credit noun ⇨loan (interest-free credit)⇨praise (give sb credit for sth)
loan
noun
loan ♦︎ credit ♦︎ mortgage ♦︎ advance ♦︎ overdraftThese are all words for money that a person or an organization such as a bank lends sb.这些词均表示借款、贷款。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a loan / credit / a mortgage / an advance / an overdraft from sb / an organization◆a mortgage / an advance on sth◆a large / huge loan / mortgage / advance / overdraft◆(a) low-interest loan / credit / mortgage / overdraft◆(a) cheap loan / credit / mortgage◆(an) interest-free loan / credit / overdraft◆a temporary loan / mortgage / overdraft◆(a) bank loan / credit / mortgage / overdraft◆to have a loan / a mortgage / an advance / an overdraft◆to get a loan / credit / a mortgage / an advance◆to obtain / arrange / apply for / refuse sb / deny sb (a) loan / credit / a mortgage◆to take out / request / pay off / repay a loan / mortgage■loan [countable] money that an organization such as a bank lends to sb贷款；借款◆I'm going to have to take out a bank loan(= to borrow money from a bank) to pay for the car.我得要贷款买车了。◆It took three years to repay my student loan(= money lent to a student).我用了三年时间才还清助学贷款。◆He ran up massive debts borrowing from loan sharks(= people who lend money at very high rates of interest).他因借高利贷而负债累累。 see also loan ⇨ lendverb■credit / /ˈkredɪt/ / [uncountable] an arrangement that you make, for example with a shop, to pay later for sth you buy; money that a bank lends to you赊购；赊欠；（从银行借的）借款，贷款◆We bought the dishwasher on credit.那台洗碗机是我们赊购来的。◆We offer two months' interest-free credit.我们提供两个月的免息赊购。◆Your credit limit is now £2 000.你的信用额度现在为2 000英镑。◆The bank refused further credit to the company.银行拒绝继续为这家公司提供贷款。 see also debit ⇨ debtNOTE辨析 Loan or credit?A loan is a particular official agreement to borrow an amount of money and pay it back later; credit is a general term for any money that a bank makes available to a customer, when that customer does not already have that amount in their own account. * loan指的是一种正式贷款协议；credit泛指银行为账户资金不足的客户提供的借款。■mortgage /ˈmɔːgɪdʒ; NAmEˈmɔːrgɪdʒ/ [countable] a legal agreement by which a bank or similar organization lends you money to buy a house or other property, and you pay the money back over a particular number of years; the sum of money that you borrow按揭；按揭贷款；抵押贷款◆Do you have a mortage on this house?你这所房子有按揭贷款吗？◆Fortunately we've already paid off our mortgage.幸好我们已还清了抵押贷款。◆Mortgage rates(= of interest) are up again this month.按揭贷款利率本月又上涨了。▸mortgage
verb
[transitive] ◆He had to mortgage his house to pay his legal costs.他不得不把房子抵押出去来付诉讼费。■advance [countable, usually singular] money paid for work before it has been done or money paid earlier than expected预付工资；预付款◆They offered an advance of £5 000 after the signing of the contract.他们在合同签订后预付了5 000英镑。◆She asked for an advance on her salary.她要求预支薪金。 see also advance ⇨ lend■overdraft [countable] /ˈəʊvədrɑːft; NAmEˈoʊvərdræft/ the amount of money that you owe to a bank when you have spent more money than is in your bank account; an arrangement that allows you to do this透支额；透支安排◆She had run up an overdraft of £3 000.她的透支额累计达3 000英镑。◆I had to arrange an overdraft to pay for the car.我不得不通过透支来偿付购车款。▸overdraw
verb
[transitive] (especially BrE) ◆Customers who overdraw their accounts will be charged a fee.透支的存户须付费。▸overdrawn
adjective
◆I'm overdrawn by £100.我透支了100英镑。◆Your account is £200 overdrawn.您的账户已透支200英镑。
praise
noun
praise ♦︎ credit ♦︎ approval ♦︎ acclaim ♦︎ flattery ♦︎ adulation ♦︎ a pat on the backThese are all words for feelings or words that express admiration for sb's actions, achievements or appearance.这些词均表示赞赏、赞扬、赞美。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆praise / credit / approval / acclaim / a pat on the back for sth / doing sth◆praise / approval / acclaim / adulation / a pat on the back from sb◆great praise / credit / acclaim◆public praise / approval / acclaim / adulation◆universal / widespread praise / approval / acclaim◆to deserve praise / credit / acclaim / a pat on the back◆to earn / win praise / approval / acclaim◆to get praise / credit / approval / a pat on the back◆to receive praise / credit / approval / acclaim◆to give sb praise / credit / approval / a pat on the back■praise [uncountable] ( less frequentpraises [plural]) words that show that you admire sb/sth or are pleased with what they have done赞扬；称赞；赞美◆His teachers are full of praise for the progress he's making.老师们对他的进步赞不绝口。◆She wrote poems in praise of freedom.她写诗赞美自由。◆His latest movie has won high praise from the critics.他的最新影片得到了评论家的高度赞扬。◆They always sing his praises(= praise him very highly).他们总是对他大加赞赏。■credit [uncountable] praise for sb because they are responsible for sth good that has happened赞扬；称赞；认可◆I can't take all the credit for the show's success－it was a team effort.演出成功不能都算成我一个人的功劳－这是集体努力的成果。◆We did all the work and she gets all the credit!工作都是我们干的，而功劳却都归了她！◆At least give him credit for trying(= praise him because he tried, even if he did not succeed).至少该表扬他努力过。OPPblame ⇨ faultNOTE辨析 Praise or credit?Praise describes what you actually say, for example * praise指称赞的话，如◆Well done!干得好！◆You did a great job.你做得非常好。◆I think he's a wonderful cook.我觉得他饭做得棒极了。Credit more often refers to an opinion or a feeling of admiration, not the actual words you say. * credit较常指赞赏的看法或态度，并非赞美之词◆We should give due credit to the organizers of this event(= we think they did a good job).我们该感谢这次活动的组织者。Credit can suggest that you are rewarded for the good thing you have done. * credit可意味着对出色表现给予奖励◆Credit will be given in the exam for good spelling and grammar(= you will get extra marks).考试中拼写和语法出色者将获得加分。■approval [uncountable] the feeling that sb/sth is good or acceptable; a positive opinion of sb/sth赞成；同意◆Do the plans meet with your approval?这些计划你赞成吗？◆Several people nodded in approval.几个人点头表示同意。OPPdisapproval ⇨ criticism see also approve ⇨ in favour (of sb/sth)■acclaim / /əˈkleɪm/ / [uncountable] (ratherformal) public praise for sb/sth, especially an artistic achievement（尤指对艺术成就的）称誉，高度评价◆Her latest novel has received widespread critical acclaim.她最新出版的小说受到了评论界的普遍称誉。◆The play opened last week to universal acclaim.该剧上周开演，受到一致好评。■flattery [uncountable] praise that is not sincere, especially in order to get what you want from sb奉承；阿谀；讨好◆You're too intelligent to fall for his flattery.你很聪明，不至于让他的阿谀奉承迷惑吧。◆Flattery will get you nowhere(= it will not get you what you want).阿谀奉承无济于事。 see also flatter ⇨ flatter■adulation /ˌædjuˈleɪʃn; NAmEˌædʒəˈleɪʃn/ [uncountable] (formal) great admiration and praise for sb, especially for sb famous（尤指对名人的）称赞，吹捧，奉承◆The band enjoy the adulation of their fans wherever they go.乐队无论走到哪里，都受到崇拜者的极力追捧。ⓘ Adulation often suggests too much admiration. * adulation常表示过度赞赏◆He found it difficult to cope with the adulation from those around him.他疲于应付周围人的阿谀讨好。■a ˌpat on the ˈback
idiom
(ratherinformal) praise or approval for sth that you have done well表扬；赞许◆He deserves a pat on the back for all his hard work.他付出了很大努力，值得嘉许。◆Give yourself a pat on the back!表扬一下自己吧！