1. A cousin is a collateral relative.
    表兄弟是旁系亲属。

1. collateral的翻译

1. He used his house as a collateral for the loan.
    他用房子作这笔贷款的担保品。

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1. 担保金;抵押物
    Collateral is money or property which is used as a guarantee that someone will repay a loan.

    e.g. Many people use personal assets as collateral for small business loans...
           很多人把个人财产用作小额商业贷款的抵押品。
    e.g. Most people here cannot borrow from banks because they lack collateral.
           由于拿不出东西作为抵押，这里大部分人无法从银行贷款。

1. a security pledged for the repayment of a loan

1. descended from a common ancestor but through different lines

    e.g. cousins are collateral relatives
           an indirect descendant of the Stuarts

    Synonym: indirect

2. situated or running side by side

    e.g. collateral ridges of mountains

3. accompany, concomitant

    e.g. collateral target damage from a bombing run

4. serving to support or corroborate

    e.g. collateral evidence

    Synonym: confirmativeconfirmingconfirmatorycorroborativecorroboratorysubstantiatingsubstantiativevalidatingvalidatoryverificatoryverifying