[N-COUNT 可数名词]罪犯 A criminal is a person who regularly commits crimes.
A group of gunmen attacked a prison and set free nine criminals in Moroto.
一伙持枪歹徒袭击了莫罗托的一所监狱，放走了9名罪犯。
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[ADJ 形容词]犯罪的；犯法的Criminal means connected with crime.
[usu ADJ n]
Her husband faces various criminal charges...
她丈夫面临多项犯罪指控。
At 17, he had a criminal record for petty theft...
他17岁就有了小偷小摸的犯罪前科。
Doug was found guilty of criminal assault and sentenced to six months in jail.
道格被判犯有人身攻击罪，监禁6个月。
criminality
Between 1960 and 1985 we had a tenfold increase of criminality.
从1960年到1985年，犯罪数量增长了10倍。
criminally
...a hospital for the criminally insane.
收容精神不正常的罪犯的医院
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[ADJ 形容词]罪过的；严重错误的 If you describe an action as criminal, you think it is very wrong or a serious mistake.
[usu v-link ADJ]
[disapproval]
He said a full-scale dispute involving strikes would be criminal.
他说如果出现罢工等大规模纠纷那将是极不应该的。
criminally
It was, he said, criminally irresponsible for any party to say it would never raise personal taxation.
他说，如果任何政党声称永远不会提高个人赋税，那都是错误而且不负责任的说法。
Oxford
crim·inal★/ˈkrɪmɪnl; NAmEˈkrɪmɪnl/
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criminalcriminalsadjective★1★[usually before noun ]( rather formalorlaw 律) connected with or involving crime 犯罪的；犯法的；涉及犯罪的◆criminal offences/behaviour刑事犯罪；犯罪行为◆criminal damage(= the crime of damaging sb's property deliberately)刑事损害◆criminal negligence(= the illegal act of sb failing to do sth that they should do, with the result that sb else is harmed)过失犯罪2★[only before noun ]connected to the laws that deal with crime 刑法的；刑事的◆criminal law刑法◆the criminal justice system刑事审判制度◆a criminal lawyer刑事诉讼律师◆to bring criminal charges against sb对某人提起刑事诉讼☞compare
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(3 )3morally wrong 道德上错误的；不道德的◆This is a criminal waste of resources.这是一种浪费资源的可耻行为。noun★a person who commits a crime 罪犯◆Society does not know how to deal with hardened criminals(= people who regularly commit crimes and are not sorry for what they do).社会不知道怎样处置惯犯。◆( especially NAmE) a career criminal职业罪犯☞collocationsat
crime
crim·inal/ˈkrɪmɪnl; NAmEˈkrɪmɪnl/
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criminal1 adjective
criminal2 noun
criminalcrim‧i‧nal1 /ˈkrɪmɪnəl/ ●●●S3W2 adjective
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1relating to crime: Experts cannot agree on the causes of criminal behaviour. I was sure he was involved in some kind of criminal activity. She has not committed a criminal offence (=a crime). He was arrested and charged with criminal damage (=damaging someone’s property illegally). The doctor was found guilty of criminal negligence (=not taking enough care to protect people you are responsible for).2relating to the part of the legal system that is concerned with crime → civil: The case will be tried in a criminal court. We have no faith in the criminal justice system. The police are investigating the matter, and he may face criminal charges (=be officially accused of a crime). She usually deals with serious criminal cases. a criminal lawyer3wrong, dishonest, and unacceptableSYN wicked: It seems criminal that teachers are paid so little money.—criminally adverb: a hospital for the criminally insane—criminality /ˌkrɪməˈnæləti/ noun [uncountable]COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1nounscriminal activity· There was no evidence of any criminal activity.a criminal offence/act (=a crime)· Cruelty to animals is a criminal offence.criminal behaviour· Is it possible that the tendency to criminal behaviour is inherited?criminal wrongdoing American English (=actions that are illegal)· The investigation cleared him of any criminal wrongdoing.criminal damage British English (=damaging someone's property illegally)· He was charged with criminal damage to his boss's car.criminal negligence (=not taking enough care to protect people you are responsible for)· Charges of criminal negligence were brought against senior staff.a criminal investigation (=when a possible crime is investigated)· The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation into the bombing.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2nounsthe criminal justice system· How effective is our criminal justice system?criminal law· I’m more interested in criminal law than civil law.a criminal charge (=an official accusation that someone has committed a crime)· He’s been arrested on a very serious criminal charge.a criminal record (=a record, kept by the police, of the crimes someone has committed)· It can be hard for someone with a criminal record to find work.a criminal case· The crown court usually deals with criminal cases.a criminal trial· His year-long criminal trial ended in October.criminal proceedings (=actions to deal with criminals, such as charging people with crimes or bringing them to trial)· Criminal proceedings have been started against the officers connected with the events.a criminal court· The trial will take place in an international criminal court.a criminal lawyer (=who deals with criminal cases)
criminal1 adjective
criminal2 noun
criminalcriminal2 ●●●W3 noun [countable]
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someone who is involved in illegal activities or has been proved guilty of a crime → offender: Police have described the man as a violent and dangerous criminal. a convicted criminal (=someone who has been found guilty of a crime) The new law will ensure that habitual criminals (=criminals who commit crimes repeatedly) receive tougher punishments than first-time offenders. Teenagers should not be sent to prison to mix with hardened criminals (=criminals who have committed and will continue to commit a lot of crimes).THESAURUScriminal someone who is involved in illegal activities or has been proved guilty of a crime. Criminal is used especially about someone who often does things that are illegal: · Criminals are stealing people's credit card details off the Internet.· He is one of the most wanted criminals in the United States.offender someone who breaks the law: · The courts should impose tougher punishments on offenders.· a special prison for young offenderscrook informal a dishonest person, especially one who steals money and who you cannot trust: · Some politicians are crooks, but not all of them.· They're just a bunch of crooks.felon law especially American English someone who has committed a serious crime: · Convicted felons should not be allowed to profit from their crimes.the culprit the person who has done something wrong or illegal: · The culprits were never found.· If I ever catch the culprit, he or she is in big trouble.· The culprits were just six years old.delinquent a young person who behaves badly and is likely to commit crimes – used especially in the phrase juvenile delinquent: · He later worked with juvenile delinquents in a Florida youth services program.accomplice someone who helps a criminal to do something illegal: · Police believe the murderer must have had an accomplice.different types of criminalthief someone who steals things: · Car thieves have been working in the area.· The thieves stole over £5,000 worth of jewellery.robber someone who steals money or valuable things from a bank, shop etc – used especially when someone sees the person who is stealing: · a masked robber armed with a shotgun· They were the most successful bank robbers in US history.burglar someone who goes into people’s homes in order to steal: · The burglars broke in through a window.shoplifter someone who takes things from shops without paying for them: · The cameras have helped the store catch several shoplifters.pickpocket someone who steals things from people’s pockets, especially in a crowd: · A sign warned that pickpockets were active in the station.conman/fraudster someone who deceives people in order to get money or things: · Conmen tricked the woman into giving them her savings, as an ‘investment’.forger someone who illegally copies official documents, money, artworks etc: · a forger who fooled museum curatorscounterfeiter someone who illegally copies money, official documents, or goods: · Counterfeiters in Colombia are printing almost perfect dollar bills.pirate someone who illegally copies and sells another person’s work: · DVD piratesmugger someone who attacks and robs people in public places: · Muggers took his money and mobile phone.murderer someone who deliberately kills someone else: · His murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment.· the murderer of civil rights activist Medgar Evers· He is a mass murderer (=someone who kills a large number of people).serial killer someone who kills several people, one after the other over a period of time, in a similar way: · Shipman was a trusted family doctor who became Britain's worst serial killer.rapist someone who forces someone else to have sex: · Some rapists drug their victims so that they become unconscious.sex offender someone who is guilty of a crime related to sex: · Too many sex offenders are released from prison early.vandal someone who deliberately damages public property: · Vandals broke most of the school’s windows.arsonist someone who deliberately sets fire to a building: · The warehouse fire may have been the work of an arsonist.
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criminal
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criminals[14712]
罪犯(84%)，犯罪的(12%)，刑事的(3%)，违法的(1%)
n.罪犯
adj.刑事的；犯罪的；罪恶的
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