Indebted
[ɪn'detɪd] or [ɪn'dɛtɪd]
解释:
(adj.) owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc .
(adj.) under a legal obligation to someone .
安吉洛手打--From WordNet
解释:
(imp. & p. p.) of Indebt
(a.) Brought into debt; being under obligation; held to payment or requital; beholden.
(a.) Placed under obligation for something received, for which restitution or gratitude is due; as, we are indebted to our parents for their care of us in infancy; indebted to friends for help and encouragement.
弗洛整理
同义词及近义词:
a. [1]. Owing, in debt.[2]. Obliged, beholden.
安编辑
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Obliged, beholden
ANT:Disobliged, unbeholden
安东尼编辑
解释:
adj. being in debt: obliged by something received.—ns. Indebt′edness Indebt′ment.
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例句:
- He seemed to consider himself hardly less indebted to me, than to Mr. Micawber; which I consider (as I told him) quite a compliment. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- Wery much indebted to Mrs. Weller for her po-lite inquiries, Sammy,' replied the old gentleman. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- I am quite indebted to you for the trouble you have taken already. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- Next appeared Arthur Young, of England, born in 1741, whose life was extended into the 19th century, and to whom the world was greatly indebted for the spread of agricultural knowledge. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- May I be permitted to ask, sir,' said Mrs. Sparsit, 'to what I am indebted for the favour of—' 'Assuredly,' said the stranger. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
- But I fancy I am indebted to my dear friend the Count for that. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- The person to whom the world is chiefly indebted for the practical application of gas lighting is Mr. Winsor, who had been a merchant in London. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- Had he done his duty in that respect, Lydia need not have been indebted to her uncle for whatever of honour or credit could now be purchased for her. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
- No one capable of making the improvements in the telegraph and telephone, for which we are indebted to Mr. Edison, could be other than an accomplished electrician. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- May I beg to know exactly what the object is to which I am indebted for the honour of your visit? 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- And very much indebted for the omen. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- I am not indebted for my present happiness to your eager desire of expressing your gratitude. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
- I am much indebted to you for directing my attention to this case, Mr. Soames. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- She gave my mother such a turn, that I have always been convinced I am indebted to Miss Betsey for having been born on a Friday. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- Speaking as a servant, I am deeply indebted to you. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- I am indebted to the fisherman's wife for an entirely new sensation. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- I was indebted to Marian's quick perception for meeting this necessity at once by the best and simplest means. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- There is no reason why I should not tell you--since the fact is so--that the person to whom I am indebted is Bulstrode. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- I shall be much indebted to you. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- To Huygens Newton was indebted for the laws of centrifugal force. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- I shall indeed be indebted to you if you can throw a light where all is so dark to us. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- We are indebted to that for seeing a woman like Dorothea degrading herself by marrying him. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- To his wife he was very little otherwise indebted, than as her ignorance and folly had contributed to his amusement. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
- I am indebted to the rain, then. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- Lowrey we are indebted for a similar reminiscence, under date of June 5, 1880: Goddard and I have spent a part of the day at Menlo, and all is glorious. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- To Mr. John Knightley was she indebted for her first idea on the subject, for the first start of its possibility. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
- For part of this theory Kant was indebted to Thomas Wright of Durham (1711-1786). 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- Galileo, to whom the advance in exact science is so largely indebted, must also be credited with the fir st apparatus for the measurement of temperatures. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- We are indebted to that for his being lodged in this neighborhood. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- Henri Garenne, to whom we are indebted for much that we present here. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
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