criminal1/ˋkrImənḷ; ˈkrImən$l or ˈkrImIn$l/adj 1 [only before noun 仅用于名词前] relating to crime 犯罪的: criminal behaviour 犯罪行为He has a long criminal record (=an official record of the crimes he has committed). 他犯罪前科累累。The case will be tried in a criminal court . 这个案子将在刑事法庭审理。2 wrong, dishonest, and unacceptable 错误的﹔不诚实的﹔无法容忍的: It's criminal that teachers are paid so little money. 教师的工资这么少﹐真让人无法接受。—criminally adv
criminal2n [C] someone who has done something wrong or illegal 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。see box at见 CRIME 方框