be liable for

常见例句

You are liable for all damage.
你应负赔偿一切损坏的责任。
To take one example, spouses are liable for each other's debts.
举个例子，夫妻对彼此的债务负有责任。
But UK residents who are not domiciled in the UK – usually because their fathers were not British – are liable for tax on their overseas income and gains only if they are brought into the UK.
但对于不在英国定居的英国居民——通常是因为他们的父辈不是英国人，他们的海外收入和资本利得只有在带回英国的情况下才需要交税。

If you take part in a partnership you are individually liable for the debts of the corporation.
如果你加入了合伙制企业,个人需要为企业的债务承担责任
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A corporation is an entity that could be sued or could lose more money than it's worth, but the value of a corporation can never fall below zero to the investors because the investors are not liable for the mistakes of the corporation.
公司是一个实体,它可能被起诉,或者亏损额超过了自身的价值,但是对于投资者而言,公司的价值永远不会小于零,因为投资者对公司的过失,不负有责任
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