/ə'rɪəz; ə`rɪrz/
n [pl]
1 money that is owed and should have been paid earlier （过时未付的）欠款
*arrears of salary 欠薪
* rent arrears 欠租.
2 work that has not yet been done 未做完的工作
*arrears of correspondence, ie letters waiting to be answered 待覆的信件.
3 (idm 习语) be in/fall into arrears (with sth)
(a) be late in paying money that is owed 拖欠
*I have fallen into arrears with my rent. 我已经拖欠租金了.
* Payment is made in arrears, ie at the end of the period in which eg the work was done. 後行付款（在最後的一段时间付款, 例如工作完成後）.
(b) be late in doing work that is necessary 拖延（应做的事）
*I'm in arrears with the housework. 我的家务事还拖着呢.

n [plural]
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: arrear 'backward, behind' (14-18 centuries), from Old French arere, from Vulgar Latin ad retro 'to the back']
be in arrears
if someone is in arrears, or if their payments are in arrears, they are late in paying something that they should pay regularly, such as rent
　Many people are in arrears with their rent.
be four weeks/three months etc in arrears
　The rent money is two months in arrears.
fall/get into arrears
(=become late with payments)
money that you owe someone because you have not made regular payments at the correct time
　We've got 3 months arrears to pay.
rent/mortgage/tax arrears
　He was ordered to pay rent arrears of £550.
paid in arrears
BrE if your salary is paid in arrears, it is paid at the end of the period you have worked
　a salary paid monthly in arrears

Brígh

性别:女名

使用国家:Irish

音标:BREE  释义:Derived from Irish brígh meaning "power, high".