delinquent
adj. 有过失的；怠忽的；失职的；拖欠的
n. 行为不良的人；少年犯
副词：delinquently
近义词：criminal，crook，felon，lawbreaker，wrongdoer，negligent，careless，reckless，irresponsible，aberrant，antisocial，offending，felonious，juveniledelinquent，derelict，remiss，overdue，neglectful，
英英释义
Noun
- a young offender
Adjective
- guilty of a misdeed;
"delinquent minors"
- failing in what duty requires;
"derelict (or delinquent) in his duty" "neglectful of his duties" "remiss of you not to pay your bills"
- past due; not paid at the scheduled time;
"an overdue installment" "a delinquent account"
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- Most delinquent children have deprived backgrounds.多数少年犯都有贫困且未受教育的背景。
- You are a delinquent subordinate.你是一个失职的部下。
- The businessman was billed for delinquent taxes.那商人因拖欠税金而被罚款。
用作名词(n.)
- A boy might live in a minus neighborhood but not be a delinquent.一个男孩子可以生活在一个差劲的街坊而不沦为罪犯。
- I'm afraid he'll ultimately become a juvenile delinquent.我恐怕他最终会成为一名青少年罪犯。