culprit

美 [ˈkʌlprɪt]英 [ˈkʌlprɪt]
  • n.罪魁祸首;罪犯;肇事者;犯错的人;引起问题的事物

复数: culprits

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noun

1

犯错的人;罪犯
a person who has done sth wrong or against the law

The police quickly identified the real culprits.

警方很快查出了真正的罪犯。

2

肇事者;引起问题的事物
a person or thing responsible for causing a problem

The main culprit in the current crisis seems to be modern farming techniques.

当前这场危机的罪魁祸首好像是现代农业技术。

culprit

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 罪犯;犯错的人
    When you are talking about a crime or something wrong that has been done, you can refer to the person who did it as the culprit .

    All the men were being deported even though the real culprits in the fight have not been identified.

    尽管真凶尚未查出,所有参与斗殴的男子均被驱逐出境。

  • 2
    N-COUNT 引起问题(或不利情势)的事物
    When you are talking about a problem or bad situation, you can refer to its cause as the culprit .

    About 10% of Japanese teenagers are overweight. Nutritionists say the main culprit is increasing reliance on Western fast food.

    大约10%的日本青少年超重。营养学家指出主要原因是对西式快餐越来越依赖。

noun

1
someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
Synonym: perpetrator

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  1. With this question in mind , I started researching , and I soon found that indoor air pollutants were the culprit .

    带着这个问题,我开始了研究,我很快发现室内空气污染物是罪魁祸首。

  2. Scientists at the Pacific Northwest Nationallab said they believe the rain may have carried volcanic ash from an erupting volcano in Japan , while Benton Clean Air said its staffers believe dust from central Oregon was the culprit .

    西北太平洋国家实验室的科学家们称,他们认为“牛奶雨”可能来自日本一座火山喷发出的火山灰。本顿清洁空气机构则表示,他们的科学家认为,俄勒冈州中部地区的灰尘是罪魁祸首。

  3. The police quickly identified the real culprits .

    警方很快查出了真正的罪犯。

  4. Police collared the culprit as he was leaving the premises .

    罪犯正离开现场时,警察逮住了他。

  5. He knows the culprit but is not letting on .

    他知道罪犯是谁,但却闭口不说。

  6. All the men were being deported even though the real culprits in the fight have not been identified .

    尽管真凶尚未查出,所有参与斗殴的男子均被驱逐出境。

  7. About 10 % of Japanese teenagers are overweight . Nutritionists say the main culprit is increasing reliance on Western fast food .

    大约10%的日本青少年超重。营养学家指出主要原因是对西式快餐越来越依赖。

  8. The police followed home the clue and finally caught the culprit .

    警察根据线索追根到底,终于抓住了这个罪犯。

  9. He gave the name of the chief culprit .

    他供出了主犯的名字。

  10. The police put the culprit in jail .

    警方把罪犯投入了监狱。

  11. Are you the culprit who broke this window ?

    你就是那个打破窗户的人吗?

  12. If he happened to find a man having a spell the culprit was immediately discharged .

    他如果发现某人有偷懒的嫌疑就会立即把那个人开除掉。

  13. Hyperpalatable foods are a suspected culprit in overeating and the obesity epidemic .

    这一类食物疑是导致过度进食和肥胖症的元凶。

  14. They should report instances of bullying to school authorities , who should launch an investigation and punish culprits if allegations are verified .

    教职工发现欺凌行为的应当及时向学校报告,学校接到举报投诉,应当立即开展调查,认为可能构成欺凌的,应当及时处置。

  15. Other culprits to blame for dingy teeth include colas , gravies , and dark juices .

    咎取暗黑色牙齿的其它罪魁祸首包括可乐、肉汤和深色果汁

  16. Now we know that there is another major culprit .

    我们过去认为主要是二氧化碳[导致全球变暖]。现在我们知道,还有另外一个主要的罪魁祸首。

  17. Police hope the public will help them to find the culprits .

    警方希望公众能协助他们抓到罪犯。

  18. The culprit was a new kind of investment product known as portfolio insurance .

    罪魁祸首是一种名为“投资组合保险”(portfolioinsurance)的新型投资产品。

  19. This paper holds that the prime culprit of environment pollution is industrial enterprises .

    本文认为破坏环境的元凶主要是工业企业。

  20. The other common culprit to focusing is lack of sleep .

    对注意力问题的另一个常见“凶手”是缺乏睡眠。

  21. In addition , hypertension is chronic renal failure , one of the culprit .

    此外,高血压也是慢性肾功能衰竭的罪魁祸首之一。

  22. The paper 's authors speculate that biology may be the culprit .

    论文的作者们推断,生物本能可能是其根本原因所在。

  23. Psychological rectification methods of culprit patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

    肺结核犯人的心理矫治方法

  24. The main culprit has been the decline in oil prices that began last summer .

    而其中的主要原因是从去年夏天开始的油价下跌。

  25. An intravascular ultrasound research about the culprit lesions in acute coronary syndrome

    急性冠脉综合征病变的血管内超声研究

  26. Industry , transport and incomplete fossil fuel combustion are the main culprits .

    工业、交通和化石燃料的不完全燃烧是主要的元凶。这些气体会导致酸雨,它们对人体有毒,还对大气底层臭氧的形成有贡献。

  27. Remember , all these culprits are in people and they need resources to understand it .

    记住,所有这些犯人在人民和他们需要资源去理解它。

  28. None of the culprits from the video got away .

    从没有逃脱视频匪徒。

  29. And although the recession made everything worse , the internet is the main culprit .

    尽管经济衰退迫使百业凋零,但要指出,网络才是罪魁祸首。

  30. Companies in search of a culprit may want to glance in the mirror .

    寻找罪魁祸首的公司作出的反应大同小异。