liabilities

英 [ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtiz]

美 [ˌlaɪəˈbɪlətiz]

n. (法律上对某事物的)责任，义务; 惹麻烦的人(或事); 欠债; 负债; 债务
liability的复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 累赘；负累；负担
If you say that someone or something isa liability, you mean that they cause a lot of problems or embarrassment.
1. As the president's prestige continues to fall, they're clearly beginning to consider him a liability.
  随着总统的声望持续下跌，他们显然开始视他为负累。
2. ...what was once a vote catching policy, is now a political liability.
  这一曾经吸引选票的政策，如今成了政治上的负累。
N-COUNT 负债；债务
A company's or organization'sliabilitiesare the sums of money which it owes.
1. The company had assets of $138 million and liabilities of $120.5 million.
  这家公司资产为1.38亿美元，负债为1.205亿美元。
See also:liable

noun