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及物用法:宾语为债务/贷款时表示“清偿”,为资产/投资时表示“变卖”,为公司/企业时表示“清算”。
The company liquidated its debts before the deal closed.
公司在交易完成前清偿了债务。
清偿;偿付
liquidates — third person singular of liquidate
变卖;变现;清算;清理;使(声音)不那么刺耳。;浪费地用完(金钱或其他资产);挥霍、浪费。;将(资产)转换为现金;兑现、变现。
to pay off and clear (a debt)
常指还清债务
使(声音)不那么刺耳。
To make (a sound) less harsh.
浪费地用完(金钱或其他资产);挥霍、浪费。
To use up (money or other assets) wastefully; to dissipate, to squander, to waste.
将(资产)转换为现金;兑现、变现。
To convert (assets) into cash; to encash, to realize, to redeem.
通过支付未付金额来清偿(债务);还清。
To settle (a debt) by paying the outstanding amount; to pay off.
处理(公司、合伙企业或其他企业)的财务事务以停止运营,通过确定负债、用资产偿还债务并分配剩余资产(如有);清算。
To settle the financial affairs of (a corporation, partnership, or other business) with the aim of ceasing operations, by determining liabilities, using assets to pay debts, and apportioning the remaining assets if any; to wind up.
(公司、合伙企业或其他企业)清理财务事务以停止运营;进入清算、停业。
Of a corporation, partnership, or other business: to settle financial affairs with the aim of ceasing operations; to go into liquidation, to wind up.
一般现在时
The company liquidates its assets to pay creditors.
公司变卖资产以偿还债权人。
一般过去时
They liquidated the firm last year.
他们去年清算了这家公司。
现在完成时
The court has liquidated the debt.
法院已清偿了这笔债务。
liquidate 既可指清偿债务,也可指变卖资产清算公司;及物与不及物用法都常见。
To fund her studies, she liquidated her collection of vintage cameras.
为了给学业筹款,她变卖了自己收藏的老式相机。
用法提示:liquidate 在此作及物动词,表示‘变卖、变现(资产)’。
The startup liquidated its office equipment to cover the rent.
这家初创公司变卖了办公设备来支付房租。
用法提示:liquidate 作及物动词,带宾语 office equipment,表示‘把…变现’。
After the merger, the firm liquidated several subsidiaries for cash.
合并之后,该公司变卖了旗下几家子公司以获取现金。
用法提示:liquidate 作及物动词,意为‘变卖、出售资产换取现金’。
及物用法:宾语为债务/贷款时表示“清偿”,为资产/投资时表示“变卖”,为公司/企业时表示“清算”。
The company liquidated its debts before the deal closed.
公司在交易完成前清偿了债务。
不及物用法:主语通常是需要停业并变卖资产以偿债的公司或企业。
The airline liquidated after years of losses.
这家航空公司在多年亏损后进行了清算。
被动语态在商业英语中很常见,表示公司被依法清算。
The firm was liquidated to pay off its creditors.
这家公司被清算以偿还其债权人。
最常用,口语与书面均可;指把欠款全部还清,常与 debt/loan 搭配。
强调将债务全部结清,常与 debt 连用,比 pay off 略正式。
侧重结算并了结债务,也可用于账单或纠纷;用于债务时表示付清。
一般指归还所借款项,可是一次性也可分期,不强调“完全结清”。
正式/法律用语,指依法清偿债务;常见于书面或正式语境,口语中很少用。
grammar · medium
易错句子After the liquidate of the factory, the workers lost their jobs.
正确表达After the liquidation of the factory, the workers lost their jobs.
liquidate 是动词,表示‘清算’的动作;在介词 after 后需要名词作宾语,因此应改为其名词形式 liquidation。
grammar · medium
易错句子The liquidate company had no assets left.
正确表达The liquidated company had no assets left.
修饰 company 表示‘已被清算的’时,要用及物动词 liquidate 的过去分词 liquidated 作前置定语;动词原形 liquidate 不能直接修饰名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子They decided to liquidate company and pay off all its debts.
正确表达They decided to liquidate the company and pay off all its debts.
company 是可数名词单数,在句中特指双方都知道的那家公司时,前面必须加定冠词 the;不能省略冠词直接说 liquidate company。
针对“清算(公司)”义项:liquidate 指结束公司经营并处理资产债务,establish 指创办并开始运营。
同上,found 强调最初创建,与 liquidate 的终止含义相反。
特指依法注册成立公司,是 liquidate(清算解散)的直接反义词。
与 liquidate 相反,表示建立起一个组织或企业。
liquidate 侧重正式、法律或财务上的彻底清偿/清算;settle 更常用,指付清账单或欠款,不一定涉及关闭企业。
liquidate 的“消灭”义带有正式或委婉色彩,常强调彻底清除;eliminate 是普通用词,泛指除去或淘汰,不一定有清算或暴力含义。
liquidate 变卖资产多指为偿债或关闭企业而整体变现;cash in 指把特定财物(如债券、保险单)换成现金,不一定涉及清算或偿债。
清偿债务
The company had to liquidate its debts before the merger could proceed.
该公司在合并前必须清偿债务。
变卖资产
They liquidated all their assets to raise cash quickly.
他们变卖了所有资产以迅速筹集现金。
清算公司
The court ordered them to liquidate the company.
法院命令他们清算这家公司。
清算遗产
The lawyer was hired to liquidate the estate.
律师受雇来清算遗产。
平仓;清仓
He liquidated his position before the market closed.
他在市场收盘前平仓了。
清算通常发生在破产程序中,用于处理公司资产并偿还债务。
清算的核心是将公司资产变现,以支付债权人。
清算所得款项用于偿付债权人的债务。
公司资不抵债或无力偿还债务时,可能被迫进行清算。
清算管理人负责接管公司资产,并按法律程序分配财产。
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