escape valve

/ɪˈskeɪp ˌvælv/· 名词短语(比喻用法)

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escape valve
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Chinese meaning

缓huǎn冲chōng出chū口kǒu;释shì放fàng压yā力lì的de机jī制zhì(喻yù)

原yuán指zhǐ锅guō炉lú上shàng放fàng蒸zhēng汽qì的de泄xiè压yā阀fá,引yǐn申shēn为wèi任rèn何hé让ràng压yā力lì有yǒu处chù可kě泄xiè的de出chū口kǒu

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PIK条tiáo款kuǎn让ràng借jiè款kuǎn人rén延yán后hòu付fù现xiàn金jīn利lì息xī

Example

payments in kind (PIK) have become a widely-used “sweetener” in the private credit space, a sort of escape valve for borrowers that allows borrowers to defer cash interest payments.

实shí物wù支zhī付fù(PIK)已yǐ成chéng为wéi私sī募mù信xìn贷dài领lǐng域yù一yì种zhǒng被bèi广guǎng泛fàn使shǐ用yòng的de「甜tián头tóu」条tiáo款kuǎn,相xiāng当dāng于yú给gěi借jiè款kuǎn人rén提tí供gōng了le一yí个gè缓huǎn冲chōng出chū口kǒu,让ràng他tā们men得dé以yǐ推tuī迟chí支zhī付fù现xiàn金jīn利lì息xī。

Source: PYMNTS · 11 Aug 2026

Background ✎

私sī募mù信xìn贷dài公gōng司sī据jù报bào正zhèng收shōu紧jǐn「实shí物wù支zhī付fù」这zhè一yī让ràng借jiè款kuǎn人rén延yán后hòu付fù现xiàn金jīn利lì息xī的de缓huǎn冲chōng机jī制zhì。

Roots · etymology

无明确词源记录,属工业机械隐喻用语

  • escape(逃逸,出)+valve(阀门)

Collocations

  • serve as an escape valve / act as an escape valve / a social escape valve

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