Her government never really shook off the taint of corruption...是什么意思？

Her government never really shook off the taint of corruption...

她的政府从来没有真正摆脱掉腐败的阴影。

her

pron. (she的宾格)她，(she的所有格)她的，她，指某个国家，（一艘）船；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

government

n. 政府，政体，治理的形式，管辖，治理；

例句
The government is to accelerate its privatisation programme.
政府将加快其私有化计划的进程。

never

adv. 从不，从来没有，一点也不，决不，<口>不会…吧，没有，不曾；

例句
The public never had faith in his ability to handle the job...
公众从来不相信他有能力胜任这一职位。

really

adv. 真，真正，实在，果真，实际上，事实上；

例句
It's not really suited to absolute beginners...
它并不真正适合从零开始的初学者。

shook

v. 摇撼( shake的过去式 )，（使）颤抖，握手，动摇；

例句
Clark shook hands with the pilot and walked aft to find his way off the ship.
克拉克与舵手握手后向艉部走去，打算下船。

off

prep. 从…落下，离开，从…去掉，下班；adv. 离开，距，离，被取消，下班；adj. 不新鲜的，不能接受，不礼

例句
He eased his foot off the accelerator.
他松开了油门。

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。

taint

n. 污点，污名，<废〉气味，传染，腐败；vt. 使变质，使污染，败坏，玷污；vi. 被污染，败坏，腐坏；

例句
...the textile and fibre industries that taint the air, poison the water and use vast amounts of natural resources...
污染空气、破坏水源并消耗大量自然资源的纺织纤维工业

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

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

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。