| 词汇 | delinquent |
| 释义 | delinquentWord family noundelinquencyadjectivedelinquentadverbdelinquently Crime de·lin·quent1 /dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/ adjectiveadj 1 SCCCRIMEbehaving in a way that is illegal or that society does not approve of 违法的，不正当的 → criminal delinquent girls/boys/children/teenagers 违法的女孩/男孩/儿童/青少年 2 OWE technical a delinquent debt, account etc has not been paid on time 〔债务、账目等〕到期未付的 the recovery of delinquent loans 逾期贷款的追回 Examples from the Corpus delinquent• Intel converted part of the delinquent accounts receivable to a loan last fall.• Terms of cash on delivery or advance payment should be instituted for future sales to consistently delinquent accounts.• delinquent children• The pregnant woman who refuses to present herself for her regular scans is delinquent in her duty to herself and her baby.• Fundamentally she is a slightly delinquent page-boy with small buttocks and an upturned nose.• He said collection of delinquent payments has increased from $ 8 billion to $ 11 billion under his administration.• Below we reproduce Cohen's definition of a delinquent subculture.• The federal government hopes to increase its collection of delinquent taxes.• Bono is derived from some gang name he acquired during a recent delinquent youth.• Jail is not a good place to rehabilitate delinquent youths. delinquent girls/boys/children/teenagers• Residential care has long been associated with care of deprived and delinquent children. Crime delinquent2 noun [countableC] SCCCRIMEsomeone, especially a young person, who breaks the law or behaves in ways their society does not approve of 违法的人〔尤指青少年〕；不良青少年 → juvenile delinquent Deanes writes and lectures about teenage delinquents. 迪恩斯就不良青少年问题撰文并演讲。 Examples from the Corpus delinquent• The definition of an individual as a delinquent provides an example.• The process of becoming a delinquent is the same as the process of becoming, let us say, a Boy Scout.• More than half of all juvenile delinquents currently in state institutions have disturbed family backgrounds.• It is difficult to point to the material goals which football hooligans or juvenile delinquents are chasing.• He blames most of the town's problems on local delinquents.• He blames most of the problem on young local delinquents.• Moreover, it is perhaps doubtful whether many delinquents hold openly oppositional views or values as Cohen suggests. From Longman Business Dictionary delinquentde·lin·quent /dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/ adjectiveadj American EnglishAmEACCOUNTING delinquent account/debt/payment etc an account, debt etc that has not been paid at the right time, or has not been paid at all Creditor management allows lenders to reduce the risk of delinquent accounts. (1400-1500) Latin delinquere “to fail, offend”, from linquere “to leave” |
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