be in debt

基本解释

It would go against my principles to borrow money, as I think it wrong to be in debt.
向人借钱违背我的原则，因为我认为负债是不应该的事。
1a. Don’t get into debt . If you spend less than you earn, you won’t be in debt, obviously.
不要背上债务，很明显，如果你赚得比你花的多，你就不会背上债务。
He was declared to be in debt to every tradesman in the place, and his intrigues, all honoured with the title of seduction, had been extended into every tradesman's family.
他们说，他在当地每一个商人那里都欠下了一笔债；又给他加上了诱骗妇女的的头衔，又说每个商人家里都受过他的糟蹋。

In two weeks, the European Union will consider whether high-debt countries will be forced to take austerity measures like introducing wage cuts, employment freezes and longer working weeks.
I would be careful and not have all your money invested in stocks. I would look at a lot of these distressed debt--some of the distressed debt that has gone down. I don't know if you understand that but some of the debt that--even bank debt, which is the highest level, I think, has become very cheap.
我会非常的小心，不会把你们的钱全部都,投在股票上，我会寻找一些,不良债务--一些不良债务的价格已经下跌了,我不知道你们是不是理解这些东西,但一些债务--即使是银行债，它们的保险级别较高，我觉得，价格都已经很便宜了。
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That basically means investors are worried that we are probably going to be going into a double dip scenario because of the sovereign debt crisis that is occurring in Europe."

To break it down to its essential message: credit cards want you to be in debt.
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