Arrears
[ ?'ri?z ]
成人 Adult Edu
n. 拖欠;（工作等的）拖延;欠款;待完成的事;
?? 例句
We must mop up the arrears of work.
我們必須把耽誤的工作做完。
He works off arrears.
他進行掃尾工作。
He is in arrears with his work.
他工作落后。
I have fallen into arrears with my rent.
我已經拖欠租金了.
I have to clear off arrears of work and correspondence.
我必須處理積壓的工作和信件。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ arr-諧音“啊”,ear-耳朵,別揪了!我還錢還不行嗎
※ arr-前綴“一再”,ear-耳朵:一再在你耳朵邊說話→因為你欠帳不還錢
? 同義詞
?? 牛津釋義
arrears
n[pl]
1 money that is owed and should have been paid earlier （過時未付的）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 習語) 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. 我已經拖欠租金了.
Payment is made in arrears, ie at the end of the period in which eg the work was done. 後行付款（在最後的一段時間付款, 例如工作完成後）.
(b) be late in doing work that is necessary 拖延（應做的事）
I'm in arrears with the housework. 我的家務事還拖著呢.
?? 擴展釋義
*[?'ri?z]n. 逾期債款, 欠帳【經】 延遲, 積欠, 尾數
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And then branched out into other sports products.
然后逐漸擴展出其他的運動產品。
Would you, please?
您肯幫忙？那太好了。
This way.
這邊請。