arrears

英 [əˈrɪəz]

美 [əˈrɪrz]

n.  逾期欠款

复数：arrears　

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习惯用语

n.

be in arrearsget/fall into arrears
• 到期未付；拖欠
  to be late in paying money that you owe
• We're two months in arrears with the rent.
  我们拖欠了两个月的租金。
in arrears
• 后付；拖欠；拖延
  if money or a person is paid in arrears for work, the money is paid after the work has been done

牛津词典

noun

• 逾期欠款
  money that sb owes that they have not paid at the right time
  1. rent/mortgage/tax arrears
     拖欠租金 / 按揭贷款 / 税款

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 应付欠款；（尤指）逾期债款
  Arrearsare amounts of money that you owe, especially regular payments that you should have made earlier.
  1. They have promised to pay the arrears over the next five years...
     他们保证在随后的5年内偿付逾期债款。
  2. These 50,000 arrears cases represent a tiny fraction of all home owners.
     这5万个欠款案例只代表所有业主中的一小部分人。
• PHRASE 拖欠（付款）
  If someone isin arrears withtheir payments, or has gotinto arrears, they have not paid the regular amounts of money that they should have paid.
  1. ...the 300,000 households who are more than six months in arrears with their mortgages.
     拖欠抵押贷款超过6个月的30万户家庭
  2. ...debtor countries which fall into arrears with the banks.
     拖欠银行贷款的债务国
• PHRASE （工资等）后付的
  If sums of money such as wages or taxes are paidin arrears, they are paid at the end of the period of time to which they relate, for example after a job has been done and the wages have been earned.
  1. Unemployment benefit is paid fortnightly in arrears.
     失业救济金延后两个星期支付。
• PHRASE （体育比赛中成绩或比分）落后的
  If someone isin arrearsin a sports match or race, they are not winning, because they have a lower score or slower time than other competitors.
  1. Davies finished almost two seconds in arrears for third place.
     戴维斯落后了差不多两秒，获得第三名。

英英释义

noun

• an unpaid overdue debt
• the state of being behind in payments
  1. an account in arrears

双语例句

• He vanished leaving massive arrears.
  他突然失踪了，留下了大笔欠款。
• We're six months in arrears on the loan repayments.
  应偿还的贷款我们拖欠了六个月。
• The company finally paid the turnover tax in arrears.
  这间公司终于补交了他们偷漏的流转税。
• Second, it is necessary to take measures to prevent new arrears.
  第二，有必要采取措施，防止新的拖欠。
• My phone cannot dial out due to arrears.
  我的手机欠了费，打不出去了。
• He promised to pay me the arrears on time, but I don't believe he'll come across with it.
  他答应到时候把钱还给我，但我不相信他会这样做。
• As the man was unemployed, the Council decided to write off the arrears of rent.
  因为这个人失业，地方议会决定取消其欠租。
• Bailiffs need a certificate from the county court to seize goods for rent arrears.
  查封官需要有郡法院的证明才能没收货物以抵欠租。
• High percentage of payment in arrears has done serious harm to the development of construction industry.
  历年全国拖欠工程款的数额都居高不下，给施工企业的发展带来了严重危害。
• EXAMPLE: The tenant lost his job and soon his rent payments were in arrears.
  房客失去了工作，不久他便拖欠租金。