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mort·gage /ˈmɔːɡɪdʒ/ n. | vt.
I n.
1. 抵押贷款，按揭
A 90% mortgage is one in which the buyer of a house is lent 90% of its cost. 九成按揭即购房者获房价90%的抵押贷款。
We can't get a mortgage. 我们得不到抵押借款。
pay off the mortgage 偿还按揭款
buy a house on a mortgage 用抵押借款购房
2. 抵押契据
3. 抵押权(指受押人对财产的留置权)；(财产的)被抵押状态
4. 约束性义务
II vt.
1. 抵押
He will have to mortgage his land for a loan. 他得用土地抵押借款。
mortgage one's shares with the bank 把股票抵押给银行
Their plants, their equipment, and inventories were mortgaged heavily. 他们的厂房、设备和存货被大量地用作抵押。
The house was mortgaged. 这所房屋已被抵押出去了。
2. 〈口〉以…作担保，把…许给
We shall never mortgage our independence to anyone, for the sake of any material interests. 我们决不会为了物质利益而向任何人出卖独立。
mortgage oneself to a cause 献身于一项事业
3. 损害(未来利益)
[OFr, 原义： dead people < MORT¹ + GAGE¹] |