The old man reviled against corruption.是什么意思？

The old man reviled against corruption.

那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

old

adj. 老的，古老的，以前的，（用于指称被替代的东西）原来的；n. 古时；

例句
She was old enough to absent herself from the lunch table if she chose...
她长大了，可以自己做主不来吃午餐了。

man

n. 男人，人类，男子汉，雇工；vt. 使振作，操纵，给…配置人员，在…就位；int. （表示惊讶、气愤等）嘿，天哪；

例句
Derek was taken aback when a man answered the phone.
德里克吓了一跳，居然是一个男的接的电话。

reviled

v. 辱骂，痛斥( revile的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句
He was just as feared and reviled as his tyrannical parents...
他和他专横残暴的父母一样为人惧怕和憎恨。

against

prep. 反对，对…不利，紧靠，以防；

例句
His hand brushed against hers; it could have been either accidental or deliberate.
就在有意无意间，他的手轻轻拂过她的手。

corruption

n. 腐败，贪污，贿赂，变体；

例句
Italy has been afflicted by political corruption for decades...
几十年来意大利一直饱受政治腐败之苦。