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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- debt
[dεt]
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1.
noun
[c]
(sum of money owed) 债务
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2.
noun
[u]
(state of owing money) 欠债
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to be in/get into debt
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负债
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to be/get out of debt
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不欠债
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bad debt
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坏账
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to be in sb's debt/owe sb a debt
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[frm] 欠某人的人情债
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- debt
[det]
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1.
n.[c]
欠债，负债
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British banks accounted for 80 percent of bad debts.
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英国银行的坏账率占80%。
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He is badly in debt.
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他欠了很多债。
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2.
n.[c]
债，债务，欠他人的东西
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We are in debt to you and your family for all of your help and kindness.
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对你和家人所有的帮助和好意，我们感激不尽。
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3.
n.[u]
义务，人情债
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It is time to repay your debt to the society.
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是时候向社会回馈你的责任了。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- debt
[dεt]
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1.
n
something that is owed, such as money, goods, or services
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2.
n
an obligation to pay or perform something; liability
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3.
n
the state of owing something, esp money, or of being under an obligation (esp in the phrases in debt, in (someone's) debt)
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4.
n
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French dette, from Latin debitum, from debere to owe, from de- + habere to have; English spelling influenced by the Latin etymon
Examples
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a bad debt
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呆帐
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be in debt
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欠债，负债
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to incur a debt
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负债，陷于债务中
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lost in a sea of debt
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负债累累
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an unsettled debt
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一笔未清的债务
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