debt
noun
det
noun
1
a
sum
of
money
that
a
person
or
organization
owes
债务，欠款
C
[+
of
]
This
over-ambitious
strategy
has
saddled
them
with
debts
of
$3,000,000.
这一野心过大的计划使他们背上了 300 万美元的债务。
pay
(off)
/repay/clear/settle
etc
a
debt
He
had
enough
money
to
pay
off
his
outstanding
debts.
他有足够的钱偿还拖欠的债务。
Romania
is
paying
more
and
more
to
Western
banks
simply
to
service
the
debt
(=pay
it)
.
罗马尼亚为还债要支付越来越多的钱给西方国家的银行。
run
up/amass
debts
students
who
run
up
huge
debts
欠下巨额债务的学生
2
when
you
owe
money
to
someone
欠债，负债;
U
in
debt
(to
sb)
Nearly
half
the
students
said
they
were
in
debt.
近一半的学生说自己负有债务。
The
band
will
be
in
debt
to
the
record
company
for
years.
乐团将欠唱片公司债务很多年。
£200/$1000
etc
in
debt
A
rash
business
decision
left
him
$600
in
debt.
一次鲁莽的商务决策使他欠下 600 美元的债。
get/run/fall
etc
into
debt
The
club
sank
deeper
into
debt
.
这家俱乐部陷入更深的债务之中。
be
heavily/deeply
in
debt
3
the
degree
to
which
you
have
learned
from
or
been
influenced
by
someone
or
something
else
影响，恩惠
C usually singular 一般用单数
[+
to
]
Braque
acknowledged
his
debt
to
Impressionist
painting.
布拉克称受到了印象派绘画的影响。
4
debt of gratitude/thanks
the
fact
of
being
grateful
to
someone
who
has
helped
you
恩情，人情债
I
owe
a
debt
of
gratitude
to
my
tutors.
我要感谢我的导师。