(1) 1) 债(款)(amount of money owed by sb to sb else) [C]：a～of five dollars (a $5～) 五美元的债务; pay (off)/discharge all one's～s 还清/偿还所有的债款;run up～s 债台高筑;have a lot of～s to meet 得处理大量债务;have～s of over ￡1000 欠债1000多英镑;Her～s amount to over $100. 她欠债达100美元;old/foreign～s 旧债/外债;2) 欠债(condition of owing money) [U]：We were poor， but we avoided～. 我们是穷，但没有欠下债。put sb deeply in～使某人欠债累累;be (deeply/heavily) in～to sb 欠某人(很多)债;be in～to sb(for ￡100) 欠某人(100英镑)债;be out of～不再负债;get/run deep into～欠很多债;get out of～还清债务;〖同〗liability， obligation;

(2) 欠的情(obligation to sb for his help， kindness， etc) [C， 通常sing](fig)：owe sb a～of gratitude for advice/help 因某人的忠告/帮助而深怀感激之情;discharge one's～to sb for advice/kindness 报答某人的忠告/友好情谊;be in sb's～for kindness 欠某人的人情;

→′debtor n 负债人