delinquency meaning in English
n.
1.懈怠,失职,怠工。
2.过失,失职罪;罪过;【法律】(青少年的)不法行为,罪行。
3.拖欠的债务[税款]。
短语和例子
Examples
- One form of collection letter is a letter of delinquency .
索款信的一种形式是拖欠债务催告信。 - I am afraid he will ultimately become a juvenile delinquency .
我恐怕他最终会成为一名青少年罪犯。 - The blame of delinquency may be laid at the door of careless parents .
少年犯罪可能要归咎于父母的放纵。 - Therefore the jungles and the savannas know of no juvenile delinquency !
因此,丛林和荒原里没有“少年犯罪。” - The rise in delinquency is an indictment of our society and its values .
为非作歹现象有增无已,这是对我们的社会及其价值观的控诉。