【释义1】赖账者；赖债者；不讲信用的公司 (可不就是老赖嘛！）
牛津：a person or company that tries to avoid paying their debts
柯林斯：If you refer to someone as a deadbeat , you are criticizing them because they try to avoid paying their debts
【例句】
..deadbeat dads who don't pay child support. ...不付儿童抚养费的父亲们
【释义2】懒人；二流子；身无分文的无业者
牛津1：a lazy person; a person with no job and no money, who is not part of normal society
牛津2：a person who is not willing to work, does not behave in a responsible way, and does not fit into ordinary society
柯林斯：If you describe someone as a deadbeat, you are criticizing them because you think they are lazy.
这个释义中提到：懒人，没钱没工作，不愿意工作，不负责任..嗯，这真不是一个好词。
国产剧《爱的二八定律》中，有句台词，"职业软饭王"，翻译成a professional deadbeat。腾讯看来是花了钱的，对照着英文释义，这个词翻译得真是“信达雅”。保持好奇心，每日，每月，每年，以求寸进。
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