culprit

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cul·prit /ˈkʌlprɪt/ noun [countable]  1  SCCthe person who is guilty of a crime or doing something wrong 罪犯；造成破坏[问题]的人 → victim Police finally managed to catch the culprit. 警察终于抓住了罪犯。2  informalREASON the reason for a particular problem or difficulty 问题的起因；困难的起源 High production costs are the main culprit. 生产成本高是主要原因。

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culprit• Parents who leave the kids with the babysitter and go out because they feel they should are among the biggest culprits.• Any of the eight inmates of the manor could be the culprit.• The police did everything they could to try and track down the culprit, but he was never caught.• The FBI was called in to help track down the culprits.• Everyone in the class started laughing and the teacher began searching for the culprit.• Plaque is the culprit that causes tooth decay.• But the union representing librarians countered that the culprits were incompetent management and expensive technology.• Later I discovered that the culprit was the battery.• And do you know, the new look was the culprit?• Supreme Court officials acknowledge that their own telephone system was the culprit for the leak.• Some money was taken from my desk yesterday. I think I know who the culprit is.the main culprit• Children are the main culprits, especially if they are interested in ball games.• Pollution and house dust mites are the main culprits.• Humidity and mineral salts are the main culprits.• Another potential hazard is suction burn - toy car phones being the main culprit and parents usually the victim.• But the main culprit seems to be modern farming techniques.• In none of these countries is population growth the main culprit.• Some say automation is the main culprit.• They argue that the main culprits have been local authorities and that their spending must be further curtailed.Origin culprit (1600-1700) Anglo-French cul (from culpable “guilty”) + prit “ready (to prove it)”

cul·prit nounChineseSyllable  

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culprit
cul‧prit /ˈkʌlprət, ˈkʌlprɪt/ noun [countable]1. the person who is guilty of a crime or doing something wrong ⇨ victim:
    Police finally managed to catch the culprit.
2. informal the reason for a particular problem or difficulty:
    High production costs are the main culprit.

cul·pritBrE /ˈkʌlprɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkʌlprɪt/ 🔊 nouna 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。🔊🔊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。🔊🔊