criminal
adj
noun
ˈkrɪmɪənəl
adj
1
relating
to
crime
犯罪的,犯法的
Experts
cannot
agree
on
the
causes
of
criminal
behaviour
.
专家对犯罪行为的起因不能取得一致意见。
I
was
sure
he
was
involved
in
some
kind
of
criminal
activity
.
我肯定他参加了某种犯罪活动。
She
has
not
committed
a
criminal
offence
(=a
crime)
.
她没有犯罪。
He
was
arrested
and
charged
with
criminal
damage
(=damaging
someone’s
property
illegally)
.
他遭到逮捕并被指控犯有刑事毁坏罪。
The
doctor
was
found
guilty
of
criminal
negligence
(=not
taking
enough
care
to
protect
people
in
your
work)
.
这名医生被判过失犯罪。
2
relating
to
the
part
of
the
legal
system
that
is
concerned
with
crime
与犯罪有关的; 刑事的;
The
case
will
be
tried
in
a
criminal
court
.
这个案子将在刑事法庭审理。
We
no
longer
have
any
faith
in
the
criminal
justice
system
.
我们对刑事审判制度不再抱有任何信心。
The
police
are
investigating
the
matter,
and
he
may
face
criminal
charges
(=he
may
be
officially
accused
of
a
crime)
.
警方正在调查此案,他可能面临刑事诉讼。
She
usually
deals
with
serious
criminal
cases
.
她一般处理重大刑事案件。
a
criminal
lawyer
刑事诉讼律师
3
wrong,
dishonest,
and
unacceptable
罪过的; 可耻的
It
seems
criminal
that
teachers
are
paid
so
little
money.
教师的工资这么少,真让人无法接受。
a
hospital
for
the
criminally
insane
专治精神病罪犯的医院
noun
4
someone
who
is
involved
in
illegal
activities
or
has
been
proved
guilty
of
a
crime
罪犯
Police
have
described
the
man
as
a
violent
and
dangerous
criminal.
警方形容那名男子是个凶暴、危险的罪犯。
a
convicted
criminal
(=someone
who
has
been
found
guilty
of
a
crime)
一名已决罪犯
The
new
law
will
ensure
that
habitual
criminals
(=criminals
who
commit
crimes
repeatedly)
receive
tougher
punishments
than
first-time
offenders.
这条新法律将确保惯犯比初犯受到更为严厉的惩罚。
Teenagers
should
not
be
sent
to
prison
to
mix
with
hardened
criminals
(=criminals
who
have
and
will
continue
to
commit
a
lot
of
crimes)
.
青少年不该被送进监狱去和不知悔改的罪犯混杂在一起。