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indebted

adjective
🔊/ɪnˈdetɪd/
🔊/ɪnˈdetɪd/
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  1. indebted (to somebody) (for something) (formal) grateful to somebody for helping you感激的；蒙恩的
    • I am deeply indebted to my family for all their help.我深深感激我的家人给我的所有帮助。🔊🔊
    • Thank you—I am forever indebted to you.谢谢你 － 我会对你永怀感激之情。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • remain
    • …
    adverb
    • deeply
    • greatly
    • much
    • …
    preposition
    • to
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  2. (of countries, governments, etc.国家、政府等) owing money to other countries or organizations负债的
    • a list of the fifteen most heavily indebted nations十五个负债最重的国家的名单
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    • I did not want to be financially indebted to him.我不想欠他的金钱债。
    • The company is heavily indebted.这家公司负债累累。
    • highly indebted countries债台高筑的国家
    • indebted to the bank欠银行钱
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • remain
    adverb
    • heavily
    • highly
    • severely
    • …
    preposition
    • to
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    3. Word OriginMiddle English endetted, from Old French endette ‘involved in debt’, past participle of endetter. The spelling change in the 16th cent. was due to association with medieval Latin indebitare (based on Latin debitum ‘debt’).