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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

腐败 [fǔbài]
  1. 1. verb rot
    腐败的食物
    rotten food
  2. 2. adjective corrupt

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

腐败 [fǔbài]
  1. 1. rotten; putrid; decayed
    腐败的食物
    putrid food
    油漆涂在木材上,可以防止腐败
    Paint is put on wood as a protection against rotting.
  2. 2. corrupt; rotten
    腐败无能
    corrupt and incompetent
    消除腐败现象
    put an end to corrupt dealings
    政治腐败
    political corruption
  3. 3. verb [Slang] to paint the town red, to go out for an expensive meal; to have a decadent night out on the town

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

腐败 [fǔbài]
  1. 1. (有机物)腐烂变质。
  2. 2. (人)腐化堕落
    腐败分子
    腐败现象
  3. 3. (社会、制度、机构等)黑暗、混乱
    政治腐败
  4. 4. 参见"腐化"的提示。

Examples

油漆涂在木材上,可以防止腐败
Paint is put on wood as a protection against rotting.
消除腐败现象
put an end to corrupt dealings
极端腐败
rotten to the core
腐败透顶
thoroughly corrupt; rotten to the core; decadent in the extreme
官僚主义是贿赂和腐败的温床。
Bureaucracy is a hotbed of bribery and corruption.
腐败斗争关系国本,一定要长抓不懈。
We should persevere with the fight against corruption, one of the fundamental principles for governing a country.
腐败的晚清政府没有能力光复旧物。
The corrupt late Qing government was not able to recover lost territories.

Collocations

腐败
to fight against corruption
十分腐败
corrupt
官场腐败
a corrupt political environment
腐败现象
the phenomenon of corruption

Word Decomposition


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食物腐败,这是比较正式的说法.一般就说坏了,...


by Steve

2007.05.17 0 0 Good 0 / Bad 0

贪污腐败是所有老百姓都痛恨的事。


by Tracy

2007.05.16 0 0 Good 0 / Bad 0

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