Allowance for uncollectable accounts
[经] 备抵呆帐, 坏帐备款
🧩 词语组成解析
allowance
[ə'laʊəns]
n. 津贴，补贴，零用钱;限额;折扣;默许，默认;
vt. 给（某人）零用钱或津贴;按定量供给;
allow允许 + ance 表名词，状态、情况 → n. 津贴,补贴,零用钱
for
[fɚ]
prep. 为，为了;倾向于;关于;当作;
conj. 因为，由于;
n. 账号；会计账簿；账目（account的复数）
🗣️ 情景例句
What happened?
怎么样？
It seems like I always have bills to pay and he never has any!
我看来好像老是有账单，然而他却完全没有。
Men in shirt sleeves stood outside their houses and glared at us.
只穿着衬衣的男人们站在屋子外面凶狠地盯着我们，