单词down-payment
na.: 分期付款的首次交款
网络: 首期按揭；首期付款；首付
（分期付款的）首期付款；预付金；订金:
a sum of money that is given as the first part of a larger payment
定金
The best that America"s reviled politicians could say was that the deal was a "down payment" on serious future spending cuts.
那些被舆论痛斥的政客所能说的最好听的话是，这桩预算案只是未来严厉削减开支计划的预付款而已。
How much is the down payment?
首期租金是多少？
however, this was just a taste, or down payment, of the ultimate fulfillment.
然而，这只是终极应验的预尝或预付款。
Lower prices have made a home more affordable to those who were conscientious in saving a down payment and are truly ready to purchase.
更低的价格让那些有能力用自己的储蓄支付定金，真正准备置业的人得到机会。
In Washington, the plan is often described as a down payment on the new green economy.
在华盛顿，该计划通常被认为是新的绿色经济的首期付款。
On January 26th he made what he called "a down-payment" on those pledges, signing two executive orders concerning greenhouse-gas emissions.
一月二十六号，他签署了两项有关温室气体排放的行政命令，并将此举戏称为是对当初那些承诺的“首付款”。
Buyers must make at least a 50% down payment on a second home , even if it is their first mortgage .
第二套房首付金额至少需达到房屋价值的50%，首次按揭也不例外。
The proposed change to a retirement age of 63 from 61 is just a modest down payment.
提议要把退休年龄从61岁推延到63岁，不过是微不足道的首期罢了。
This year already, authorities have raised the bank reserve requirement twice and increased the required down payment on land purchases.
今年以来，中国官方已两次上调银行存款准备金率，还提高了参与竞拍土地前需缴纳的保证金比例。
This week"s German plan to set up several bad banks was no more than a down payment on the restructuring ahead.
德国本周设立几家“坏账银行”的计划不过是为将来的重组预付定金罢了。