单词 | credit |
释义 | credit —credit /ˈkred.ɪt/ noun (LIST OF NAMES) the credits [plural]► F0 a list of people who helped to make a film or a television or radio programme, that is shown or announced at the beginning or the end of itThesaurus+: ↑Cinema - general wordsThesaurus+: ↑Programmes and other broadcastsnoun (MONEY) B1 [U] a method of paying for goods or services at a later time, usually paying interest as well as the original money: » They decided to buy the car on credit.» The shop was offering six months' (interest-free) credit on electrical goods.→ COMPARE DEBIT(Cf. ↑debit) nounThesaurus+: ↑Borrowing, lending and debtThesaurus+: ↑Paying and spending moneyB1 [C or U] money in your bank account: » I was relieved to see from my statement that my account was in credit.Thesaurus+: ↑Profits and losses• • • Extra Examples:» Her credit is good .» Now I've paid in that cheque, I'm in credit again.noun (PRAISE) B2 [U] praise, approval, or honour: » She got no credit for solving the problem.» Her boss took credit for it/took (all) the credit instead.» To her (great) credit, she admitted she was wrong.» I gave him credit for (= thought that he would have) better judgment than he showed.Thesaurus+: ↑Praising and applauding , ↑Exaggerating and playing downbe a credit to sb/sthF0 to do something that makes a person, group, or organization feel proud or receive praise: » She is a credit to her family.Thesaurus+: ↑Praising and applauding , ↑Exaggerating and playing downdo your family, parents, teacher, etc. creditF0 to cause someone who has been or is responsible for you to receive praise by your good behaviour or successful actions: » She does her teachers credit.Thesaurus+: ↑Praising and applauding , ↑Exaggerating and playing downall credit to sbF0 used to show that you think a person deserves a lot of praise for something that they have done: » All credit to her, she did it all herself.Thesaurus+: ↑Admirable and admired• • • Extra Examples:» We only deal with companies that have a good credit record.» He has a good credit history .» The government has imposed a sharp credit squeeze in an attempt to hold down inflation.» We can get a year's interest-free credit on a sofa.noun [C] (COURSE UNIT) ► B2 a unit that represents a successfully finished part of an educational course: » He's already got a credit/three credits in earth science.Thesaurus+: ↑Classes, courses and courseworkverb [T not continuous] (BELIEVE) ↑Verb Endings for credit ► F0 to believe something that seems unlikely to be true: » He even tried to pretend he was my son - can you credit it?» It was hard to credit some of the stories we heard about her.Thesaurus+: ↑Believingverb [T] (PAY) ↑Verb Endings for credit ► F0 to pay money into a bank account: » They credited my account with $20 after I pointed out the mistake.Thesaurus+: ↑Banks and bank accounts• • • Extra Examples:» They've credited my account with another £100.» We'll credit you with the remaining amount next week. |
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