Definition of deadbeat in English:

deadbeat

nounˈdɛdbiːtˈdɛdˌbit

informal

1An idle, feckless, or disreputable person.
〈非正式〉游手好闲的人，无能的人，不体面的人
a nation of deadbeats who must work harder
as modifier a deadbeat actor whose world is turned upside down by the free-spirited Sam
Example sentencesExamples
- So… not the washed-up deadbeat of my worst imaginings, then.
- Is this some new kind of fashion statement where you look like a deadbeat who just rolled out of bed?
- Jack said the comprehensive schools are turning out a load of deadbeats.
- But eventually the show about a loving, professional, upbeat clan was eclipsed by domestic comedies about dysfunctional deadbeats, such as Roseanne, Married with Children and The Simpsons.
- You are obviously a cut above the usual run-of-the-mill deadbeats I have to put up with.
- Long dead, true enough, but never to be mistaken for his nephew who continues to exemplify, for some, anyway, the difference between a dead hero and a deadbeat.
- You marry the headmaster's son just to climb up the social ladder, and he turns out to be no better than a worthless deadbeat.
- It has always been irksome to publishers that they actually have to pay money to those weirdo deadbeats who wander in with manuscripts under their arms.
- It was all smoking and wood and old people, some of whom were great writers and painters, some of whom thought they were; some were just deadbeats.
- Economies also define what counts as contribution's opposite: who and what are burdens, parasites or deadbeats.
- Maggie and Rose Feller are best friends despite the fact that Maggie is a deadbeat with no real job or home and Rose is a high-powered successful attorney.
- Thus, Dunie was gunned down by deadbeats at his Nittolo's motel in 1984.
- Are the deadbeats just getting what they deserve?
- It's not like I'm some deadbeat, go-nowhere, loser; I want to make something of myself, I want a life. I want to be able to drive.
- They feel it their duty to tell you all their PB's and how if they weren't injured they'd be much further up the field… not running alongside deadbeats like me boring me to death.
- Both share Lord Black's opinion that hacks are a shiftless lot of ignorant and opinionated deadbeats and the fewer the better.
- We need a much more effective way of reallocating responsibility for that income away from deadbeats to people who are actually taking the responsibility.
- It was pretty much the usual crowd of unwashed jobless deadbeats, greenie lunatics, terrorist-sympathising intellectuals, and arts students.
- The three-quarters of Montrealers without university degrees can be excused for feeling like deadbeats.
- ‘The UFOs never landed,’ Asencio says despondently, as though those deep-space deadbeats were ever supposed to be reliable.
Synonyms
layabout, loafer, lounger, idler, waster, wastrel, good-for-nothing, cadger, parasite, useless article
informal bum, scrounger, sponger, sponge, freeloader
British informal skiver
1. 1.1North American A person who tries to evade paying their debts.
  〈北美〉赖债不还者
  threatening a deadbeat to get him to pay up
  as modifier deadbeat borrowers
  Example sentencesExamples
  Putting that aside for a moment, let's look at why the stated reason for this bill - discouraging deadbeats from skimping on consumer debt - makes no sense.
  Consider the case of Iqaluit's reigning tax deadbeat champion, who owes nearly $162,000.
  Now, I ain't no deadbeat, but I've been a little low on cash lately, and when it came time to pay the bills this month, I had to do some tough prioritizing.
  If you are permanently classified as a "deadbeat" your borrowing power will suffer.
  In fact, he was once a deadbeat who declared bankruptcy when he couldn't handle his credit card bills, loan repayments, or Sears and J.C. Penney tabs.
  Congressman Chris Van Hollen calls companies who don't pay their share freeloaders and deadbeats.
  They decided that since all the users were part of the ITP community, they would simply make it easy to track the deadbeats, with the threat of public broadcast of their names.
  As time dragged on, some Thai borrowers simply became deadbeats - they didn't even pay when they were able.
  Asset management companies set up by governments in Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia and Thailand have mopped up the worst bad loans, unburdening banks by pulling the plug on deadbeat borrowers.
  And of course, there are those UN dues, which make us the world's largest deadbeat.
  If there's one thing the credit card associations want it's tough bankruptcy legislation which holds deadbeats responsible for consumer debt.
  I spend my days going through files of shoplifters, drunk drivers, wife beaters and credit card deadbeats.
  Koizumi has argued that it will take three years of tough economic times to fix the banks, put deadbeat corporate borrowers out of business, and set the stage for a new period of growth.
  The fix might be as simple as installing a controller to cut costs, increase prices, and hound deadbeat customers.
  You want the hard-working, taxpaying citizens to bankrupt themselves to support a bunch of deadbeats.

adjectiveˈdɛdbiːtˈdɛdˌbit

1dead beatinformal Completely exhausted.
〈非正式〉筋疲力尽，累死了
I must go to bed—I'm dead beat
我要睡觉去了——我累死了。
Synonyms
tired out, worn out, weary, dog-tired, bone-tired, bone-weary, ready to drop, on one's last legs, asleep on one's feet, drained, fatigued, enervated, debilitated, spent
2(of a clock escapement or other mechanism) without recoil.
（钟的擒纵轮或其他装置）不摆动的
Example sentencesExamples
- The principle is the same as in the dead-beat clock escapement, with the advantage that there is no friction on the dead faces of the pallets beyond what is necessary for locking.
- Graham's dead-beat escapement was the design used on most high precision regulators because of its smooth recoil-free operation.
- Imagine the escapement-wheel of a common dead-beat clock to be mounted on a collar fitting easily upon a shaft, instead of being rigidly attached to it.

Definition of deadbeat in US English:

deadbeat

nounˈdɛdˌbitˈdedˌbēt

informal

1An idle, feckless, or disreputable person.
〈非正式〉游手好闲的人，无能的人，不体面的人
Example sentencesExamples
- Long dead, true enough, but never to be mistaken for his nephew who continues to exemplify, for some, anyway, the difference between a dead hero and a deadbeat.
- We need a much more effective way of reallocating responsibility for that income away from deadbeats to people who are actually taking the responsibility.
- Jack said the comprehensive schools are turning out a load of deadbeats.
- Thus, Dunie was gunned down by deadbeats at his Nittolo's motel in 1984.
- Maggie and Rose Feller are best friends despite the fact that Maggie is a deadbeat with no real job or home and Rose is a high-powered successful attorney.
- ‘The UFOs never landed,’ Asencio says despondently, as though those deep-space deadbeats were ever supposed to be reliable.
- You are obviously a cut above the usual run-of-the-mill deadbeats I have to put up with.
- It was pretty much the usual crowd of unwashed jobless deadbeats, greenie lunatics, terrorist-sympathising intellectuals, and arts students.
- It's not like I'm some deadbeat, go-nowhere, loser; I want to make something of myself, I want a life. I want to be able to drive.
- But eventually the show about a loving, professional, upbeat clan was eclipsed by domestic comedies about dysfunctional deadbeats, such as Roseanne, Married with Children and The Simpsons.
- They feel it their duty to tell you all their PB's and how if they weren't injured they'd be much further up the field… not running alongside deadbeats like me boring me to death.
- So… not the washed-up deadbeat of my worst imaginings, then.
- It was all smoking and wood and old people, some of whom were great writers and painters, some of whom thought they were; some were just deadbeats.
- Both share Lord Black's opinion that hacks are a shiftless lot of ignorant and opinionated deadbeats and the fewer the better.
- It has always been irksome to publishers that they actually have to pay money to those weirdo deadbeats who wander in with manuscripts under their arms.
- Are the deadbeats just getting what they deserve?
- The three-quarters of Montrealers without university degrees can be excused for feeling like deadbeats.
- Is this some new kind of fashion statement where you look like a deadbeat who just rolled out of bed?
- Economies also define what counts as contribution's opposite: who and what are burdens, parasites or deadbeats.
- You marry the headmaster's son just to climb up the social ladder, and he turns out to be no better than a worthless deadbeat.
Synonyms
layabout, loafer, lounger, idler, waster, wastrel, good-for-nothing, cadger, parasite, useless article
1. 1.1North American A person who tries to evade paying their debts.
  〈北美〉赖债不还者
  Example sentencesExamples
  I spend my days going through files of shoplifters, drunk drivers, wife beaters and credit card deadbeats.
  Koizumi has argued that it will take three years of tough economic times to fix the banks, put deadbeat corporate borrowers out of business, and set the stage for a new period of growth.
  Congressman Chris Van Hollen calls companies who don't pay their share freeloaders and deadbeats.
  The fix might be as simple as installing a controller to cut costs, increase prices, and hound deadbeat customers.
  If there's one thing the credit card associations want it's tough bankruptcy legislation which holds deadbeats responsible for consumer debt.
  Putting that aside for a moment, let's look at why the stated reason for this bill - discouraging deadbeats from skimping on consumer debt - makes no sense.
  Asset management companies set up by governments in Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia and Thailand have mopped up the worst bad loans, unburdening banks by pulling the plug on deadbeat borrowers.
  Consider the case of Iqaluit's reigning tax deadbeat champion, who owes nearly $162,000.
  They decided that since all the users were part of the ITP community, they would simply make it easy to track the deadbeats, with the threat of public broadcast of their names.
  In fact, he was once a deadbeat who declared bankruptcy when he couldn't handle his credit card bills, loan repayments, or Sears and J.C. Penney tabs.
  You want the hard-working, taxpaying citizens to bankrupt themselves to support a bunch of deadbeats.
  If you are permanently classified as a "deadbeat" your borrowing power will suffer.
  As time dragged on, some Thai borrowers simply became deadbeats - they didn't even pay when they were able.
  And of course, there are those UN dues, which make us the world's largest deadbeat.
  Now, I ain't no deadbeat, but I've been a little low on cash lately, and when it came time to pay the bills this month, I had to do some tough prioritizing.

adjectiveˈdɛdˌbitˈdedˌbēt

(of a clock escapement or other mechanism) without recoil.
（钟的擒纵轮或其他装置）不摆动的
Example sentencesExamples
- Imagine the escapement-wheel of a common dead-beat clock to be mounted on a collar fitting easily upon a shaft, instead of being rigidly attached to it.
- Graham's dead-beat escapement was the design used on most high precision regulators because of its smooth recoil-free operation.
- The principle is the same as in the dead-beat clock escapement, with the advantage that there is no friction on the dead faces of the pallets beyond what is necessary for locking.

单词	deadbeat
释义	Definition of deadbeat in English: deadbeat nounˈdɛdbiːtˈdɛdˌbit informal 1An idle, feckless, or disreputable person. 〈非正式〉游手好闲的人，无能的人，不体面的人 a nation of deadbeats who must work harder as modifier a deadbeat actor whose world is turned upside down by the free-spirited Sam Example sentencesExamples So… not the washed-up deadbeat of my worst imaginings, then. Is this some new kind of fashion statement where you look like a deadbeat who just rolled out of bed? Jack said the comprehensive schools are turning out a load of deadbeats. But eventually the show about a loving, professional, upbeat clan was eclipsed by domestic comedies about dysfunctional deadbeats, such as Roseanne, Married with Children and The Simpsons. You are obviously a cut above the usual run-of-the-mill deadbeats I have to put up with. Long dead, true enough, but never to be mistaken for his nephew who continues to exemplify, for some, anyway, the difference between a dead hero and a deadbeat. You marry the headmaster's son just to climb up the social ladder, and he turns out to be no better than a worthless deadbeat. It has always been irksome to publishers that they actually have to pay money to those weirdo deadbeats who wander in with manuscripts under their arms. It was all smoking and wood and old people, some of whom were great writers and painters, some of whom thought they were; some were just deadbeats. Economies also define what counts as contribution's opposite: who and what are burdens, parasites or deadbeats. Maggie and Rose Feller are best friends despite the fact that Maggie is a deadbeat with no real job or home and Rose is a high-powered successful attorney. Thus, Dunie was gunned down by deadbeats at his Nittolo's motel in 1984. Are the deadbeats just getting what they deserve? It's not like I'm some deadbeat, go-nowhere, loser; I want to make something of myself, I want a life. I want to be able to drive. They feel it their duty to tell you all their PB's and how if they weren't injured they'd be much further up the field… not running alongside deadbeats like me boring me to death. Both share Lord Black's opinion that hacks are a shiftless lot of ignorant and opinionated deadbeats and the fewer the better. We need a much more effective way of reallocating responsibility for that income away from deadbeats to people who are actually taking the responsibility. It was pretty much the usual crowd of unwashed jobless deadbeats, greenie lunatics, terrorist-sympathising intellectuals, and arts students. The three-quarters of Montrealers without university degrees can be excused for feeling like deadbeats. ‘The UFOs never landed,’ Asencio says despondently, as though those deep-space deadbeats were ever supposed to be reliable. Synonyms layabout, loafer, lounger, idler, waster, wastrel, good-for-nothing, cadger, parasite, useless article informal bum, scrounger, sponger, sponge, freeloader British informal skiver 1.1North American A person who tries to evade paying their debts. 〈北美〉赖债不还者 threatening a deadbeat to get him to pay up as modifier deadbeat borrowers Example sentencesExamples Putting that aside for a moment, let's look at why the stated reason for this bill - discouraging deadbeats from skimping on consumer debt - makes no sense. Consider the case of Iqaluit's reigning tax deadbeat champion, who owes nearly $162,000. Now, I ain't no deadbeat, but I've been a little low on cash lately, and when it came time to pay the bills this month, I had to do some tough prioritizing. If you are permanently classified as a "deadbeat" your borrowing power will suffer. In fact, he was once a deadbeat who declared bankruptcy when he couldn't handle his credit card bills, loan repayments, or Sears and J.C. Penney tabs. Congressman Chris Van Hollen calls companies who don't pay their share freeloaders and deadbeats. They decided that since all the users were part of the ITP community, they would simply make it easy to track the deadbeats, with the threat of public broadcast of their names. As time dragged on, some Thai borrowers simply became deadbeats - they didn't even pay when they were able. Asset management companies set up by governments in Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia and Thailand have mopped up the worst bad loans, unburdening banks by pulling the plug on deadbeat borrowers. And of course, there are those UN dues, which make us the world's largest deadbeat. If there's one thing the credit card associations want it's tough bankruptcy legislation which holds deadbeats responsible for consumer debt. I spend my days going through files of shoplifters, drunk drivers, wife beaters and credit card deadbeats. Koizumi has argued that it will take three years of tough economic times to fix the banks, put deadbeat corporate borrowers out of business, and set the stage for a new period of growth. The fix might be as simple as installing a controller to cut costs, increase prices, and hound deadbeat customers. You want the hard-working, taxpaying citizens to bankrupt themselves to support a bunch of deadbeats. adjectiveˈdɛdbiːtˈdɛdˌbit 1dead beatinformal Completely exhausted. 〈非正式〉筋疲力尽，累死了 I must go to bed—I'm dead beat 我要睡觉去了——我累死了。 Synonyms tired out, worn out, weary, dog-tired, bone-tired, bone-weary, ready to drop, on one's last legs, asleep on one's feet, drained, fatigued, enervated, debilitated, spent 2(of a clock escapement or other mechanism) without recoil. （钟的擒纵轮或其他装置）不摆动的 Example sentencesExamples The principle is the same as in the dead-beat clock escapement, with the advantage that there is no friction on the dead faces of the pallets beyond what is necessary for locking. Graham's dead-beat escapement was the design used on most high precision regulators because of its smooth recoil-free operation. Imagine the escapement-wheel of a common dead-beat clock to be mounted on a collar fitting easily upon a shaft, instead of being rigidly attached to it. Definition of deadbeat in US English: deadbeat nounˈdɛdˌbitˈdedˌbēt informal 1An idle, feckless, or disreputable person. 〈非正式〉游手好闲的人，无能的人，不体面的人 Example sentencesExamples Long dead, true enough, but never to be mistaken for his nephew who continues to exemplify, for some, anyway, the difference between a dead hero and a deadbeat. We need a much more effective way of reallocating responsibility for that income away from deadbeats to people who are actually taking the responsibility. Jack said the comprehensive schools are turning out a load of deadbeats. Thus, Dunie was gunned down by deadbeats at his Nittolo's motel in 1984. Maggie and Rose Feller are best friends despite the fact that Maggie is a deadbeat with no real job or home and Rose is a high-powered successful attorney. ‘The UFOs never landed,’ Asencio says despondently, as though those deep-space deadbeats were ever supposed to be reliable. You are obviously a cut above the usual run-of-the-mill deadbeats I have to put up with. It was pretty much the usual crowd of unwashed jobless deadbeats, greenie lunatics, terrorist-sympathising intellectuals, and arts students. It's not like I'm some deadbeat, go-nowhere, loser; I want to make something of myself, I want a life. I want to be able to drive. But eventually the show about a loving, professional, upbeat clan was eclipsed by domestic comedies about dysfunctional deadbeats, such as Roseanne, Married with Children and The Simpsons. They feel it their duty to tell you all their PB's and how if they weren't injured they'd be much further up the field… not running alongside deadbeats like me boring me to death. So… not the washed-up deadbeat of my worst imaginings, then. It was all smoking and wood and old people, some of whom were great writers and painters, some of whom thought they were; some were just deadbeats. Both share Lord Black's opinion that hacks are a shiftless lot of ignorant and opinionated deadbeats and the fewer the better. It has always been irksome to publishers that they actually have to pay money to those weirdo deadbeats who wander in with manuscripts under their arms. Are the deadbeats just getting what they deserve? The three-quarters of Montrealers without university degrees can be excused for feeling like deadbeats. Is this some new kind of fashion statement where you look like a deadbeat who just rolled out of bed? Economies also define what counts as contribution's opposite: who and what are burdens, parasites or deadbeats. You marry the headmaster's son just to climb up the social ladder, and he turns out to be no better than a worthless deadbeat. Synonyms layabout, loafer, lounger, idler, waster, wastrel, good-for-nothing, cadger, parasite, useless article 1.1North American A person who tries to evade paying their debts. 〈北美〉赖债不还者 Example sentencesExamples I spend my days going through files of shoplifters, drunk drivers, wife beaters and credit card deadbeats. Koizumi has argued that it will take three years of tough economic times to fix the banks, put deadbeat corporate borrowers out of business, and set the stage for a new period of growth. Congressman Chris Van Hollen calls companies who don't pay their share freeloaders and deadbeats. The fix might be as simple as installing a controller to cut costs, increase prices, and hound deadbeat customers. If there's one thing the credit card associations want it's tough bankruptcy legislation which holds deadbeats responsible for consumer debt. Putting that aside for a moment, let's look at why the stated reason for this bill - discouraging deadbeats from skimping on consumer debt - makes no sense. Asset management companies set up by governments in Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia and Thailand have mopped up the worst bad loans, unburdening banks by pulling the plug on deadbeat borrowers. Consider the case of Iqaluit's reigning tax deadbeat champion, who owes nearly $162,000. They decided that since all the users were part of the ITP community, they would simply make it easy to track the deadbeats, with the threat of public broadcast of their names. In fact, he was once a deadbeat who declared bankruptcy when he couldn't handle his credit card bills, loan repayments, or Sears and J.C. Penney tabs. You want the hard-working, taxpaying citizens to bankrupt themselves to support a bunch of deadbeats. If you are permanently classified as a "deadbeat" your borrowing power will suffer. As time dragged on, some Thai borrowers simply became deadbeats - they didn't even pay when they were able. And of course, there are those UN dues, which make us the world's largest deadbeat. Now, I ain't no deadbeat, but I've been a little low on cash lately, and when it came time to pay the bills this month, I had to do some tough prioritizing. adjectiveˈdɛdˌbitˈdedˌbēt (of a clock escapement or other mechanism) without recoil. （钟的擒纵轮或其他装置）不摆动的 Example sentencesExamples Imagine the escapement-wheel of a common dead-beat clock to be mounted on a collar fitting easily upon a shaft, instead of being rigidly attached to it. Graham's dead-beat escapement was the design used on most high precision regulators because of its smooth recoil-free operation. The principle is the same as in the dead-beat clock escapement, with the advantage that there is no friction on the dead faces of the pallets beyond what is necessary for locking.
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