单词 | mortgage belt |
释义 | > as lemmasmortgage belt mortgage belt n. Australian colloquial a suburban area occupied predominantly by homeowners with mortgages. ΚΠ 1986 Age (Melbourne) 9 Aug. 20/4 Lack of publicity in the past year about the African drought had affected Project Compassion. Totals were also down in the mortgage belts where young couples were paying high interest rates. 1990 Sun (Brisbane) 20 Sept. 7/2 Mr Green said the increase in those needing help came from the mortgage belt areas..as they suffered under the hike in interest rates. < as lemmas |
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