debt
noun/det/
/det/
Idioms - [countable] a sum of money that somebody owes
借款；欠款；债务 - to pay/repay a debt
偿还债务 - I need to pay off all my debts.
我需要还清所有债务。 - I've finally cleared all my debts.
我终于还清了所有的债务。 - After settling his debts he was left with just £2000.
还清债务后，他只剩下2000英镑。 - an outstanding debt of £300
有待偿还的 300 英镑债务 - He had run up huge credit card debts.
他已经累积了巨额信用卡债务。 - They had incurred debts of over $1 million.
他们欠下了超过100万美元的债务。
Wordfinder- credit
- debt
- deposit
- interest
- lend
- loan
- money
- mortgage
- overdraft
- risk
Collocations FinanceFinanceIncome- earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune/the minimum wage/a living wage
- make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market
- acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune
- build up funds/savings
- get/receive/leave (somebody) an inheritance/a legacy
- live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension
- get/receive/draw/collect a pension
- depend/be dependent on (British English) benefits/(North American English) welfare/social security
- spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on…
- invest/put your savings in…
- throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on…
- lose your money/inheritance/pension
- use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings
- pay (in) cash
- use/pay by a credit/debit/contactless card
- pay by/make out a/write somebody a/accept a (British English) cheque/(US English) check
- change/exchange money/currency
- give/pay/leave (somebody) a deposit
- have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account
- credit/debit/pay something into/take money out of your account
- deposit money/funds in your account
- withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.
- (formal) make a deposit/withdrawal
- find/go to/use (especially North American English) an ATM/(British English) a cash machine/dispenser
- be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn
- use a mobile/an online banking app/platform/service
- manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially British English) sort out your finances
- plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget
- offer/extend credit (to somebody)
- arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft
- pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt
- pay for something in (especially British English) instalments/(North American English usually) installments
- get into debt/financial difficulties
- be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash
- run out of/owe money
- face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £…
- can’t afford the cost of…/payments/rent
- fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent
- incur/run up/accumulate debts
- tackle/reduce/settle your debts
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb2- After a series of meetings, the banks were forced to write off the company's debts.
经过一系列的会议，银行被迫注销了这家公司的债务。 - He was burdened with crippling debts.
他负债累累，深受其苦。 - a company faced with mounting debts
负债越来越多的公司 - He wanted to consolidate his debts into one payment.
他想把债务合并在一起支付。 - The company has reached a deal allowing it to restructure its debts.
这家公司达成协议获准重组其债务。 - Only two payments were made, leaving an outstanding debt of £300.
仅支付了两笔款项，留下 300 英镑的未偿债务。 - Data show that debt levels at private companies are increasing.
数据显示私营企业的负债水平在上升。 - Managing your student loan debt is not easy.
管理学生贷款债务不容易。 - The country has a national debt of 80% of GNP.
该国的国债占国民生产总值的80%。 - The company wrote it off as a bad debt.
该公司将其作为坏账注销。 - debts arising from bad investments
错误投资产生的债务 - a debt secured on property
以房产作担保的债务 - The fall in exports has left the country unable to service its debts.
出口的滑坡使这个国家无力支付债务利息。 - Without a job, he'll never clear his debts.
没有工作的话，他永远不可能还清债务。 - The company defaulted on its debt and its assets were seized.
这家公司拖欠债务资产遭到查封。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- crippling
- enormous
- …
- be burdened with
- have
- owe (somebody)
- …
- fall due
- stand at something
- total something
- …
- collection
- collector
- payment
- …
- of debt
- a burden of debt
- payment of a debt
- repayment of a debt
- …
- to pay/repay a debt
- [uncountable] the situation of owing money, especially when you cannot pay
负债情况 - in debt He died heavily in debt.
他死时负债累累。 - The club is £4 million in debt.
这家俱乐部负债 400 万英镑。 - We were poor but we never got into debt.
我们穷是穷，但从不负债。 - out of debt It's hard to stay out of debt when you are a student.
当学生很难不负债。 - The country's debt burden is increasing.
这个国家的负债在不断增加。
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppingb2- a solution to the debt crisis of the developing world
发展中国家债务危机的解决方法 - We offer financial and debt-management advice.
我们提供金融和债务管理咨询。 - Faced with a mounting burden of debt, he sold off the company.
他面临着越来越重的债务负担，只得卖掉了公司。 - Governments may find it increasingly difficult to manage their debt repayments.
政府可能会发现管理债务偿还变得越来越困难。 - She faces a mountain of debt—$60 000 in student loans and $15 000 in credit card balances.
她面临着巨额债务——60万美元的学生贷款和15万美元的信用卡余额。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- serious
- get into
- go into
- slip into
- …
- in debt
- out of debt
- deeply in debt
- heavily in debt
- in debt He died heavily in debt.
- [countable, usually singular] the fact that you should feel grateful to somebody because they have helped you or been kind to you
人情债；情义；恩情 - I owe them a debt of gratitude that I can never repay.
我欠他们一份永远无法偿还的恩情。 - I would like to acknowledge my debt to my teachers.
我想向我的老师表达我的感激之情。 - She was simply repaying a debt, saving his career in return for him saving hers.
她不过是还个人情，为报答他曾拯救过自己的事业才拯救他的事业。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- owe
- acknowledge
- recognize
- …
- in somebody’s debt
- debt to
- owe a debt of gratitude to somebody
- I owe them a debt of gratitude that I can never repay.
Word OriginMiddle English dette: from Old French, based on Latin debitum ‘something owed’, past participle of debere ‘owe’. The spelling change in French and English was by association with the Latin word.
Idioms
be in somebody’s debt
- (formal) to feel grateful to somebody for their help, kind behaviour, etc.
欠某人的人情债；受某人的恩惠；感激某人 - I am in Ruth's debt for the excellent advice she gave me.
露丝给了我很好的建议，我欠她一个人情。
- I am in Ruth's debt for the excellent advice she gave me.