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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++quits /kwɪts/ adjective informal  1 be quits informal British EnglishEQUALOWE if two people are quits, neither one owes anything to the other 扯平,两相抵消,互不相欠 SYN straight I’ll give you £10, and then we’re quits. 我给你10英镑,我们就互不相欠了。2 call it quits informal a) BFLOWEto agree that a debt or argument is settled 彼此两清;(同意)结束争论 Just give me $20 and we’ll call it quits. 给我20美元,我们就两清了。 b) STOP DOING somethingto stop doing something 停止做某事 After 25 years as a teacher, he’s decided to call it quits. 在当了25年老师之后,他决定不干了。Origin quits (1600-1700) Probably from quit free of; → QUITE
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quits
quits /kwɪts/ adjective informal
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: Probably from quit __free of__; quite
1. be quits British English if two people are quits, neither one owes anything to the other
   SYN  straight:
    I’ll give you £10, and then we’re quits.
2. call it quits
  a. to agree that a debt or argument is settled:
    Just give me $20 and we’ll call it quits.
  b. to stop doing something:
    After 25 years as a teacher, he’s decided to call it quits.


quitsBrE /kwɪts/ 🔊NAmE /kwɪts/ 🔊 adjectivebe quits (with sb)(informal) when two people are quits, they do not owe each other anything, especially money 互不相欠;两清;两讫I'll give you £5 and then we're quits. 我给你 5 英镑,那样我们就两清了。🔊🔊call it ˈquits(informal) to agree to end a contest, disagreement, etc. because both sides seem equal (因势均力敌)同意停止比赛(或争论等)to decide to stop doing sth 决定停止ˌdouble or ˈquits(BrE) (NAmE ˌdouble or ˈnothing) (in gambling 赌博) a risk in which you could win twice the amount you pay, or you could lose all your money 要么赢双倍,要么输得精光