creditcred•it /'kredɪt/

n

1. U 赊购；信贷，贷款

• No credit is extended to a new customer. 新客户恕不赊欠。

• sell sth.on credit 赊销某物

2. U 声望；信誉

• His credit at the bank is good. 他在银行的信誉良好。

• He is a man of great credit in our town. 他在我们镇上是一位极有名望的人。

3. U (银行账户中的)存款数额

• Her account is in credit. 她的银行账户有存款。

4. U 信任；相信

• Do you place any credit in the government's story？ 你相信政府的说法吗？

5. U 赞扬；功劳

• get credit for sth. 因某事而得到赞扬

6. C，常用单 增光的人(或事物)

• The school claims the credit for his success. 那所学校把他的成功看作是学校的光荣。

7. C (大学的)学分

• He hasn't enough credits to get his degree. 他没有足够的学分获得学位。

8. [the ～s] (电影或电视节目等的)片头(或片尾)字幕；(书籍等的)出处说明

9. C,U 【会计】 贷方；贷方金额

词组to sb.'s credit

1. 在某人名下

• He's not yet 25 years old, but already has three books to his credit. 他还不到25岁，但已经写出3本书了。

2. 值得赞扬；为某人带来荣誉

• It was greatly to your credit that you had overcome such difficulties. 你们克服了这样大的困难，值得大大称赞。