a.

1. 腐敗的，貪汙的
   The corrupt judge dismissed the case without a hearing.

   腐敗的法官沒有聽審就駁回了這個案子。

2. 墮落的，邪惡的
   He led a corrupt life.

   他過著墮落的生活。

3. （語言，版本等）訛誤的，走樣的
   The islanders here speak a corrupt form of French.

   這兒的島民講一種不標準的法語。

4. 汙濁的，不潔的

vt.

1. 使腐敗，使墮落；賄賂，收買
   It was power that corrupted him.

   是權力腐蝕了他。

2. 訛用（詞語）；篡改（原稿）
   He copied the text carelessly so that it was corrupted.

   他抄寫原文時很粗心，以致出現訛誤。

vi.

1. 墮落；腐化
   Complete power corrupts completely.

   絕對的權力造成絕對的腐敗。

2. 腐壞，腐爛

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.