in debt

基本解释

He is in debt to the extent of 10,000 dollars.
他负债已达一万美元。
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As it was then, the United States is now awash in debt.
就像当时的情况那样，现在的美国饱受债务冲击。
He was as punctilious about his honour, as fine a horseman and as deep in debt as any of them.
他十分注重自己的名誉，如同一个骑士一样优秀，也和他们一样负债累累。

But one difference this time is that many newspaper companies are heavily in debt from buying other newspapers.
For example, Microsoft has avoided borrowing any money and they don't believe in debt, so they are not leveraged.
比如微软从不借款,他们不愿负债,所以没有杠杆性
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Suppose you are interested in investing in debt of companies, then you as an investor are subject to the problem that you might end up with the worst stuff if you don't watch out.
假设你有兴趣投资于公司债权,那么作为投资人你会面临这样一个问题,如果不谨慎,投资有可能会血本无归
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Drowning in debt and not being able to work and afford extra insurance, wow.
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