culprit

n.

犯人，罪犯；肇事者，被告人；

复数：culprits

1. The hunt is on for the culprit.
   正在搜捕该罪犯。
2. The police are now on the scent of the culprit.
   警方已获得罪犯的线索。
3. The culprit will be whipped when he is found.
   那个罪犯找到后就要挨鞭子抽打。
4. High production costs are the main culprit.
   高生产成本是主要原因所在。

Oxidative stress as a major culprit in kidney disease in diabetes.
Neutrophil infiltration of culprit lesions in acute coronary syndromes
Inflamed Adipose Tissue A Culprit Underlying the Metabolic Syndrome and Atherosclerosis
NF-kappaB in cancer: from innocent bystander to major culprit.
Is C-reactive protein an innocent bystander or proatherogenic culprit? C-reactive protein promotes atherothrombosis.
Activation of innate immunity system during aging: NF-kB signaling is the molecular culprit of inflamm-aging
Karin M, Cao Y, Greten FR and Li ZWNF-kappaB in cancer: from innocent bystander to major culprit. Nat. Rev. Cancer 2: 301-310
Delayed Arterial Healing and Increased Late Stent Thrombosis at Culprit Sites After Drug-Eluting Stent Placement for Acute Myocardia...
Noninvasive assessment of plaque morphology and composition in culprit and stable lesions in acute coronary syndrome and stable lesi...
Early effects of tissue-type plasminogen activator added to conventional therapy on the culprit coronary lesion in patients presenti...