deadbeat是什么意思？

deadbeat

英[ˈdedbi:t] 美['dɛd'bit]

• n. <俗>赖债不还的人，游手好闲者；

复数：deadbeats;

例句

• Everyone agreed that Mary's new boyfriend was nothing but a deadbeat. 大家都认为玛丽新交的男朋友是个游手好闲的家伙.
• That deadbeat never worked a day in his life. 那位懒虫终日游手好闲,一辈子也没工作一天.
• But do not get me wrong. My friend was not a deadbeat. 但不要误会我的意思, 我的朋友不是赖帐的人.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  游手好闲的人；二流子
  If you refer to someone as a deadbeat, you are criticizing them because you think they are lazy and do not want to be part of ordinary society.

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. someone who fails to meet a financial obligation