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今天我们要学的词是 creditor¹. Creditor 债权人。Greece and its creditors² hardened their stances after the collapse³ of talks aimed at preventing a default. 为防止希腊债务违约的谈判失败后，希腊和其债权人各自强化了立场。 Japanese Skymark Airlines intends to enter discussions with its main creditors and convince them to accept its restructuring plan. 日本天马航空公司准备跟主要债权人进行讨论，努力说服它们接受航空公司的重组计划。好的，今天我们学习的词是 creditor, creditor, creditor...

1 creditor   

n.债仅人，债主，贷方

参考例句：

• The boss assigned his car to his creditor.那工头把自己的小汽车让与了债权人。
• I had to run away from my creditor whom I made a usurious loan.我借了高利贷不得不四处躲债。

2 creditors   

n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。