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corruption noun
⇨ corruption corruption noun corruption ♦︎ bribery ♦︎ extortion ♦︎ blackmailThese are all words for dishonest or illegal behaviour, especially of people in authority. 这些词均表示腐败、贪污、贿赂，尤指当权者的此类行为。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆alleged corruption / bribery / extortion◆attempted bribery / extortion / blackmail◆political corruption / bribery / blackmail◆to be involved in corruption / bribery / extortion◆to resort to bribery / blackmail◆to accuse sb of / charge sb with corruption / bribery / extortion◆a corruption / bribery scandal◆allegations of corruption / bribery■ corruption [uncountable] dishonest or illegal behaviour, especially of people in authority （尤指当权者的）腐败，贪污，贿赂◆There were allegations of bribery and corruption.有一些对贿赂与贪污的指控。◆The new district attorney has promised to fight police corruption.新上任的地方检察官承诺要打击警察机关的贪污行为。■ bribery / /ˈbraɪbəri/ / [uncountable] the act of giving or taking bribes (= money or sth valuable that you give or offer to sb to persuade them to help you, especially by doing sth dishonest) 行贿；受贿；贿赂◆She was arrested on bribery charges.她被控以贿赂罪而遭逮捕。 see also bribe ⇨ bribe NOTE 辨析 Corruption or bribery? Corruption covers a wider range of activities than bribery. Bribery is a form of corruption. * corruption所指的腐败行为范围比bribery广。bribery是corruption的一种形式。■ extortion / /ɪkˈstɔːʃn; NAmE ɪkˈstɔːrʃn/ [uncountable, countable] (rather formal) the crime of making sb give you sth by threatening them, especially by threatening to use violence （尤指以暴力威胁的）敲诈，勒索，强夺◆He was arrested and charged with extortion.他被逮捕了，被控犯有敲诈勒索罪。▸ extort verb [transitive] ◆The gang extorted money from over 30 local businesses.这帮歹徒向当地30多家商户勒索过钱财。■ blackmail /ˈblækmeɪl/ / [uncountable] the crime of demanding money from a person by threatening to tell sb else a secret about them; the act of putting pressure on a person to do sth they do not want to do, for example by making threats or by making them feel guilty 勒索；敲诈；胁迫；恐吓◆He was convicted of blackmail at Bristol Crown Court last month.布里斯托尔刑事法院上个月判决他犯有敲诈勒索罪。◆We can't let them practise this emotional blackmail on us.我们不能让他们对我们施以这种情感上的胁迫。▸ blackmail verb [transitive] ◆She blackmailed him for years by threatening to tell the newspapers about their affair.她以在报章上公开他们的恋情要挟他很多年了。 |