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Culprit ˈkʌlprɪt Person Wrong Problem Main Noun N Count

The word "culprit" refers to a person who has committed a crime or done something wrong, or to something that is the cause of a problem or difficulty.

The word "culprit" refers to a person who has committed a crime or done something wrong, or to something that is the cause of a problem or difficulty.

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/kʌ̱lprɪt/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]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 .
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  • 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。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]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。


Oxford cul·prit / ˈkʌlprɪt ; NAmE ˈkʌlprɪt / noun 1 a person who has done sth wrong or against the law 犯错的人;罪犯 The police quickly identified the real culprits. 警方很快查出了真正的罪犯。 2 a person or thing responsible for causing a problem 肇事者;引起问题的事物 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 culprits cul·prit / ˈkʌlprɪt ; NAmE ˈkʌlprɪt /
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culpritcul‧prit /ˈkʌlprɪt/ noun [countable]
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1the person who is guilty of a crime or doing something wrongvictim:  Police finally managed to catch the culprit.2informal the reason for a particular problem or difficulty:  High production costs are the main culprit.
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culprit

[ˈkʌlprɪt]

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culprits[855]
罪犯(96%),起因(4%)
n.犯人,罪犯;被控犯罪的人

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