delinquency
noun
uk/dɪˈlɪŋ.kwən.si/us/dɪˈlɪŋ.kwən.si/delinquencynoun(BAD BEHAVIOUR)
[U]
behaviour,especiallyof ayoungperson, that isillegalor notacceptableto mostpeople:
There is a highrateofjuveniledelinquency in thisarea.该地区青少年犯罪率很高。
[C]formal
anactionthat isillegalor notacceptable:
不良行为,违法行为His past delinquencies have made it hard for him to get ajob.因有犯罪前科,他很难找到工作。
Crime - general words
- anti-crime
- anti-fraud
- anti-narcotics
- arrestable
- caper
- carrying-on
- delinquent
- driving under the influence
- DUI
- felony
- first-degree
- foul play
- hate crime
- protection racket
- racket
- rap sheet
- second-degree
- sex crime
- speeding
- stitchsomething/someoneup
delinquencynoun(LATE PAYMENT)
US
asituationin whichborrowedmoneyis notpaidback asagreed:
没有按协定偿还债务Theconsumerloandelinquencyratehasincreased33percent.消费者贷款拖欠还款的情况上升了33%。
Failures
- another/the final nail in the coffinidiom
- bloodbath
- brain freeze
- breakdown
- busted flush
- car crash
- foul(something)up
- freefall
- game overidiom
- hash
- lemon
- lost cause
- lulu
- mess
- nail
- slim pickings
- slush pile
- track record
- train wreck
- turkey