mortgage /ˈmɔ:ɡisʒ/ I. n. ［u］ & ［c］抵押(借款)：lend money on mortgage 抵押贷款 The bank refused to accept any mortgage on land. 银行拒绝接受任何土地抵押。‖II. vt. 抵压； The house is mortgaged to the bank for twenty thousand dollars. 这房子以两万美元押给银行。