corruption
/kəˈrʌpʃn; kə`rʌpʃən/ n[U]
1 corrupting or being corrupted 堕落; 腐化; 腐败; 败坏; 贿赂
officials who are open to corruption, ie can be bribed 可以买通的官员
claiming that sex and violence on TV led to the corruption of young people 断言电视中所宣扬的色情和暴力会诱使年轻人堕落.
2 (fml 文) decay 腐烂: the corruption of the body after death 尸体的腐烂.