[N-COUNT 可数名词]累赘;负累;负担 If you say that someone or something is a liability, you mean that they cause a lot of problems or embarrassment.
[usu sing]
As the president's prestige continues to fall, they're clearly beginning to consider him a liability.
随着总统的声望持续下跌,他们显然开始视他为负累。
...what was once a vote catching policy, is now a political liability.
这一曾经吸引选票的政策,如今成了政治上的负累。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]负债;债务 A company's or organization's liabilities are the sums of money which it owes.
[usu pl]
[BUSINESS or LEGAL 商或法律]
The company had assets of $138 million and liabilities of $120.5 million.
这家公司资产为1.38亿美元,负债为1.205亿美元。
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li·abil·ity/ˌlaɪəˈbɪləti; NAmEˌlaɪəˈbɪləti/noun(pluralli·abil·ities)1[uncountable ]liability(for sth) |liability(to do sth) the state of being legally responsible for sth (法律上对某事物的)责任,义务◆The company cannot accept liability for any damage caused by natural disasters.该公司对自然灾害造成的任何损失概不承担责任。2[countable , usually singular ]( informal) a person or thing that causes you a lot of problems 惹麻烦的人(或事)◆Since his injury, Jones has become more of a liability than an asset to the team.琼斯负伤以来,与其说他是全队的骨干倒不如说他已成为队里的累赘。3[countable , usually plural ]the amount of money that a person or company owes 欠债;负债;债务◆The company is reported to have liabilities of nearly $90 000.据说公司负债近 9 万元。☞compare
1[uncountable] legal responsibility for something, especially for paying money that is owed, or for damage or injuryliability for Tenants have legal liability for any damage they cause.liability to your liability to capital gains taxliability to do something The court ruled there was no liability to pay any refund.2liabilities [plural] technical the amount of debt that must be paidOPP assets3[singular] someone or something that is likely to cause problems for someone: A kid like Tom would be a liability in any classroom.liability to The outspoken minister has become a liability to the government.4liability to something law the amount by which something is likely to be affected by a particular kind of problem, illness etc →
limited liability
COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + liabilityfull liability (=complete responsibility)· The driver of the other car accepted full liability for the accident.limited liability (=when someone is responsible for damages or debts for a limited amount of money)· Limited liability encourages managers to take more risks with shareholder funds than they would otherwise.unlimited liability (=when someone is responsible for damages or debts for the full amount of money)· Under the agreement, the insurance company has unlimited liability.legal liability (=responsibility for something that is covered by laws)· What is the legal liability of an employer in the event of an accident at work?criminal liability (=responsiblity for injury or damage covered by criminal law)· A child under the age of ten cannot face criminal liability for its acts.civil liability (=responsiblity for injury or damage covered by civil law)· A company operating a ship which spills oil into the sea will face civil liability.tax liability (=a legal responsibility to pay tax)· The government is planning to increase the tax liability on company cars.personal liability (=when an individual person is legally responsible)· Directors can incur personal liability for errors made by their companies.verbshave liability· The parents of these children may have some liability.accept/admit liability· The company accepts no liability for any loss, inconvenience, or delay caused by a cancellation of train services.assume liability (=take the responsibility for something, which you did not have before)· You would then assume the tax liability for the account.incur liability (=be in a situation in which you must take responsibility for something)· The transfer of property will not incur a liability to inheritance tax.deny liability (=say you are not responsible for something)· The defendants continued to deny liability for Peck's death.escape/avoid liability· The defendant escaped liability by proving that he had taken all possible measures to avoid the accident.liability + NOUNa liability claim (=a claim that someone is legally responsible)· A liability claim was made by a consumer injured by the product.liability insurance/cover (=insurance that protects you against a liability claim)· Many house and contents insurance policies have provision for liability insurance for claims of negligence against you.
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