crim·i·nal

noun

/ˈkrɪmɪnl/

a person who commits a crime犯罪者；违法者；罪犯
- a convicted criminal已定罪的罪犯
- Police sometimes put themselves in danger when arresting violent criminals.警察在逮捕暴力罪犯时，有时会使自己身处险境。
- Society does not know how to deal with hardened criminals (= people who regularly commit crimes and are not sorry for what they do).社会不知道怎样处置惯犯。
- (especially North American English) a career criminal (= who earns their income through criminal activities)职业罪犯
- He admits to being a petty criminal (= who commits crimes that are not very serious).他承认自己是一名小罪犯（=所犯罪行不是很严重）。
- white-collar criminals 白领犯罪分子
- a gang of criminals一帮罪犯
see also war criminal
Collocations Crime
CrimeCommitting a crime
- commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud
- be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/human trafficking
- engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism
- steal somebody’s wallet/purse/(British English) mobile phone/(North American English) cell phone
- rob a bank/a person/a tourist
- break into/ (British English) burgle/ (North American English) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment
- hijack a plane/ship/bus
- smuggle drugs/weapons/arms
- traffic people/wildlife/narcotics/cocaine
- launder drug money (through something)
- forge documents/certificates/passports
- take/accept/pay somebody/offer (somebody) a bribe
- run a phishing/an email/an internet scam
Fighting crime
- combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking
- prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy
- deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals
- reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime; (especially British English) antisocial behaviour
- foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot
- help/support/protect the victims of crime
Investigating crime
- report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/(especially British English) an incident to the police
- witness the crime/attack/murder/incident
- investigate a murder/(especially North American English) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident
- conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…); (especially British English) a police/murder inquiry
- investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case
- examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime
- collect/gather forensic evidence
- uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons
- describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker
- question/interrogate a suspect/witness
- solve/crack the case
Extra Examples
- He has been associating with known criminals.他一直和一些尽人皆知的罪犯有来往。
- I told him to pass the information to the police so they could catch the criminals.我告诉他把情报传给警方以便他们能抓住罪犯。
- She was treated like a common criminal.她被当成普通刑事犯对待。
- Sending these youngsters to prison simply trains them to become professional criminals.把这些年轻人送进监狱简直是培训他们成为职业罪犯。
- serial killers and other kinds of violent criminals连环杀手和其他类型的暴力犯罪分子
Topics Crime and punishmenta2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- dangerous
- violent
- real
- …
verb + criminal
- catch
- convict
- prosecute
- …

crim·i·nal

adjective

/ˈkrɪmɪnl/

[usually before noun] (rather formal or law) connected with or involving crime犯罪的；犯法的；涉及犯罪的
- criminal offences/activities刑事犯罪；犯罪活动
- a criminal act punishable by up to five years in jail 犯罪行为可判处最高五年监禁
- They were charged with criminal damage (= the crime of damaging somebody's property deliberately).他们被指控犯有刑事毁坏罪（即故意损坏他人财产罪）。
- She has been cleared of criminal negligence (= the illegal act of somebody failing to do something that they should do, with the result that somebody else is harmed).她已被洗清无过失犯罪罪（即某人没有做他们应该做的事情，导致其他人受到伤害的非法行为）。
Extra Examples
- It should be a criminal offence to inflict cruelty on any wild animal.虐待任何野生动物都应属犯罪。
Topics Crime and punishmentb1
[only before noun] connected to the laws that deal with crime刑法的；刑事的
- the criminal justice system刑事审判制度
- to bring criminal charges against somebody对某人提起刑事诉讼
- a criminal lawyer/court/trial刑事律师/法庭/审判
- a criminal investigation刑事调查
- a criminal prosecution/conviction刑事起诉/定罪
- a criminal case刑事案件
- The former minister could face criminal proceedings over his involvement in the deal.这位前部长可能因参与该交易而面临刑事诉讼。
compare civilTopics Law and justiceb1
morally wrong道德上错误的；不道德的
- This is a criminal waste of resources.这是一种浪费资源的可耻行为。
Topics Personal qualitiesb1

Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen ‘judgement, offence’, crimin-, based on cernere ‘to judge’.

单词	criminal
释义	crim·i·nal noun /ˈkrɪmɪnl/ /ˈkrɪmɪnl/ a person who commits a crime犯罪者；违法者；罪犯 a convicted criminal已定罪的罪犯 Police sometimes put themselves in danger when arresting violent criminals.警察在逮捕暴力罪犯时，有时会使自己身处险境。 Society does not know how to deal with hardened criminals (= people who regularly commit crimes and are not sorry for what they do).社会不知道怎样处置惯犯。 (especially North American English) a career criminal (= who earns their income through criminal activities)职业罪犯 He admits to being a petty criminal (= who commits crimes that are not very serious).他承认自己是一名小罪犯（=所犯罪行不是很严重）。 white-collar criminals 白领犯罪分子 a gang of criminals一帮罪犯 see also war criminal Collocations CrimeCrimeCommitting a crime commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/human trafficking engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism steal somebody’s wallet/purse/(British English) mobile phone/(North American English) cell phone rob a bank/a person/a tourist break into/ (British English) burgle/ (North American English) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment hijack a plane/ship/bus smuggle drugs/weapons/arms traffic people/wildlife/narcotics/cocaine launder drug money (through something) forge documents/certificates/passports take/accept/pay somebody/offer (somebody) a bribe run a phishing/an email/an internet scam Fighting crime combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime; (especially British English) antisocial behaviour foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot help/support/protect the victims of crime Investigating crime report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/(especially British English) an incident to the police witness the crime/attack/murder/incident investigate a murder/(especially North American English) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…); (especially British English) a police/murder inquiry investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime collect/gather forensic evidence uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker question/interrogate a suspect/witness solve/crack the case Extra Examples He has been associating with known criminals.他一直和一些尽人皆知的罪犯有来往。 I told him to pass the information to the police so they could catch the criminals.我告诉他把情报传给警方以便他们能抓住罪犯。 She was treated like a common criminal.她被当成普通刑事犯对待。 Sending these youngsters to prison simply trains them to become professional criminals.把这些年轻人送进监狱简直是培训他们成为职业罪犯。 serial killers and other kinds of violent criminals连环杀手和其他类型的暴力犯罪分子 Topics Crime and punishmenta2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective dangerous violent real … verb + criminal catch convict prosecute … crim·i·nal adjective /ˈkrɪmɪnl/ /ˈkrɪmɪnl/ [usually before noun] (rather formal or law) connected with or involving crime犯罪的；犯法的；涉及犯罪的 criminal offences/activities刑事犯罪；犯罪活动 a criminal act punishable by up to five years in jail 犯罪行为可判处最高五年监禁 They were charged with criminal damage (= the crime of damaging somebody's property deliberately).他们被指控犯有刑事毁坏罪（即故意损坏他人财产罪）。 She has been cleared of criminal negligence (= the illegal act of somebody failing to do something that they should do, with the result that somebody else is harmed).她已被洗清无过失犯罪罪（即某人没有做他们应该做的事情，导致其他人受到伤害的非法行为）。 Extra Examples It should be a criminal offence to inflict cruelty on any wild animal.虐待任何野生动物都应属犯罪。 Topics Crime and punishmentb1 [only before noun] connected to the laws that deal with crime刑法的；刑事的 the criminal justice system刑事审判制度 to bring criminal charges against somebody对某人提起刑事诉讼 a criminal lawyer/court/trial刑事律师/法庭/审判 a criminal investigation刑事调查 a criminal prosecution/conviction刑事起诉/定罪 a criminal case刑事案件 The former minister could face criminal proceedings over his involvement in the deal.这位前部长可能因参与该交易而面临刑事诉讼。 compare civilTopics Law and justiceb1 morally wrong道德上错误的；不道德的 This is a criminal waste of resources.这是一种浪费资源的可耻行为。 Topics Personal qualitiesb1 Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen ‘judgement, offence’, crimin-, based on cernere ‘to judge’.
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