debt/det/

n.

➊ sth, esp. money, which is owed to sb else

➋ the situation of owing money

n.

➊ [C] 债务；欠款：pay off one's debts 偿清债务

◇[a debt of $50/100] The country is burdened with a foreign debt of 1 billion dollars. 这个国家负有10亿美元的外债。

➋ [U] 负债：The company is 30 million yuan/heavily in debt. 公司负债3,000万元/累累。

谚语Out of debt, out of danger. 没有债务，没有危险（或：无债一身轻）。