debt

英 [det]

美 [det]

n.  借款; 欠款; 债务; 负债情况; 人情债; 情义; 恩情

复数：debts　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1320 / COCA.1871

习惯用语

n.

be in sb's debt
• 欠某人的人情债；受某人的恩惠；感激某人
  to feel grateful to sb for their help, kindness, etc.

牛津词典

noun

• 借款；欠款；债务
  a sum of money that sb owes
  1. I need to pay off all my debts before I leave the country.
     我得在离开该国前偿清所有债务。
  2. an outstanding debt of £300
     300英镑有待偿还的债务
  3. He had run up credit card debts of thousands of dollars.
     他积欠了数千元的信用卡借款。
• 负债情况
  the situation of owing money, especially when you cannot pay
  1. He died heavily in debt .
     他死时负债累累。
  2. The club is £4 million in debt .
     这家俱乐部负债400万英镑。
  3. We were poor but we never got into debt .
     我们穷是穷，但从不负债。
  4. It's hard to stay out of debt when you are a student.
     当学生很难不负债。
  5. a country's foreign debt burden
     国家的外债负担
• 人情债；情义；恩情
  the fact that you should feel grateful to sb because they have helped you or been kind to you
  1. to owe a debt of gratitude to sb
     欠某人的情
  2. 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。

柯林斯词典

• See also:Three years later, he is still paying off his debts...Shrinking economies mean falling tax revenues and more government debt....reducing the country's $18 billion foreign debt.bad debt
• N-UNCOUNT 负债（状态）
  Debtis the state of owing money.
  1. Stress is a main reason for debt.
     重压是负债的一个主要原因。
• N-COUNT (表示感激）我欠你个人情/我受你的恩惠
  You usedebtin expressions such asI owe you a debtorI am in your debtwhen you are expressing gratitude for something that someone has done for you.
  1. He was so good to me that I can never repay the debt I owe him...
     他对我太好了，我永远也还不清这份人情。
  2. I owe a debt of thanks to Joyce Thompson, whose careful and able research was of great help...
     我要衷心地感谢乔伊斯·汤普森先生，他严谨而卓著的研究给予了我极大的帮助。
  3. I know I shall feel for ever in her debt.
     我知道我将会永远感激她。

英英释义

noun

• an obligation to pay or do something
• money or goods or services owed by one person to another
• the state of owing something (especially money)
  1. he is badly in debt

双语例句

• I owe a debt of thanks to Joyce Thompson, whose careful and able research was of great help
  我要衷心地感谢乔伊斯·汤普森先生，他严谨而卓著的研究给予了我极大的帮助。
• Almost a quarter of the country's export earnings go to service a foreign debt of$ 29 billion.
  该国几乎1/4的出口收入都用来支付290亿美元外债的利息了。
• Odious debt is not repayable.
  恶债不予偿还。
• Mr James persuaded the banks to accept a large write-off of debt.
  詹姆斯先生说服银行同意注销一大笔债务。
• I owe them a debt that cannot easily be repaid.
  我欠他们一笔钱，不容易偿还。
• I'm now up to my ears in debt and dare not borrow any more money.
  我现在是债台高筑，再也不敢借钱了。
• I owe a big debt of gratitude to her.
  我对她万分感激。
• His business empire collapsed under a massive burden of debt
  他的商业帝国无力承担沉重的债务负担而垮掉了。
• The Archbishop of Canterbury has sounded a warning to Europe's leaders on third world debt
  坎特伯雷大主教就第三世界的债务问题向欧洲的领导人发出了警告。
• Three years later, he is still paying off his debts
  都3年了，他仍在偿还债务。