debt
US
UK debt n: (money owed)
SC 欠款 qiàn kuǎn
SC 债务 qiàn kuǎn，zhài wù
TC 債務
TC 債務
Debt can cause a lot of stress if you have difficulty paying it back.
如果你偿还有困难，债务会造成很大的压力。
debt n: (amount owed)
SC 所欠金额 suǒ qiàn jīn é
TC 所欠金額
TC 所欠金額
Nancy's current debt is £10,000.
南希当前所欠金额为一万英镑。
debt n: figurative (favour owed)
SC 人情债 rén qíng zhài
TC 人情債
TC 人情債
SC 人情 rén qíng zhài，rén qíng
TC 人情
TC 人情
I owe my high school English teacher a great debt for getting me interested in literature.
我的高中英语老师让我对文学感了兴趣，我欠他一个很大的人情。
bad debt n: (debt: unlikely to be repaid)
SC 坏账 huài zhàng
SC 呆账 huài zhàng，dāi zhàng
If you cannot obtain payment from a customer, write it off as a bad debt.
burden [sb] with debt v expr: often passive (cause to owe money)
SC 使负债 shǐ fù zhài
TC 使負債
TC 使負債
crippling debt n: figurative (owing too much money)
SC 沉重债务
debt of honor (US), debt of honour (UK) n: (moral obligation)
SC 仅在道义上有约束力的债务（尤指赌债） jǐn zài dào yì shàng yǒu yuē shù lì de zhài wù （ yóu zhǐ dǔ zhài ）
debt securities npl: (finance: bonds)
SC 债务证券，债券 zhài quàn
be deep in debt v expr: (in extreme financial debt)
SC 负债累累 fù zhài léi léi
TC 負債累累
TC 負債累累
She was so deep in debt that the only solution appeared to be bankruptcy.
gambling debt n: (gambling: money owed)
SC 赌债 dǔ zhài
SC 赌博债 dǔ zhài，dǔ bó zhài
Mickey's gambling debts ruined his marriage.
get bogged down in debt v expr: informal (owe money)
SC 债务缠身 zhài wù chán shēn
TC 債務纏身
TC 債務纏身
SC 债台高筑 zhài wù chán shēn，zhài tái gāo zhù
Neil found himself getting bogged down in debt.
get into debt v expr: (incur monetary liabilities)
SC 负债 fù zhài
SC 背上债务 fù zhài，bēi shàng zhài wù
If you keep buying things you can't afford, you'll soon get into debt. If you spend more than you earn, you will inevitably get into debt.
如果一直购买你无法负担的东西，你很快就会负债的。
如果你花的比挣的多，你必然会负债。
have debt vi: (be in debt, owe money)
SC 负债 fù zhài
SC 欠钱 fù zhài，qiàn qián
SC 欠账 fù zhài，qiàn zhàng
They have a lot of debt.
be in debt vi + adj: (owing money)
SC 欠债的 qiàn zhài de
TC 欠債的
TC 欠債的
SC 负债的 qiàn zhài de ，fù zhài de
TC 負債的
TC 負債的
SC 债台高筑的 qiàn zhài de ，zhài tái gāo zhú de
I always pay my bills on time because I hate to be in debt.
be in debt to [sb] v expr: (owing money to [sb])
SC 欠...的钱
SC 欠...的债
TC 欠…的債
TC 欠…的債
be in debt to [sb] for [sth] v expr: figurative (morally obligated)
SC 因某事而欠某人的
SC 欠...的...
be in debt to [sb] for doing [sth] v expr: figurative (morally obligated)
SC 因做某事而欠某人的
I will be forever in debt to you for saving my life.
national debt n: (money owed by a country)
SC 国债 guó zhài
The national debt grew after the government made some bad decisions.
net debt n: (amount owed minus assets)
SC 净负债，净债务，负债净额
outstanding debt n: (money still owed)
SC 未还钱款 wèi huán qián kuǎn
TC 未還錢款
TC 未還錢款
SC 未偿债务 wèi huán qián kuǎn，wèi cháng zhài wù
She was not able to buy a car due to her outstanding debt.
public debt n: (money owed by government)
SC 公债 gōng zhài
TC 公債
TC 公債
SC 国债 gōng zhài，guó zhài
Britain must adopt a credible plan to reduce public debt.