"layaway" in Chinese (Simplified)
分期付款保留 (商品)预订支付
Definition
商店提供的一种服务,允许你分期支付商品,全部付清后才能取走货物。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
主要见于美国、加拿大。常用短语为 'put on layaway'。不同于赊账,全部付清后才能拿到商品。中国很少见类似服务。
Examples
I put the bike on layaway until I can pay for it.
我把自行车用**分期付款保留**了,等有钱再付清。
The store offers a layaway plan for expensive items.
商店对贵重商品提供**分期付款保留**计划。
She used layaway to buy her new coat.
她用**分期付款保留**买了新外套。
We couldn't afford the TV right away, so we put it on layaway.
我们买不起电视,所以用了**分期付款保留**。
Does this store have layaway, or do you have to pay everything up front?
这家店有**分期付款保留**还是要一次性付清?
My mom used to put Christmas gifts on layaway months in advance.
我妈妈常常提前几个月用**分期付款保留**买圣诞礼物。