write-offs

英 [raɪt ɒfs]

美 [raɪt ɔːfs]

n.  报废车辆; 无所作为的一段时间; (债项的)注销，销记
write-off的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (发生事故后)报废的车辆
  Something such as a vehicle that is awrite-offhas been so badly damaged in an accident that it is not worth repairing.
  1. The car was a write-off, but everyone escaped unharmed.
     这辆车报废了，但人员全部安全逃离。
• N-COUNT (债务或花费的)注销，勾销
  Awrite-offis the decision by a company or government to accept that they will never recover a debt or an amount of money that has been spent on something.
  1. Mr James persuaded the banks to accept a large write-off of debt.
     詹姆斯先生说服银行同意注销一大笔债务。
• N-SING 失败的计划;白费的时间
  If you describe a plan or period of time as awrite-off, you mean that it has been a failure and you have achieved nothing.
  1. Today was really a bit of a write-off for me...
     今天对我来说真的有点儿白白浪费了。
  2. For him, the rest of the decade was a creative write-off.
     对他来说，这个十年所余下的时间是一段创作空白。

双语例句

• In an industry with long periods of high profitability, followed by massive write-offs, the ideal employment contract for the employee has high bonuses for short-term performance.
  在一个长期拥有高收益率、继而会出现巨额账面减记的行业中，雇员理想的雇佣合同会为短期业绩提供高额奖金。
• With fear of recession rising and banks reeling from huge credit write-offs, potential business school applicants need to appreciate that they may face a more competitive job market when they graduate.
  随着人们日益担心经济衰退，以及各银行因巨额信贷资产减记而步履蹒跚，商学院的潜在申请者应该认识到，他们毕业时也许会面对一个竞争更为激烈的就业市场。
• Targeted household debt write-offs in Las Vegas could be a better use of stimulus dollars.
  有针对性地核销拉斯维加斯家庭的债务，或许是对刺激经济的资金更加有效的利用。
• Turnover, for example, does not adequately allow for banks and some financial services companies, while profits will be distorted by write-offs.
  比如，营业额不能充分反映银行以及某些金融服务企业的经营情况，而利润会因减记而遭到扭曲。
• The vehicle insurers say the lorries are complete write-offs.
  是的。车辆保险局说两辆货车完全没用了。
• On debt write-offs, more will be necessary than what has happened for Greece.
  未来还需勾销更多的债务，规模将超过已经勾销的希腊债务。
• However, the banks have not yet made write-offs as large as the ABX might imply.
  然而，银行的减记规模尚未达到abx所暗示的水平。
• All options including write-offs should be on the table.
  所有选择包括债务核销应摆到桌面上来。
• Instead of using an ADA ( Allowance for Doubtful Accounts) account, why can't we just subtract estimated future write-offs from the Accounts Receivable? I want to check out, please. Will you please have the bill ready for me?
  为何不能直接减除应收帐款所估计的备抵呆帐，而使用备抵科目？我想结帐出旅馆了。请把帐单给我准备好。
• Lenders had to make write-offs, most of the new economy stocks proved valueless and many structured products became unmarketable.
  贷款机构不得不对资产进行冲销，大多数新经济股票被证明是不值钱的，许多结构性产品卖不出去。