"rotten to the core" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 彻底腐败
• 坏到骨子里

Definition

形容某人或某事彻头彻尾地坏、腐败或道德败坏，内里没有任何善良。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非常强烈的贬义，主要用于描述体制、权力人物或政客等彻底腐败。不是字面意思，很少用来描述实物。

Examples

Some people say that the company is rotten to the core.

有些人说这家公司**彻底腐败**。

They believe the government is rotten to the core.

他们认为政府**坏到骨子里**。

The organization was found to be rotten to the core after the investigation.

调查后发现该组织**彻底腐败**。

You can't trust anything they say—this place is rotten to the core.

他们说的话一句都不能信——这地方**彻底腐败**。

After years of scandals, people finally realized the whole system was rotten to the core.

多年丑闻后，人们终于意识到整个体制**坏到骨子里**。

It seemed nice on the surface, but the organization was rotten to the core underneath.

表面看起来不错，其实这组织**彻底腐败**。