[] an amount of money that a person, a company, a country, etc. owes 借款；欠款；债务◆The group has debts of $3 billion. 这集团负债达 30 亿元。◆It took her years to pay off all her debts. 她花了很多年才还清所有债务。◆interest payments on an outstanding (= not paid) debt 未偿债务的利息支出◆He had run up huge credit-card debts (= let them reach a very large amount). 他积欠了巨额的信用卡债务。➡liability ⨁a big / crippling / huge / massive debt 大量的／导致经济瘫痪的／巨额的／庞大的债务⨁ to amass / have / incur / run up debts 积累／欠／背负／积欠债务⨁to clear / pay back / pay off / repay / settle a debt 偿清／偿还／还清／偿还／结清债务⨁to default on a debt 拖欠债务
[] the situation of owing money, especially when you cannot pay 负债情况◆The business is heavily in debt. 这企业债务缠身。◆The company is $17 m in debt. 这家公司负债 1 700 万元。◆I've been afraid of getting into debt. 我一直担心会负债。◆We had to borrow to stay out of debt. 我们必需借钱还债。⨁to be in / get into / go into / run into / slip into debt 负债；欠债⨁to get out of / keep sb / sth out of / stay out of debt 脱离债务；使…不负债；不欠债⨁to be deeply / heavily in debt 负债累累
() [, ]capital (= money used for business activities) that a company or a government borrows, on which interest is paid （公司或政府用於商业活动的）债务，借款，欠款◆Some analysts were worried about the company's debt. 一些分析家对这公司的债务忧心忡忡。◆Sales proceeds would be used to pay down debt (= reduce the amount of debt that is owed). 销售收入将可用於偿还债务。◆the burden of servicing a debt (= paying interest on it) 偿还债务利息的负担◆The government would not default on its debt repayments. 政府不会拖欠债务。⨁to cut / pay down / reduce (a) debt 削减／缩减／减少债务⨁to cancel / default on / write off a debt 取消／拖欠／注销债务⨁to refinance / reschedule / restructure a company's debt 再筹资金以清偿／延期偿还／重组公司债务⨁long-term / short-term debt 长期／短期债务
assumed debt bad debt bank debt book debt business debt consumer debt corporate debt doubtful debt external debt foreign debt mezzanine debt national debt public debt trade debt