credit
noun uk/ˈkred.ɪt/ us/ˈkred.ɪt/
(PRAISE)
B2 [ U ]赞扬;赞许;荣誉
praise, approval, or honour
She got no credit for solving the problem. 她没有因为解决了这一问题而得到任何赞许。
Her boss took credit for it/took (all) the credit instead. 她的老板反倒为此赢得了声誉／把一切全归功于自己。
To her (great) credit, she admitted she was wrong. 她承认自己错了，这（很）值得称赞。
I gave him credit for (= thought that he would have) better judgment than he showed. 我高估了他的判断力。
be a credit to someone/something 是…的骄傲;是…的光荣
to do something that makes a person, group, or organization feel proud or receive praise
She is a credit to her family. 她给家里带来了荣耀。
Both police officers are a credit to the force.
We will miss him terribly. Such a great guy and a credit to the human race.
He handled the case brilliantly and is a credit to the circuit court bench.
For more that fifteen years, you have been a credit to the National Football League.
do your family, parents, teacher, etc. credit 为家庭（父母，老师等）增光
to cause someone who has been or is responsible for you to receive praise by your good behaviour or successful actions
She does her teachers credit. 她给她的老师们增了光。
There is very little in that story that does me credit.
The way these soldiers conducted themselves does the army credit.
His frankness in discussing these difficult topics does him only credit.
They were very well-mannered children, who did their parents credit.
all credit to someone …值得大加称赞
used to show that you think a person deserves a lot of praise for something that they have done
All credit to her, she did it all herself. 她值得大加赞赏，这都是她一个人完成的。
All credit to Laker for her silver medal, but we all know she was really going for gold.
All credit to James for at least raising the issue.
She refused to give up when times were hard so all credit to her!
It was a great win and all credit to the players - they did incredibly well.
- More examples
- We only deal with companies that have a good credit record.
- He has a good credit history .
- The government has imposed a sharp credit squeeze in an attempt to hold down inflation.
- We can get a year's interest-free credit on a sofa.
(MONEY)
B1 [ U ]赊购，赊账，信用贷款
a method of paying for goods or services at a later time, usually paying interest as well as the original money
They decided to buy the car on credit. 他们决定用赊购的方法买那辆汽车。
The shop was offering six months' (interest-free) credit on electronic goods. 这家店提供6个月期限的（免息）电器赊购服务。
Compare: debit noun
B1 [ C or U ]账面余额，贷方余额
money in your bank account
I was relieved to see from my statement that my account was in credit. 看到对账单上我的账户仍有存款，我松了一口气。
- More examples
- Her credit is good .
- UK Now I've paid in that cheque, I'm in credit again.
(COURSE UNIT)
B2 [ C ]学分
a unit that represents a successfully finished part of an educational course
Each of these classes is worth three credits. 这些课程每门3个学分。
(LIST OF NAMES)
the credits [ plural ] （电影、电视或广播节目的）演职人员名单
a list of people who helped to make a film or a television or radio programme, that is shown or announced at the beginning or the end of it
Everyone in the cinema was in tears by the time the credits rolled.
You can see from the credits that the scriptwriter had a lot of assistance.
The credits include a statement that no animals were harmed in the making of the movie.
He is named as executive producer in the credits.
The actress was reportedly angry to discover she'd been listed beneath her male co-stars in the credits.
Idiom
(to give) credit where credit's dueidiom 该赞扬的就赞扬
an expression that means that you should praise someone who deserves it, although you might dislike some things about them
I don't especially like the woman but, credit where credit's due, she's very efficient. 我不是特别喜欢那个女人，不过，该说好的就说好，她办事效率很高。
credit
verb uk/ˈkred.ɪt/ us/ˈkred.ɪt/
(PAY)
[ T ]给银行账户上存钱
to pay money into a bank account
They credited my account with $20 after I pointed out the mistake. 我指出错误后，他们给我的账户上存入了20美元。
- More examples
- They've credited my account with another £100.
- We'll credit you with the remaining amount next week.
(BELIEVE)
[ T not continuous ]信任，相信（不大可能的事）
to believe something that seems unlikely to be true
He even tried to pretend he was my son - can you credit it? 他甚至试图假装自己是我儿子——你信吗？
It was hard to credit some of the stories we heard about her. 我们听过一些有关她的故事，难以令人置信。
Phrasal verb
credit someone with something 相信…具有（某种品质）
to consider that someone has a particular quality
I had credited them with more integrity than they showed. 我原以为他们很正直，其实不然。
将…归功于
to say that someone is responsible for something good
She is credited with making the business a success. 公司的成功归功于她。