fleece [fli:s]

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詐取（及物動(dòng)詞，俚語(yǔ)）

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(transitive verb, SLANG) To take unfair advantage of someone financially, often by demanding too high a price from them; to swindle. (NOTE: to fleece also means "to shear the wool off a sheep")

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EXAMPLE: The dishonest merchant often tried to fleece naive foreign customers who were unfamiliar with local prices.

這個(gè)不誠(chéng)實(shí)的商人經(jīng)常欺騙不了解當(dāng)?shù)貎r(jià)格的樸實(shí)外國(guó)顧客。

in arrears

拖欠（正式用語(yǔ)，傳統(tǒng)商業(yè)表達(dá)法）

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(FORMALTraditional business) Expression describing the condition of being late in making payments on a debt; also a general term for being in debt.

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EXAMPLE: Our company never wants to be in arrears, so our debts are always paid on time before new expenditures are made or profits are taken.

我們公司永遠(yuǎn)不想拖欠，所以我們總是在做出新的開(kāi)支或提取利潤(rùn)之前先準(zhǔn)時(shí)償還債務(wù)。