| 单词 | deadbeat dad |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdeadbeat dad deadbeat dad n. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.) a father who lives apart from his children and does not support them financially; (more generally) any neglectful father. ΚΠ 1983 U.S. News & World Rep. (Nexis) 21 Mar. 70 So serious is the problem that Congress and state legislatures are seeking new ways to track down deadbeat dads and make them pay. 1993 Village Voice (N.Y.) 20 Apr. 13/4 Lockheed had begun chasing child support business, trying to win deadbeat-dad collection contracts from state and local governments. 1998 Independent 27 Apr. 15 Tony Blair wants to offer leadership on the future of men. He has read the endless stories vilifying us as problems (criminals, dead-beat dads, lads behaving badly). 2000 J. Sutherland Henry V, War Criminal? 4 If Cleopatra is a neglectful mother, he [sc. Antony] seems a totally uncaring father, a deadbeat dad. < as lemmas |
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