| 单词 | offender |
| 释义 | offender noun¹ 1person who commits a crime罪犯adjective | verb + offender adjective➤alleged嫌犯▸➤convicted已决犯▸➤first, first-time初犯◆as a first offender, he received a lenient sentence.因为是初犯，他被从宽量刑。➤persistent, repeat惯犯▸➤non-violent, violent非暴力犯；暴力犯▸➤adult, juvenile, young成年犯；少年犯▸➤sex, sexual性侵犯者▸➤drug毒犯verb + offender➤sentence判决罪犯offender noun² 2sb/sth that causes trouble制造麻烦者adjective➤main, worst主要肇事者；罪魁祸首◆as regards pollution, old diesel-engined vehicles are the worst offenders.说到污染，旧式的柴油车是罪魁祸首。 offender /əfendə(r)/ noun [countable] 1.a person who commits a crime 犯罪者；违法者；罪犯◆the measures have allowed customs to concentrate on persistent offenders (= people who commit many crimes). 这些措施使海关将注意力集中在惯犯身上。2.a person or thing that does sth wrong 做错事的人（或事物）◆businesses are losing billions through energy inefficiency, with london offices the worst offenders. 企业因能源效率低损失数以十亿计，伦敦办公楼是祸首。☞ offenderoffender [countable] (rather formal) a person who commits a crime; a person or thing that does sth wrong犯罪者；违法者；祸害◆he spent some time in a young offender institution.他在青少年罪犯管教所待了一些时间。◆first offenders (= people who had never committed a crime before this one) were treated more leniently.以前对待初犯者较为宽大。◆he favours tougher punishments for repeat offenders (= people who commit the same crime more than once).他赞成对累犯者处以更严厉的惩罚。◆child protection groups are calling for a national register of sex offenders (= people found guilty of illegal sexual acts).儿童保护团体要求在全国范围内对性犯罪者做登记。◆when it comes to pollution, the chemical industry is a major offender.谈到环境污染问题，化工产业是一大祸害。note 辨析 criminal or offender? criminal suggests that not only has sb committed a crime, but that they have a tendency to commit crimes. offender simply means that sb has broken the law at least once. for example, a driver who has broken the speed limit is an offender, but you would not call them a criminal. offender is the word that is preferred by people whose job involves dealing with people who break the law. * criminal 指已经犯罪且有犯罪倾向的人。offender 仅指至少违法一次的人。例如，超速的司机是 offender，但不会称之为 criminal。offender 是与违法者打交道的人偏好使用的词。offender/əˈfendə(r) ||; əˈfɛndɚ/noun[c] 1. (formal 正式) a person who breaks the law or commits a crime 违法者；犯罪者；犯人；罪犯: ◇ young offenders should not be sent to adult prisons. 青少年犯不应送往成人监狱。◇a first offender (= sb who has committed a crime for the first time) 初犯者 2. a person or thing that does sth wrong 做错事的人或物 offendersee ⇨ crime 3 of·fend·er /ə`fɛndə; əˈfendə/n [c]someone who is guilty of a crime 犯法的人，罪犯:◇an institution for young offenders 青少年罪犯管教所 |
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