"deficit" in Chinese (Simplified)
赤字
Definition
赤字是指某种东西(特别是金钱)不足所需的数量,通常用于预算或财务方面。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用在经济、政府或金融等正式场合,如“预算赤字”“贸易赤字”。一般不用于日常缺乏。注意与“债务”区分,赤字表示短缺,债务表示所欠总额。
Examples
The government is trying to reduce its deficit.
政府正在努力减少**赤字**。
Their company ended the year with a large deficit.
他们的公司以很大的**赤字**结束了这一年。
A trade deficit means a country imports more than it exports.
贸易**赤字**意味着一个国家进口多于出口。
We can't ignore the budget deficit any longer—it keeps growing every year.
我们不能再忽视预算**赤字**了——它年年在增加。
After paying all the bills, we ended up with a small deficit this month.
付完所有账单后,这个月我们有一点**赤字**。
Running a deficit for too long can lead a company to bankruptcy.
长时间有**赤字**可能会导致公司破产。