英语词汇“culprit”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINculprit

Origin:

1600-1700 Anglo-French cul (from culpable ‘guilty’) + prit ‘ready (to prove it)’

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Plaque is the culprit that causes tooth decay.
Some money was taken from my desk yesterday. I think I know who the culprit is.
The FBI was called in to help track down the culprits.
The police did everything they could to try and track down the culprit, but he was never caught.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

And do you know, the new look was the culprit?
Any of the eight inmates of the manor could be the culprit.
But the union representing librarians countered that the culprits were incompetent management and expensive technology.
Everyone in the class started laughing and the teacher began searching for the culprit.
Later I discovered that the culprit was the battery.
Parents who leave the kids with the babysitter and go out because they feel they should are among the biggest culprits.
Supreme Court officials acknowledge that their own telephone system was the culprit for the leak.

Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is guilty► culprit

someone who has done something wrong, especially a crime: the culprit: · Some money was taken from my desk yesterday. I think I know who the culprit is.· The police did everything they could to try and track down the culprit, but he was never caught.

► guilty party

formal the person who is considered to be responsible for a crime or for doing something wrong, especially when two people are blaming each other: · We think we know who the guilty party is, but we need your help to find the evidence.· It's silly to imagine that one partner in a divorce is completely innocent and that the other is the sole guilty party.

WORD SETS► Crime

abet, verbaccusation, nounaccuse, verbaffray, nounarson, nounassault, nounassault and battery, nounbackhander, nounbattery, nounbigamy, nounblack market, nounblack marketeer, nounbreak-in, nounbreaking and entering, nouncaper, nouncapital, adjectivecarjacking, nouncat burglar, nouncontract, nouncosh, nouncounterfeit, adjectivecounterfeit, verbcover, nouncrack, verbcriminal, adjectivecriminal, nouncriminal law, nouncriminal record, nouncriminology, nouncrook, nounculpable, adjectiveculprit, noundefamation, noundefraud, verbdelinquency, noundelinquent, adjectivedelinquent, noundesperado, noundisorderly, adjectivedrug baron, noundrug runner, nounDUI, nounembezzle, verbexpropriate, verbextort, verbeyewitness, nounfelon, nounfelony, nounfence, nounfiddle, nounfiddle, verbfiddler, nounfilch, verbfinger, verbfire-raising, nounfirst offender, nounflash, verbflasher, nounforge, verbforger, nounforgery, nounfoul play, nounframe, verbframe-up, nounfratricide, nounfraud, nounfreebooter, noungang, noungang-bang, noungang rape, noungangster, nounGBH, noungenocide, noungetaway, noungodfather, noungrand larceny, noungrass, noungrievous bodily harm, nounheist, nounhijack, verbhijack, nounhijacking, nounhit, nounhit-and-run, adjectivehit man, nounincriminate, verbindecent assault, nounindecent exposure, nouninfanticide, nounjob, nounjoyriding, nounjuvenile delinquent, nounkidnap, verblarceny, nounlibel, nounlibel, verblibellous, adjectivelow life, nounmafioso, nounmalpractice, nounmanslaughter, nounmassacre, nounmassacre, verbmatricide, nounmisappropriate, verbmisconduct, nounmisdeed, nounmisdemeanour, nounmobster, nounmoll, nounmug, verbmugshot, nounmurder, nounmurder, verbmurderer, nounmurderess, nounmuscleman, nounnark, nounnefarious, adjectiveneighbourhood watch, nounnick, verbno-go area, nounoffence, nounoffend, verboffender, nounold lag, nounorganized crime, nounoutlaw, nounparricide, nounpatricide, nounpetty larceny, nounPhotofit, nounpiracy, nounplant, verbpoach, verbpoacher, nounpossession, nounprivateer, nounprotection, nounprowl, verbprowler, nounpublic nuisance, nounpull, verbpunk, nounpurloin, verbraid, nounram-raiding, nounrape, verbrape, nounrapist, nounravish, verbreceiver, nounreceiving, nounrecidivist, nounregicide, nounring, nounringleader, nounriotous, adjectiverob, verbrobber, nounrobbery, nounroll, verbrustler, nounscheme, nounscheme, verbshady, adjectiveshoplift, verbshoplifting, nounslander, nounsmuggle, verbsnout, nounspeeding, nounstabbing, nounstalking, nounstatutory offence, nounstatutory rape, nounsteal, verbstoolpigeon, nounsupergrass, nounsuspect, nounswag, nountheft, nounthief, nounthievish, adjectivetorch, verbtraffic, nountrafficker, nountriad, noununder-the-counter, adjectiveunderworld, nounundesirable, nounvagrancy, nounvandal, nounvandalism, nounvandalize, verbvice, nounvigilante, nounvillainy, nounviolate, verbviolation, nounwanted, adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► the main culprit

High production costs are the main culprit.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► big

· Parents who leave the kids with the babysitter and go out because they feel they should are among the biggest culprits.· The federal Central Valley Project, largest water project in the nation, is the biggest single culprit.· The biggest culprit is caesium-137, which has a half-life of 30 years.· Desks were regarded as the biggest culprit for damage, followed by doors and their handles.

► chief

· It sounded as though Wallace and Deane were the chief culprits.

► main

· Another potential hazard is suction burn - toy car phones being the main culprit and parents usually the victim.· The main culprit is the Pioneer, a smaller, less advanced spy plane that the Hunter was supposed to replace.· But the main culprit seems to be modern farming techniques.· Some say automation is the main culprit.· The main culprit was identified by the judge, Rudolf Esders, as Andre Zawacki, 28.· In none of these countries is population growth the main culprit.· They argue that the main culprits have been local authorities and that their spending must be further curtailed.· Pollution and house dust mites are the main culprits.

► major

· Magpies and jackdaws appear to be the major culprits and the problem occurs most in the spring.· Caffeine, nicotine and alcohol are major culprits because they make blood vessels contract.· No prizes for guessing that Brahms is a major culprit.

► real

· That past was the real culprit.· I look at the month of May as the real culprit.· Of course I never doubted that your excellent police force would catch the real culprit, but it must have cleared your mind.· Stunned schoolboy Simon Dove ended up with the blame after the real culprit gave a false name and address.

VERB► catch

· He becomes obsessed with catching the culprit, but what happens when he does?· Unmarked police cars will be patrolling the county's roads and using video equipment to catch the culprits.· In my opinion, they should stop hounding law-abiding citizens and set about catching the obvious culprits, whoever they are.· Of course I never doubted that your excellent police force would catch the real culprit, but it must have cleared your mind.· He says it was a terrible attack and it's important that they catch the culprit.· The police say they're doing all they can to catch the culprits.

► find

· The department had been given seven days to advance the Crown's case against Donald Wingate, or find another culprit.· It is only when you turn out the plant that you will find the culprits.

单词	culprit
释义	culpritcul‧prit /ˈkʌlprɪt/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINculprit Origin: 1600-1700 Anglo-French cul (from culpable ‘guilty’) + prit ‘ready (to prove it)’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Plaque is the culprit that causes tooth decay. Some money was taken from my desk yesterday. I think I know who the culprit is. The FBI was called in to help track down the culprits. The police did everything they could to try and track down the culprit, but he was never caught. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And do you know, the new look was the culprit? Any of the eight inmates of the manor could be the culprit. But the union representing librarians countered that the culprits were incompetent management and expensive technology. Everyone in the class started laughing and the teacher began searching for the culprit. Later I discovered that the culprit was the battery. Parents who leave the kids with the babysitter and go out because they feel they should are among the biggest culprits. Supreme Court officials acknowledge that their own telephone system was the culprit for the leak. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is guilty► culprit someone who has done something wrong, especially a crime: the culprit: · Some money was taken from my desk yesterday. I think I know who the culprit is.· The police did everything they could to try and track down the culprit, but he was never caught. ► guilty party formal the person who is considered to be responsible for a crime or for doing something wrong, especially when two people are blaming each other: · We think we know who the guilty party is, but we need your help to find the evidence.· It's silly to imagine that one partner in a divorce is completely innocent and that the other is the sole guilty party. WORD SETS► Crime abet, verbaccusation, nounaccuse, verbaffray, nounarson, nounassault, nounassault and battery, nounbackhander, nounbattery, nounbigamy, nounblack market, nounblack marketeer, nounbreak-in, nounbreaking and entering, nouncaper, nouncapital, adjectivecarjacking, nouncat burglar, nouncontract, nouncosh, nouncounterfeit, adjectivecounterfeit, verbcover, nouncrack, verbcriminal, adjectivecriminal, nouncriminal law, nouncriminal record, nouncriminology, nouncrook, nounculpable, adjectiveculprit, noundefamation, noundefraud, verbdelinquency, noundelinquent, adjectivedelinquent, noundesperado, noundisorderly, adjectivedrug baron, noundrug runner, nounDUI, nounembezzle, verbexpropriate, verbextort, verbeyewitness, nounfelon, nounfelony, nounfence, nounfiddle, nounfiddle, verbfiddler, nounfilch, verbfinger, verbfire-raising, nounfirst offender, nounflash, verbflasher, nounforge, verbforger, nounforgery, nounfoul play, nounframe, verbframe-up, nounfratricide, nounfraud, nounfreebooter, noungang, noungang-bang, noungang rape, noungangster, nounGBH, noungenocide, noungetaway, noungodfather, noungrand larceny, noungrass, noungrievous bodily harm, nounheist, nounhijack, verbhijack, nounhijacking, nounhit, nounhit-and-run, adjectivehit man, nounincriminate, verbindecent assault, nounindecent exposure, nouninfanticide, nounjob, nounjoyriding, nounjuvenile delinquent, nounkidnap, verblarceny, nounlibel, nounlibel, verblibellous, adjectivelow life, nounmafioso, nounmalpractice, nounmanslaughter, nounmassacre, nounmassacre, verbmatricide, nounmisappropriate, verbmisconduct, nounmisdeed, nounmisdemeanour, nounmobster, nounmoll, nounmug, verbmugshot, nounmurder, nounmurder, verbmurderer, nounmurderess, nounmuscleman, nounnark, nounnefarious, adjectiveneighbourhood watch, nounnick, verbno-go area, nounoffence, nounoffend, verboffender, nounold lag, nounorganized crime, nounoutlaw, nounparricide, nounpatricide, nounpetty larceny, nounPhotofit, nounpiracy, nounplant, verbpoach, verbpoacher, nounpossession, nounprivateer, nounprotection, nounprowl, verbprowler, nounpublic nuisance, nounpull, verbpunk, nounpurloin, verbraid, nounram-raiding, nounrape, verbrape, nounrapist, nounravish, verbreceiver, nounreceiving, nounrecidivist, nounregicide, nounring, nounringleader, nounriotous, adjectiverob, verbrobber, nounrobbery, nounroll, verbrustler, nounscheme, nounscheme, verbshady, adjectiveshoplift, verbshoplifting, nounslander, nounsmuggle, verbsnout, nounspeeding, nounstabbing, nounstalking, nounstatutory offence, nounstatutory rape, nounsteal, verbstoolpigeon, nounsupergrass, nounsuspect, nounswag, nountheft, nounthief, nounthievish, adjectivetorch, verbtraffic, nountrafficker, nountriad, noununder-the-counter, adjectiveunderworld, nounundesirable, nounvagrancy, nounvandal, nounvandalism, nounvandalize, verbvice, nounvigilante, nounvillainy, nounviolate, verbviolation, nounwanted, adjective Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► the main culprit High production costs are the main culprit. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► big · Parents who leave the kids with the babysitter and go out because they feel they should are among the biggest culprits.· The federal Central Valley Project, largest water project in the nation, is the biggest single culprit.· The biggest culprit is caesium-137, which has a half-life of 30 years.· Desks were regarded as the biggest culprit for damage, followed by doors and their handles. ► chief · It sounded as though Wallace and Deane were the chief culprits. ► main · Another potential hazard is suction burn - toy car phones being the main culprit and parents usually the victim.· The main culprit is the Pioneer, a smaller, less advanced spy plane that the Hunter was supposed to replace.· But the main culprit seems to be modern farming techniques.· Some say automation is the main culprit.· The main culprit was identified by the judge, Rudolf Esders, as Andre Zawacki, 28.· In none of these countries is population growth the main culprit.· They argue that the main culprits have been local authorities and that their spending must be further curtailed.· Pollution and house dust mites are the main culprits. ► major · Magpies and jackdaws appear to be the major culprits and the problem occurs most in the spring.· Caffeine, nicotine and alcohol are major culprits because they make blood vessels contract.· No prizes for guessing that Brahms is a major culprit. ► real · That past was the real culprit.· I look at the month of May as the real culprit.· Of course I never doubted that your excellent police force would catch the real culprit, but it must have cleared your mind.· Stunned schoolboy Simon Dove ended up with the blame after the real culprit gave a false name and address. VERB► catch · He becomes obsessed with catching the culprit, but what happens when he does?· Unmarked police cars will be patrolling the county's roads and using video equipment to catch the culprits.· In my opinion, they should stop hounding law-abiding citizens and set about catching the obvious culprits, whoever they are.· Of course I never doubted that your excellent police force would catch the real culprit, but it must have cleared your mind.· He says it was a terrible attack and it's important that they catch the culprit.· The police say they're doing all they can to catch the culprits. ► find · The department had been given seven days to advance the Crown's case against Donald Wingate, or find another culprit.· It is only when you turn out the plant that you will find the culprits. 1the person who is guilty of a crime or doing something wrong → victim: 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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