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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

culprit

英  [ˈkʌlprɪt]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • culprits

    1. [C 可数名词] 犯罪者 , 犯错者

    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.

    近义词

    offender

    双语例句

    例：

    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，但所有参与斗殴的男子都正被驱逐出境。

    2. [C 可数名词] （造成问题或麻烦的）原因

    When you are talking about a problem or bad situation, you can refer to its cause as the culprit.

    双语例句

    例：

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

    约10的日本青少年都超重。营养学家们称主要的原因是他们越来越依赖西方快餐。

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