culprits

英 [ˈkʌlprɪts]

美 [ˈkʌlprɪts]

n.  犯错的人; 罪犯; 肇事者; 引起问题的事物
culprit的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 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 asthe culprit.
  1. 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。
• N-COUNT 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 asthe culprit.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• 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。
• Many disease-causing culprits such as bacteria and viruses are nano size.
  很多致病的元凶如细菌和病毒均是纳米大小。
• Police hope the public will help them to find the culprits.
  警方希望公众能协助他们抓到罪犯。
• These two culprits are very likely to have the answer.
  极有可能是这两个罪犯所为。
• Frank Bridge, the village constable, was severely reprimanding the two culprits.
  村上的警察弗兰克·布里奇当时正在严厉地斥责那两个干坏事的人。
• 1 the police are searching this area for culprits.
  警方正在这个区域搜索犯人。
• But urban runoff and septic seepage are not always the main culprits behind microbial pollution.
  不过，都市迳流及化粪池的渗漏，并非一直是微生物污染背后的主要凶手。
• Yet beyond the immediate culprits, Koreans have delved deeper to ask questions about their own society.
  但除了直接元凶之外，韩国人进行了更深层次的挖掘，对他们的社会提出了疑问。
• Police are searching for the culprits.
  警方正在搜捕罪犯。
• Took too many forced shots-the main culprits being Stackhouse and Terry.
  太多的被逼投篮&主要是斯塔克豪斯和特里。