"debt" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 债务

Definition

指你欠别人、银行或公司的钱。它也可以表示你觉得自己应该因别人的帮助而表示感激或回报对方。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常见搭配有 'in debt'、'pay off a debt'、'get into debt' 和 'debt crisis'。'Debt' 在泛指时常作不可数名词用，如 'He has a lot of debt'；说具体一笔笔欠款时可用 'debts'。不要和 'loan' 混淆：'loan' 是借来的款项，'debt' 是你所欠的钱。

Examples

He has a lot of debt after college.

他大学毕业后有很多**债务**。

They are trying to pay off their debt.

他们正努力还清他们的**债务**。

The company is in debt.

这家公司负有**债务**。

I’m still paying off credit card debt from last year.

我还在偿还去年的信用卡**债务**。

We got into debt when the business slowed down.

生意变差时，我们欠下了**债务**。

I owe her a debt of gratitude for everything she did.

对于她所做的一切，我对她怀有一份感激之**情**。