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

• Sure enough, the cuts in US household debt from 130 per cent of disposable incomes to 110 per cent have largely occurred through default ( bank write-offs) with a modest benefit from growing incomes.
  当然，美国家庭债务与可支配收入的比率从130%降至110%，主要是通过违约（银行减记）实现的，收入增长也起到了一定的作用。
• 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。
• As a result, a secretary sat on important correspondence for over a month, jeopardizing a client's tax write-offs.
  结果就是，一个秘书把一封重要信件放椅子上坐了一个多月，令客户本该注销的税金蒙受损失。
• That is partly because of unrealistic optimism about the future and a shortage of bank capital to absorb write-offs.
  部分原因是对未来的不切实际的乐观态度，以及银行缺乏资本来吸收坏账注销。
• And this is probably a generous measure; reported earnings ignore write-offs, which have recently been huge.
  该数字可能有些水分，因为账面盈余并未减记注销帐目，最近这可是个大数目。
• 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。
• 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。
• A depreciation method which allows faster write-offs than the straight line method.
  以比直线折旧法更快的速度注销固定资产的成本。
• Low interest rates can stimulate consumption, limit the damage from falling housing prices and help banks to restore profit margins after their sub-prime write-offs.
  而低利率能刺激消费，缓和房价下跌的破坏力，帮助银行在冲减次级债损失后恢复利润率。
• The last bonus cheques and general partners 'distributions for the speculative credit world have to go out at the end of the year, after which the real write-offs can be taken.
  金融界最后的奖金支票和投机信贷界普通合伙人的分成必须在年底发放出去，然后开始真正的资产冲销。