() if a company, etc. is over-leveraged, it has borrowed too much money compared to the number of shares it has issued and may not be able to pay the interest on the loans 杠杆使用过度的（与所发行的股票数量相比，公司借款太多，可能无法支付贷款利息）◆A high debt-to-equity ratio indicates that a company is over-leveraged. 负债与权益比率高表明公司过度杠杆化。▸ˌover-ˈleverage
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[] ◆The firm had over-leveraged itself and was unable to service the debt. 这家公司本身杠杆使用过度，不能支付债务利息。