| 释义 |
owe /əʊ/ vt. | vi. | phr.
❶ vt.
1. 欠
owe a hundred and eighty nine pounds 欠189英镑
owe ten dollars to a friend 欠朋友10美元
owe the landlord two months' rent 欠房东2个月的房租
Most of that country's external debt is owed to private banks. 那个国家外债的大部分是向私营银行借的。
And now, add it all up and tell me how much I owe you. 好，把货款加起来，告诉我一共该付你多少钱。
2. 应感激
We owe our parents a lot. 我们得大大感激我们的父母。
3. 应该把…归功于 (to)
She owes her success to hard work. 她把成功归因于辛勤工作。
I owe my life to you. 全亏你我才能活下来。
Six British workers in 100 owe their jobs to tourism. 每100个英国工人中有6个工人靠旅游业工作。
4. 应给予；应该(或有必要)做
owe sb. thanks 应向某人致谢
I owe him a letter. 我应该给他写一封信。
You owe yourself a subscription. 你该给自己订阅一份。
The bank and its customer owe a large number of obligations to one another. 银行和主顾彼此都应负很多义务。
Neither he nor Melanie owes me any explanation. 他和梅拉尼都没有必要对我作解释。
5. 怀有
owe sb. a grudge 对某人心怀怨恨
6. 〈古〉拥有
❷ vi.
欠钱
He still owes for his house. 他还欠着买房子的钱。
[< OE āgan to own, have obligation to; 与 OSax ēgan, OHG eigan 有关] phr. owe it to oneself to do sth. 认为自己应该做某事，认为自己有必要做某事 We owe it to ourselves to explain how it all happened.我们认为有必要解释一下事情发生的经过。He has owed it to himself for a long while to do some serious reading.他早就认为自己应该认真读点书了。owe sb. one 〈口〉欠某人的人情 |