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indebted

/in-det-id/US // ɪnˈdɛt ɪd //UK // (ɪnˈdɛtɪd) //

负债的,负债累累,亏欠的,负债

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : committed or obligated to repay a monetary loan: He was indebted to his friend for a large sum.
    • : obligated for favors or kindness received: He was indebted to her for nursing him through pneumonia.

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Examples

  • To offer a free TurboTax-like service for bankruptcy to indebted Americans.

  • Still, the comprehensive debt numbers provide a useful measure of America’s rise in the ranks of most heavily indebted nations.

  • In the short term, much will depend on whether lawmakers pass measures to help indebted renters make back payments.

  • This week, government ministers of poor and indebted nations will appeal to their creditors for a much more ambitious debt relief effort as they grapple with the health care and economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.

  • AT&T became the most indebted nonfinancial company in America.

  • Many legendary Shakespearean thespians have been indebted to drink.

  • In making the Black Paintings, Reinhardt may have been as indebted to Duchamp as to Malevich and Barnett Newman.

  • The Western literary tradition is indebted to the disaster caused by a bad guest.

  • His voice caught the attention of everyone around him, including one fellow Palestinian, to whom Assaf will forever be indebted.

  • Zonen got Robson to admit he was forever indebted to Jackson for helping make his career in Hollywood.

  • He was already deeply indebted to his wife; not one of his three partners had proved to be such as he expected and required.

  • He conspired against Richelieu, to whom he was indebted for much of his good fortune, and to whose resentment he fell a victim.

  • You are very kind, sir,” he said; “my companions and I shall feel deeply indebted to you for this opportune assistance.

  • Singularly courteous and obliging on all occasions, I, personally, have been much indebted to him for help and advice.

  • The public are indebted to him for the invention of the high-pressure steam-engine and the first railway steam-carriage.