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liability

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n.责任,义务,倾向,债务,负债,与assets相对

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liability为短语/超纲词汇   词频:1932

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名词复数:liabilities

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lig=to bind(绑)

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liability


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n
1 [U] ~(for sth) state of being liable (对某事物)有责任或义务
*liability for military service 服兵役的义务
* Don't admit liability for the accident. 不要承认对事故有责任.
2 [C] (infml 口) handicap 妨碍; 不利
*Because of his injury Jones was just a liability to the team. 琼斯负了伤, 成为全队的累赘. Cf 参看 asset.
3 liabilities [pl] debts; financial obligations 债; 债务.

liability


n
[U]
legal responsibility for something, especially for paying money that is owed, or for damage or injury
liability for
 Tenants have legal liability for any damage they cause.
liability to
 your liability to capital gains tax
liability to do sth
 The court ruled there was no liability to pay any refund.
liabilities [plural]technical
the amount of debt that must be paid
assets
[singular]
someone or something that is likely to cause problems for someone
 A kid like Tom would be a liability in any classroom.
liability to
 The outspoken minister has become a liability to the government.
liability to sth
law the amount that something is likely to be affected by a particular kind of problem, illness etc
limited liability
1. People have liability to pay taxes.
    人民有纳税的义务。

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