来自拉丁短语ad retro, 应用于经济学指滞后，欠款。

1. Davies finished almost two seconds in arrears for third place.

戴维斯落后了差不多两秒，获得第三名。

2. Thousands of its customers are in arrears with loans and mortgage payments.

有数千客户拖欠其贷款和抵押贷款还款。

3. They have promised to pay the arrears over the next five years.

他们保证在随后的5年内偿付逾期债款。

4. These 50,000 arrears cases represent a tiny fraction of all home owners.

这5万个欠款案例只代表所有业主中的一小部分人。

5. Unemployment benefit is paid fortnightly in arrears.

失业救济金延后两个星期支付。