| 单词 | credit |
| 释义 | noun | verb creditcredit1 /ˈkrɛdɪt/ ●●● S1 W2 AWL noun 1BUY something AND PAY LATER [uncountable] social studies, economics an arrangement with a store, bank, etc. that allows you to buy something and pay for it later: One store offers six months of interest-free credit (=credit with no interest charges). We bought a new stove on credit (=using credit).line of credit/credit line (=the amount of credit you are allowed to have) He obtained a line of credit for up to $12,000 from the bank.2TRUSTED TO PAY BACK MONEY [uncountable] social studies, economics a judgment made by a bank or other company about how likely a person is to pay the money that he or she owes: Her credit history is excellent. It can be hard to get a loan if you have bad credit.a credit score/ report/statement (=a document that gives details of whether someone has been responsible about paying money that he or she owes)3AMOUNT OF MONEY [countable] an amount of money that is put into someone’s bank account or added to another amount: Customers who were charged too much will get a credit. You can receive a tax credit for childcare expenses.4PRAISE [uncountable] approval or praise for doing something good: credit for The credit for the team’s winning season goes to the coach. They never give Gene any credit for all the extra work he does. If the economy improves, the White House will take credit for it. To Navarro’s credit, he remained calm. The kids themselves deserve a lot of credit for the success of the program.5UNIVERSITY (also credit hour) [countable] a unit that shows you have successfully completed part of your studies at a school or college: I don’t have enough credits to graduate. Full-time students take at least 12 credit hours per semester.6RESPONSIBILITY FOR DOING something [uncountable] the responsibility for achieving or doing something good: She already has two best-selling novels to her credit. Two companies have claimed credit for inventing the microprocessor.7be a credit to somebody/something (also do somebody/something credit) to be so successful or good that everyone who is connected with you can be proud of you: Jo’s a credit to her profession.8the credits [plural] a list of all the people involved in making a television program or movie, usually shown at the end of it9TRUE/CORRECT [uncountable] the belief that something is true or correct: The witness’s story gained credit with the jury.[Origin: 1500–1600 French crédit, from Italian, from Latin creditum something given to someone to keep safe, loan] noun | verb creditcredit2 ●○○ AWL verb [transitive not in progressive] 1to add money to a bank account: credit with For some reason, my account’s been credited with an extra $76.credit to The check has been credited to your account. → see also debit22credit somebody with something to believe or admit that someone has a particular quality, or has done something good: I wouldn’t have credited him with that much intelligence.3be credited to somebody/something if something is credited to a person or organization, the person or organization has achieved it or is the reason it exists or happens: The new drug is widely credited to Kessler.4formal to believe that something is true: His statements are hard to credit. |
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