foreign debt
US /ˈfɔːr.ɪn det/
UK /ˈfɔːr.ɪn det/
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外债
the total amount of money that a country's government owes to other countries or to international organizations
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The country is struggling to repay its massive foreign debt.
该国正在努力偿还其巨额外债。
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Reducing foreign debt is a key goal for the new government.
削减外债是新政府的一个关键目标。