[] 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（公司或政府用于商业活动的）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).销售收入将可用于偿还债务。◆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