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owe obj HAVE DEBTSHEJ, $oJv [T not be owing]to need to pay or give (something) to (someone) because they have lent money to you, or in exchange for something they have done for you欠（债等），应该（向某人）付出The police believe that he may have killed himself because he owed so much money.警察认为他可能是自杀，因为他欠了那么多钱。My boss owes me for the extra work I did last weekend.上周末我干的额外的活老板还没付我钱呢。I owe Janet ￡10./I owe ￡10 to Janet. [+ two objects]我欠詹妮特10 英镑。You owe me a beer. [+ two objects]你欠我一杯啤酒。(fml) We owe you our thanks, doctor/We owe our thanks to you, doctor. [+ two objects]我们还得好好感谢你呢，医生。I think you owe (= should give) me an explanation. [+ two objects]我想你得向我解释一下。(infml) Thanks for the help, Bill -- I won't forget that I owe you one (= that I should do something for you because you have done something for me).谢谢你的帮助，比尔----我不会忘记我欠你一份情。(infml) To owe someone a living is to have a duty to take care of them, whether they deserve it or not.有义务照顾He seems to think the world owes him a living.他似乎认为世人都有义务照顾他。No-one owes you a living.没人非得照顾你。If you owe it to yourself (to do something) you feel it is necessary to do something which will be good for you although it might hurt others.认为自己该做You owe it to yourself to ask the children to leave home now they are both over thirty.你应该叫两个孩子离家独立生活，既然他们都三十多岁了。[IOU]
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