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| /kəˈrʌpʃn/ |
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| 1 | dishonest or illegal behaviour by officials or people in positions of power , especially when they accept money in exchange for doing things for someone 腐败行为；（尤指）受贿 |
| The bank was closed down amid allegations of corruption and fraud. 这家银行在腐败和欺诈的斥责声中关门了。 |
| the arrest of a number of officials on corruption charges 许多官员因被指控受贿而被捕 |
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| 2 | the process of corrupting someone or something 腐蚀；堕落；腐化；损坏 |
| corruption of the morals of the young 年轻人的道德沦丧 |
| corruption of the database 数据库的损坏 |
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| 3 | literary the process of decay , especially in a dead body （尤指死尸的）腐烂 |
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