单词 | delinquency |
释义 | delinquencyde‧lin‧quen‧cy /dɪˈlɪŋkwənsi/ noun (plural delinquencies) [countable, uncountable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorcrimes in general► crime Collocations crimes in general - use this to talk generally about the reasons for crime , the problems it causes, and the number of crimes: · Crime is a complex social problem with no single cause or solution. · the growing problem of crime in the inner citiesviolent crime: · Violent crime increased by 11% last year.serious crime: · Increasing the number of patrol cars on the street has not had any effect on the level of serious crime.petty crime (=crime that is not serious): · Reynolds became involved in petty crime at a very young age. ► delinquency formal criminal behaviour that seems to have no reason, such as fighting or destroying things, especially when this is done by young people: · Delinquency and drug addiction are more common in areas of high unemployment.juvenile delinquency (=among young people): · The study clearly demonstrates the link between juvenile delinquency and child abuse. ► criminal connected with crimes: · He denies that he was ever involved in any criminal activities.· an expert on criminal lawcriminal charges: · The former president could face criminal charges.criminal investigation: · Scottish police are carrying out a criminal investigation into the affair. WORD SETS► Crimeabet, verbaccusation, nounaccuse, verbaffray, nounarson, nounassault, nounassault and battery, nounbackhander, nounbattery, nounbigamy, nounblack market, nounblack marketeer, nounbreak-in, nounbreaking and entering, nouncaper, nouncapital, adjectivecarjacking, nouncat burglar, nouncontract, nouncosh, nouncounterfeit, adjectivecounterfeit, verbcover, nouncrack, verbcriminal, adjectivecriminal, nouncriminal law, nouncriminal record, nouncriminology, nouncrook, nounculpable, adjectiveculprit, noundefamation, noundefraud, verbdelinquency, noundelinquent, adjectivedelinquent, noundesperado, noundisorderly, adjectivedrug baron, noundrug runner, nounDUI, nounembezzle, verbexpropriate, verbextort, verbeyewitness, nounfelon, nounfelony, nounfence, nounfiddle, nounfiddle, verbfiddler, nounfilch, verbfinger, verbfire-raising, nounfirst offender, nounflash, verbflasher, nounforge, verbforger, nounforgery, nounfoul play, nounframe, verbframe-up, nounfratricide, nounfraud, nounfreebooter, noungang, noungang-bang, noungang rape, noungangster, nounGBH, noungenocide, noungetaway, noungodfather, noungrand larceny, noungrass, noungrievous bodily harm, nounheist, nounhijack, verbhijack, nounhijacking, nounhit, nounhit-and-run, adjectivehit man, nounincriminate, verbindecent assault, nounindecent exposure, nouninfanticide, nounjob, nounjoyriding, nounjuvenile delinquent, nounkidnap, verblarceny, nounlibel, nounlibel, verblibellous, adjectivelow life, nounmafioso, nounmalpractice, nounmanslaughter, nounmassacre, nounmassacre, verbmatricide, nounmisappropriate, verbmisconduct, nounmisdeed, nounmisdemeanour, nounmobster, nounmoll, nounmug, verbmugshot, nounmurder, nounmurder, verbmurderer, nounmurderess, nounmuscleman, nounnark, nounnefarious, adjectiveneighbourhood watch, nounnick, verbno-go area, nounoffence, nounoffend, verboffender, nounold lag, nounorganized crime, nounoutlaw, nounparricide, nounpatricide, nounpetty larceny, nounPhotofit, nounpiracy, nounplant, verbpoach, verbpoacher, nounpossession, nounprivateer, nounprotection, nounprowl, verbprowler, nounpublic nuisance, nounpull, verbpunk, nounpurloin, verbraid, nounram-raiding, nounrape, verbrape, nounrapist, nounravish, verbreceiver, nounreceiving, nounrecidivist, nounregicide, nounring, nounringleader, nounriotous, adjectiverob, verbrobber, nounrobbery, nounroll, verbrustler, nounscheme, nounscheme, verbshady, adjectiveshoplift, verbshoplifting, nounslander, nounsmuggle, verbsnout, nounspeeding, nounstabbing, nounstalking, nounstatutory offence, nounstatutory rape, nounsteal, verbstoolpigeon, nounsupergrass, nounsuspect, nounswag, nountheft, nounthief, nounthievish, adjectivetorch, verbtraffic, nountrafficker, nountriad, noununder-the-counter, adjectiveunderworld, nounundesirable, nounvagrancy, nounvandal, nounvandalism, nounvandalize, verbvice, nounvigilante, nounvillainy, nounviolate, verbviolation, nounwanted, adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► juvenile illegal or immoral behaviour or actions, especially by young people: the ever-rising statistics of delinquency and crime· It is these ideas that lead to what is seen as juvenile delinquency.· We could always relate to the juvenile delinquency thing.· Her husband was having a heated argument with a short fat woman about television as an inducement to juvenile delinquency.· Steps were taken to improve prisons and insane asylums and to check juvenile delinquency.· But there is nothing new in juvenile delinquency.· No one would assume that it referred to health, education or the battle against juvenile delinquency or even violent crime.· Secondly, Rutter evidently holds that any behavioural effects of lead are irrelevant to social phenomena, eg juvenile delinquency.· In Chapter 7 I discuss the romanticising of male urban juvenile delinquency by modern sociologists, but they are not alone. |
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