单词 | debt |
释义 | debt 1.(money owed)欠款;债 Three years later, he is still paying off his debts.三年后, 他仍然在偿还债务。 He's got a lot of debts.他欠下了许多债。 foreign debt +of country外债 the country's $18 billion foreign debt该国的180亿美元外债 Shrinking economies mean falling tax revenues and more government debt.经济萎缩意味着税收收入下降, 政府赤字增加。 2.(indebtedness)负债状态 Debt can be a continual source of mental stress.欠债可能是精神压力持续不断的来源。 to be in debt负债 He was already in debt through gambling losses.由于赌博老是输钱, 他已处于欠债状态。 to be in debt to sb欠…的债 We're in debt to the bank to the tune of $40 million.我们对银行的欠债总额已达4,000万美元。 to get into debt负债 He borrowed more than he could repay and thus got into debt.他借的钱超出了偿还能力, 因此, 他开始负债。 Families end up getting deeper and deeper into debt.许多家庭最后负债越来越多。 to get out of debt还清债务;偿清欠款 He wrote the novels to get out of debt.他为了还清债务而写下了这些小说。 Samantha had to sell her flat to get out of debt.为了摆脱债务, 萨曼莎不得不卖掉了她的公寓房。 3.(non-financial obligation)人情债;情义;恩情 I can never repay the debt I owe him.我永远还不清欠他的人情。 a debt to sb/sth欠…的人情债 She acknowledged her debt to her tutor at Edinburgh University.她承认欠了她在爱丁堡大学导师的人情。 to owe sb a debtorto owe a debt to sb欠某人的情 We owe them a debt that no words can ever repay.我们欠他们的人情无法用言语偿还。 to be in sb's debt欠某人人情;亏欠某人 I shall be forever in her debt.我将永远欠她人情。 to owe sb a debt of thanksorto owe sb a debt of gratitude应该感谢某人 I owe a debt of thanks to Joyce.我应该对乔伊斯表示感谢。 I am glad to be able to use this opportunity to pay the debt of gratitude that we owe to our benefactors.我很高兴能借此机会向我们的捐助者表示感谢。 |
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