drag someone into the mire; corrupt
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to drag someone down; to corrupt; to involve someone in wrongdoing
neutralA negative expression, often used to describe the act of enticing or pressuring someone into immoral, illegal, or unethical activities, thereby ruining their reputation or integrity.
Tā他
jīng经
bu不
zhù住
yòu诱
huò惑
，
bèi被
bù不
liáng良
péng朋
you友
lā拉
xià下
shuǐ水
cān参
yù与
le了
zhà诈
piàn骗
。
Unable to resist temptation, he was dragged into participating in fraud by bad friends.
Nà那
míng名
guān官
yuán员
bèi被
shāng商
rén人
yòng用
jīn金
qián钱
lā拉
xià下
shuǐ水
，
zuì最
zhōng终
yīn因
shòu受
huì贿
bèi被
bǔ捕
。
That official was corrupted with money by a businessman and was eventually arrested for bribery.
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Zhè这
ge个
fàn犯
zuì罪
tuán团
huǒ伙
zhuān专
mén门
xún寻
zhǎo找
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
，
bǎ把
tā他
men们
lā拉
xià下
shuǐ水
。
This criminal gang specifically seeks out young people to drag them down.
Tā他
jiān坚
jué决
bù不
kěn肯
tóng同
liú流
hé合
wū污
，
méi没
yǒu有
bèi被
lā拉
xià下
shuǐ水
。
He firmly refused to go along with the wrongdoing and was not dragged down.