delinquent
noun[C]
uk/dɪˈlɪŋ.kwənt/us/dɪˈlɪŋ.kwənt/aperson, usuallyyoung, whobehavesin a way that isillegalor notacceptableto mostpeople:
（通常指年轻的）违法者；不良青少年juveniledelinquents青少年罪犯
See also
juvenile delinquent
Young people
- adolescence
- adolescent
- boyhood
- emo
- girlhood
- grow
- larrikin
- mall rat
- minor
- ned
- post-adolescent
- shaver
- skinhead
- teens
- teenybopper
- tween
- tweenager
- wild child
- yoof
- yute
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Criminals - general words
delinquent
adjective
uk/dɪˈlɪŋ.kwənt/us/dɪˈlɪŋ.kwənt/illegalor notacceptable, orbehavingin a way that isillegalor notacceptable:
不良的；违法的They arecarryingoutresearchon thecausesof delinquentbehaviouramongyoungpeople.他们正在研究青少年违法行为的产生原因。
delinquentteenagers少年犯
USformal
late (inpayingmoneyowed):
迟付欠款的，未按时还款的，拖欠的She has been delinquentinpayinghertaxes.她一直没有按时纳税。
Crime - general words
- anti-crime
- anti-fraud
- anti-narcotics
- arrestable
- caper
- carrying-on
- delinquency
- driving under the influence
- DUI
- felony
- first-degree
- foul play
- illegality
- petty crime
- protection racket
- racket
- rap sheet
- second-degree
- sex crime
- speeding
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