public debt
US /ˌpʌb.lɪk ˈdet/
UK /ˌpʌb.lɪk ˈdet/
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公共債務, 國債
the total amount of money that a country's government has borrowed, by selling bonds or other securities
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The nation's public debt has reached an unprecedented level.
國家公共債務已達到前所未有的水平。
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Reducing the public debt is a major challenge for the new administration.
削減公共債務是新政府面臨的一項重大挑戰。