arrear


n. 欠款,逾期债款;待完成的工作

英文词源

arrear
arrear: see rear
arrear
c. 1300, "at a disadvantage;" mid-14c., "in times past;" late 14c., "in or to the rear;" see arrears. Meaning "behind in duties or payments" is from 1620s.

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1. The bill of the little household, which had been settled weekly , first fell into arrear.
他们这家的账目向来一星期一转,如今忽然付不出来.
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2. He is six weeks in arrear with his rent.
他已拖欠房租6周.(他拖欠了六个星期的租金. )
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3. The arts of medicine and surgery are somewhat in arrear in Africa.
医疗和外科手术在非洲稍微有些落后.
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4. He is six week In arrear with his rent.
他拖欠了六个星期的租金.
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5. The payment is six months in arrear.
付款以拖欠6个月了.
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