| 复合形式： |
| bad debt nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (debt: unlikely to be repaid) | 坏账
huài zhàng |
| | | 呆账
dāi zhàng |
| | If you cannot obtain payment from a customer, write it off as a bad debt. |
| burden with debt vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (cause to owe a lot of money) | 使负债
shǐ fù zhài |
| crippling debt nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (owing too much money) | 沉重债务
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debt of honor (US),
debt of honour (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (moral obligation) | 仅在道义上有约束力的债务（尤指赌债）
jǐn zài dào yì shàng yǒu yuē shù lì de zhài wù （ yóu zhǐ dǔ zhài ） |
| deep in debt adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (in extreme financial debt) | 负债累累
fù zhài léi léi |
| | She was so deep in debt that the only solution appeared to be bankruptcy. |
| gambling debt nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (money borrowed and lost through gambling) | 赌债
dǔ zhài |
| | | 赌博债
dǔ bó zhài |
| | Mickey's gambling debts ruined his marriage. |
| get bogged down in debt v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (owe money) | 债务缠身
zhài wù chán shēn |
| | | 债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù |
| | Neil found himself getting bogged down in debt. |
| get into debt viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (borrow money one cannot repay) | 负债
fù zhài |
| | | 背上债务
bēi shàng zhài wù |
| | If you keep buying things that you can't afford, you will get into debt. |
| have debt viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (be in debt, owe money) | 负债
fù zhài |
| | | 欠钱
qiàn qián |
| | | 欠账
qiàn zhàng |
| | They have a lot of debt. |
| in debt adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (owing money) | 欠债的
qiàn zhài de |
| | | 负债的
fù zhài de |
| | | 债台高筑的
zhài tái gāo zhú de |
| | I always pay my bills on time because I hate to be in debt. |
| be in debt to [sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (owing money to [sb]) | 欠...的钱
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| | | 欠...的债
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| be in debt to [sb] for [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (morally obligated) | 因某事而欠某人的
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| | | 欠...的...
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| be in debt to [sb] for doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (morally obligated) | 因做某事而欠某人的
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| | I will be forever in debt to you for saving my life. |
| national debt nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (money owed by a country) | 国债
guó zhài |
| | The national debt grew after the government made some bad decisions. |
| net debt nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (amount owed minus assets) | 净负债，净债务，负债净额
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| outstanding debt nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (money still owed) | 未还钱款
wèi huán qián kuǎn |
| | | 未偿债务
wèi cháng zhài wù |
| | She was not able to buy a car due to her outstanding debt. |
| public debt nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (money owed by government) | 公债
gōng zhài |
| | | 国债
guó zhài |
| | Britain must adopt a credible plan to reduce public debt. |