Sinking fund
出国 Abroad偿债基金\\n[经] 偿债基金
📖 牛津释义
sinking fund
money put aside by a government or company, etc to be used to repay a debt gradually （政府、 公司等准备的）偿债基金.
🧩 词语组成解析
n. 沉没, 降低, 衰颓感\\n[法] 偿还债务
fund
[fʌnd]
n. 基金;储备;现款;特别基金管理机构;
vt. 积存;为…提供资金;提供资金偿付（债款等）的本息;把（短期借款）转为有固定利息的长期借款;
fund基础,创办事业的基础 →底子,本钱 → 基金
🗣️ 情景例句
anyway.
不管怎么说。
Each bird likes to hear himself sing.
每一只鸟都爱听自己歌唱。
'The strap needs mending,' said Mrs.Sterling later, 'but they did not steal anything.'
“这提包带需要修理，”斯特林夫人事后说道，“不过他们什么也没偷走。”