debt/dɛt; det/n 1 [C,U] if you have debts, or if you are in debt, you owe money to someone 债务﹐欠款: He sold the house to pay off his debts . 他卖掉房子来偿还债务。+of debts of £50 million 5000 万英镑的债务in debt (to sb) I was heavily in debt . 我负债累累。get/run/fall into debt 陷入债务之中﹐负债a pile of bad debts (=debts that are unlikely to be paid) 大量坏账see box at见 OWE 方框2 [C usually singular 一般用单数] the degree to which you have been influenced by, or helped by, someone or something 影响﹔恩惠: Years later, she acknowledged the debt she owed him for his help in London. 多年以后﹐她对他在伦敦给予的帮助表示了感谢。be in sb's debt formal (=be thankful for something someone has done for you)【正式】感激某人