incur

/ɪnˈkɜː(r)/ v.
标准词条 CET-6IELTS 词根 cur
一句话记住

招致；蒙受；产生（费用或债务）

释义与例句

v. 招致；蒙受；产生（费用或债务）
to experience something unpleasant as a result of one's actions, or to become responsible for a cost or debt
  1. The company incurred heavy losses during its first year.
    该公司在第一年蒙受了严重亏损。
  2. Any additional costs will be incurred by the customer.
    任何额外费用都将由客户承担。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. His remarks incurred the anger of local residents.
    他的言论招致了当地居民的愤怒。

词源与构词

cur 词根 · to run，跑
记忆钩子 记 incur costs/debts/losses（产生费用／负债／蒙受损失），宾语通常是不利事物。

词族与关联词

同根词（同一个词根长出来的词）
  • accurate 准确的；精确的
    The report provides an accurate description of the incident. 这份报告对该事件作了准确的描述。
  • course 课程；教程
    She is taking an evening course in photography. 她正在修读摄影夜校课程。
  • occur 发生；出现
    The accident occurred just outside the station. 事故就发生在车站外。
同义词
  • sustain 蒙受；遭受
    incur 常与 costs、debts、losses 或 anger 搭配；sustain 更常指遭受损伤、伤害或损失，两者搭配范围不同。
    The building sustained serious damage during the storm. 这栋建筑在暴风雨中遭受了严重损坏。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • occur 发生；出现
    occur 表示事件“发生”；incur 表示因行为而“招致”不利后果，或“产生”费用、债务，两者拼写相近但含义不同。
    The accident occurred near the city centre. 事故发生在市中心附近。
常见搭配
  • incur costs 产生费用
    We incurred extra costs when the delivery was delayed. 交货延误时，我们产生了额外费用。
  • incur debt 负债
    The business incurred substantial debts to finance its expansion. 这家企业为扩张筹措资金而背负了巨额债务。