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duns

UK /dʌnz/US /dʌnz/

词源

源自中古英语 'dun',意为‘催讨债务’,可能与古英语 'dunnan'(催促)有关。

noun

❶ 指讨债人,尤指频繁或烦人地催促还债的人。常用于形容那些不断打电话或上门催款的专业讨债人员。

“The duns kept calling me about the unpaid bill.”

(讨债人不断打电话催我还未付的账单。)

“He hired a team of duns to recover the money.”

(他雇了一队讨债人来追回欠款。)

同义词:debt collector, bill collector, creditor

verb

❶ 指持续或烦人地催促某人还债或做某事。常用于描述讨债人或类似行为。

“He duns his clients for payment every week.”

(他每周都催客户付款。)

“The landlord duns the tenants for rent on the first of the month.”

(房东每月一号都催租客交房租。)

同义词:hassle, pester, nag

常见短语

dun for money — 指为了钱而不断催促或讨债的行为,通常带有负面含义。

“He was constantly dunned for money by his creditors.”

(他的债权人不断催他还钱。)