- indebted (to somebody) (for something) (formal)
grateful to somebody for helping you 感激的；蒙恩的 I am deeply indebted to my family for all their help. 我深深感激我的家人給我的所有幫助。 Thank you—I am forever indebted to you. 謝謝你 － 我會對你永懷感激之情。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- remain
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- deeply
- greatly
- much
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- to
(of countries, governments, etc. 國家、政府等 owing money to other countries or organizations 負債的 a list of the fifteen most heavily indebted nations 十五個負債最重的國家的名單
Extra ExamplesI did not want to be financially indebted to him. 我不想欠他的金錢債。 The company is heavily indebted. 這家公司負債累累。 highly indebted countries 債台高築的國家 indebted to the bank 欠銀行錢
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- remain
- heavily
- highly
- severely
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- to
Word OriginMiddle English endetted, from Old French endette ‘involved in debt’, past participle of endetter. The spelling change in the 16th cent. was due to association with medieval Latin indebitare (based on Latin debitum ‘debt’).