debt limit

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One peculiarity of the debt limit is that it applies to the gross federal debt, much of which is held by the government itself.
美國債務(wù)限額的一個(gè)獨(dú)特之處在于，它適用于聯(lián)邦債務(wù)總額，而其中大部分由政府自身持有。
Since the debt limit is “must pass” legislation, it often becomes a vehicle for extraneous measures that would be vetoed by the president if presented to him as a stand-alone bill.
正因債務(wù)限額立法“必須通過”，所以它往往成為無關(guān)議案搭便車的工具。這些議案如果單獨(dú)提交給總統(tǒng)，有可能遭到否決。
Wasteful people usually end up in debt.
揮霍浪費(fèi)者最后往往負(fù)債。
Huggins made satisfaction for his debt.
哈金斯還清了他的欠債。
It is all he can to keep out of debt.
他僅可憑此而免于負(fù)債。