
好词典

源自中古英语 'arere'(向后),最终来自拉丁语 'retro'(向后)与 'ad'(向)的组合,14世纪开始用于表示拖欠款项。
❶ 指逾期未付的款项或债务,通常用于描述拖欠的租金、贷款或账单等财务义务。
“He fell into arrears with his rent payments.”
(他的房租付款已经拖欠了。)
“The company is struggling to pay its arrears to suppliers.”
(公司正艰难地支付拖欠供应商的款项。)
❶ 指工作或任务未按时完成而积压的状态,强调延迟或落后的情况。
“The team worked overtime to reduce the arrears of paperwork.”
(团队加班处理积压的文件工作。)
“After her vacation, she faced a huge arrears of emails.”
(休假回来后,她面对大量积压的邮件。)
in arrears — 表示款项或工作处于拖欠或积压状态,常用于财务或项目进度语境。
“Salaries are paid in arrears at the end of each month.”
(工资在每月月底支付(即工作完成后才支付)。)
fall into arrears — 描述开始拖欠款项或未能按时履行义务的过程,强调从正常状态转为拖欠。
“Many students fall into arrears with their loan repayments after graduation.”
(许多学生毕业后开始拖欠贷款还款。)