Word · Frequency #12990
dunned
催讨；催债
dunned is the past of dun.
核心释义
to repeatedly demand payment from someone who owes money
- 1.
向债务人催款
To ask or beset a debtor for payment.
- 2.
通过不断重复来骚扰,如请求
To harass by continually repeating e.g. a request.
纠缠；烦扰；不断骚扰；向债务人催款；通过不断重复来骚扰,如请求；催讨
用法In use
The creditor duns him every week for the unpaid loan.
用法提示：动词's dun'的第三人称单数形式，表示反复催讨欠款。
She is tired of dunning her customers for overdue payments.
用法提示：动词's dun'的现在分词形式，表示持续进行催讨动作。
The landlord dunned the tenant for the rent until it was paid.
用法提示：动词's dun'的过去式形式，表示过去发生的催讨行为。
dun sb for sth
宾语是人，for 后接所催的款项或事物；多用于催债语境，语气偏书面。
The landlord kept dunning him for the rent.
房东不断催他交房租。
dun sb
及物用法，直接接被催的人，强调反复纠缠、催问。
Creditors dunned her constantly, calling at all hours.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- dun a debtor
- 向债务人催款；催讨欠款
- The agency was hired to dun the debtor.该机构受雇向债务人催款。
- dun for payment
- 催付；催讨欠款
- They dunned him for payment of the overdue invoice.他们催他支付逾期的发票。
- dunning letter
- 催款函；催讨信
- Another dunning letter arrived from the utility company.公用事业公司又寄来一封催款函。
- dun repeatedly
- 反复催讨；不断纠缠
- The collector dunned her repeatedly until she paid.收账人反复催她，直到她付清欠款。
近义词
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想发音与 done 相同：欠债还没 done（了结），所以债主不断来 dun——反复催讨、纠缠不休。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：催款函、正式商务信函、法律文书 该词比较常见于正式书面语（如催款、法律或商务语境），在日常口语中并不常用；若指反复纠缠、烦扰，也多用于正式或文学性描述。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with 'dun' /dʌn/: sun, run, fun, gun, nun, and ton. Note that ton is spelled t-o-n but sounds the same. Be careful with lookalikes: dune /djuːn/ and dawn /dɔːn/ look similar to dun but do not rhyme with it.
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