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Bad debt has hit the bank's profits this year
( 2011-12-02 )



      趙Sir:Henry,你有沒有曾經向別人借錢?
      Henry:沒有。因為若沒有錢,我寧願不消費!
      趙Sir:好孩子!有人說如果不想損害友情,那便千萬別借錢或書本給朋友,萬一對方不還,很容易朋友也失去。今天討論的正是debt的搭配詞(collocation)。
      Henry:Debt(債)有多少種呢?
      趙Sir:有很多種,例如:
      big/enormous debt 巨債
      crippling/huge debt 造成嚴重影響的欠債
      massive debt 沉重的債務
      substantial debt 高息債務,例句如下︰
      He was burdened with crippling debts.
     (他負債累累,深受其害。)
      mounting debt 不斷增加的債務,例如︰
      That company faced with mounting debts.
      (那家公司負債越來越重。)
      outstanding debt 未償債務,例如︰
      She used her lottery winnings to pay off her outstanding debts.
     (她用買彩票賺來的錢來償還未償債務。)
      overdue debt 到期未付的債務
      bad debt 呆帳,例如︰
      Bad debt has hit the bank's profits this year.
     (呆帳影響了這家銀行今年的利潤。)
      Henry:債務種類繁多,有哪些動詞(verb)與debt搭配?
      趙Sir:很多,給你舉幾個例子:
      be burdened with debt 負債累累
      owe debt 欠債
      incur debt 產生負債
      run up debt 累積債務
      Henry:明白。其實父母負債最多——兒女債!
      趙Sir:對!

      以下哪個不是debt的搭配動詞?
      clear, meet, pay, look, tackle