单词 | borrow |
释义 | borrow v[I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) (from sb/sth) 1 receive or obtain (sth) temporarily (from sb/sth), with the promise or intention of returning it (向某人[从某处])借(某物) borrow (money) from the bank, a friend 向银行、朋友借(钱) I´ve forgotten my pen. Could I borrow yours? 我忘了带笔. 可以借用一下你的吗? borrow a book from the library 向图书馆借书. Cf 参看 lend. 2 (a) take and use (sth) as one´s own; copy (sth) 将别人的(某物)当作自己的来使用; 抄袭(某事物) borrow freely from other writers 肆意抄袭其他作者的作品 borrow sb´s ideas, methods 采用某人的想法、方法 Handel borrowed music from other composers. 韩德尔的作品借鉴了其他作曲家的乐曲. (b) (of a language) adopt (a word or phrase) from another language (指某语言)借用(另一种语言的词语) The expression `nouveau riche´ is borrowed from French. `nouveau riche´(暴发户)这个词是从法语借来的. 3 (idm 习语) (be living on) borrowed time period of time for which one continues living after an illness or a crisis which might have caused one to die (大难未死)继续活著的一段时间. |
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