 腐坏，腐烂

adj.

1. willing to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.
   ▸evil or morally depraved.
2. (of a text or a computer database or program) made unreliable by errors or alterations.
3. archaic rotten or putrid.

v.

1. make corrupt:
   he was corrupted by power.
2. debase (a text, database, etc.) by introducing errors.
3. archaic infect or contaminate.