arrears

UK:  [ə'rɪə(r)z]

US:  [ə'rɪrz]

n.

1.欠债;尾数

2.拖延

3.落后

1 . One out of every 10 mortgage holders is in arrears or has had his or her home repossessed .
每10个抵押贷款者当中就有一个人欠款或是其住房已被债权人收回。

2 . William is in deep water; apparently the bank has threatened to evict him unless he pays his mortgage arrears by the end of the month.
显而易见，银行威胁要驱逐他，除非他在月底前归还抵押的欠款。

3 . A current case involves a mother of four with a history of mental illness who was evicted from her council flat for rent arrears.
（他们）正在处理的一个案件涉及一位有精神病史，带着四个孩子的母亲，她因拖欠房租被赶出公营公寓。

4 . Already, at the end of September, one in 10 American home owners with a mortgage was either at least a month in arrears or in foreclosure.
9月末，美国背有按揭贷款的房主中，有十分之一要么已经至少拖欠一个月还款，要么将要被银行收回房产。

5 . Good campaign started, the company will address the employees wage arrears to workers and do practical things as a major project task.
创先争优活动开展以来，该公司将解决职工拖欠工资作为给职工办实事的一项重要工程来抓。