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offender

noun
 
🔊/əˈfendə(r)/
🔊/əˈfendər/
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  1.  
    (rather formal) a person who commits a crime犯罪者；违法者；罪犯
    • a persistent/serious/violent, etc. offender惯犯、重犯、暴力犯等
    • a young offender institution青少年罪犯管教所
    see also first offender, sex offender, young offender
    Extra Examples
    • He favours tougher punishments for repeat offenders.他赞成对累犯者处以更严厉的惩罚。
    • 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。
    • Persistent offenders risk losing their licence.持续犯罪者有失去执照的风险。
    Topics Crime and punishmentb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • alleged
    • convicted
    • first
    • …
    verb + offender
    • sentence
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  2.  
    a person or thing that does something wrong妨害…的人（或事物）
    • The report on sexual discrimination at work shows that some of the worst offenders are women.关于工作中的性别歧视的报告显示，一些最严重的罪犯是妇女。
    • 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。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • main
    • worst
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