/ˈkredɪt ||; ˈkrɛdɪt/noun1 [U] a way of buying goods or services and not paying for them until later 赊购；信贷: I bought the television on credit. 我以信贷方式购买这台电视机。
2 [C,U] a sum of money that a bank, etc lends to sb 贷款: The company was not able to get any further credit and went bankrupt. 这家公司无法再取得贷款，接着就破产了。
3 [U] having money in an account at a bank （在银行账户中）有存款: No bank charges are made if your account remains in credit. 只要你的账户仍有存款，银行就不会收费。
4 [C] a payment made into an account at a bank 存入银行账户的款项: There have been several credits to her account over the last month. 上个月有好几笔款子存入她的账户。 [OPP] debit ¹ 反义词为debit^1
5 [U] an act of saying that sb has done sth well 称赞；嘉许: He got all the credit for the success of the project. 这项目得以顺利完成全归功于他。I can't take any credit; the others did all the work. 我不能领功；所有工作都是其他人做的。She didn't do very well but at least give her credit fortrying. 她做得不太好，但曾经作出了努力也值得赞扬。
6 [sing] a credit to sb/sth a person or thing that you should be proud of 值得引以为荣的人或事: She is a credit to her school. 她是她学校的光荣。
7 the credits [pl] the list of the names of the people who made a film or TV programme, shown at the beginning or end of the film （电影或电视节目开头或结尾时的）演员及制作人员名单
8 [C] (US 美) a part of a course at a college or university, that a student has completed successfully 学分
do sb credit (used about sb's qualities or achievements) to be so good that people should be proud of him/her （用于表示某人的质量或成就）值得人们为之骄傲的:
His courage and optimism do him credit. 他的勇气和乐观态度使他受到赞赏。 (be) to sb's credit used for showing that you approve of sth that sb has done, although you have criticized him/her for sth else （用于表示赞扬某人所做的某件事情，尽管你曾批评他所做的另一些事情）:
The company, to its credit, apologized and refunded my money. 那家公司向我道歉，并且把钱退还给我，这还是值得称许的。 have sth to your credit to have finished sth that is successful 取得某方面的成功:
He has three best-selling novels to his credit. 他已经写了三本畅销小说。