liability
美音:
[´laıə´bılıtı
]英音:
[´laıə´bılıtı
]n.责任,义务,倾向,债务,负债,与assets相对
难易程度:
liability为短语/超纲词汇
词频:1932
词形变化:
名词复数:liabilities
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lig=to bind(绑)
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liability
/,laɪə'bɪlətɪ; ,laɪə`bɪlətɪ/
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 taxliability to do sth The court ruled there was no liability to pay any refund.liabilities [plural]technicalthe amount of debt that must be paid
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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 sthlaw the amount that something is likely to be affected by a particular kind of problem, illness etc
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limited liability
1. People have liability to pay taxes. 人民有纳税的义务。
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