音标：[kә'lætәrәl]
a. 并行的, 附随的, 旁系的
n. 旁系亲属, 担保品
【医】 侧的, 副的; 侧突(轴索); 络(针灸)
【经】 担保品, 抵押品, 证券担保

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collateral的短语、例句：

collateral adj 1 side by side; parallel 并排的; 平行的; 并行的. 2 connected but less important; additional 有关的（但为次要的）; 附属的; 附带的; 附加的
collateral evidence 旁证
a collateral aim 附带的目的. 3 descended from the same ancestor, but by a different line 同一祖先而不同支的; 旁系的
a collateral branch of the family 这家族的旁支. collateral, n [U] (also collateral security) property pledged as a guarantee for the repayment of a loan 抵押物; 担保品
The bank will insist on collateral for a loan of that size. 银行对这样的大笔贷款一定要有抵押物.