arrears /a'naz; s'rirr/ n p/ 1 money that is owing and that ought to have been paid: 欠債; 應(yīng)付而未付之款： ~ of rent/wages. 欠租(工資)。 be in/fall into ~ (with), be late in paying. 拖欠。 Cf 參較 be behindhand with. 2 work still waiting to be done: 尙待完成之工作： ~ of correspondence, letters waiting to be answered. 待覆之信件。