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| 1 | to legally have something , especially because you have bought it （尤指因买下而）拥有，有 |
| I’ ve always wanted to own a little cabin in the woods. 我一直希望在树林里拥有一座小木屋。 |
| Before she died, she had given away nearly everything she owned. 她死前几乎把自己所有的东西都送人了。 |
| Larry doesn’ t own a car – in fact, he doesn’ t even know how to drive. 拉里没有车，实际上，他甚至根本不会开车。 |
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| 2 | old-fashioned to admit that something is true 承认 |
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| - | do sth as if you own the place
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| to behave in an annoying way that shows that you think you can do whatever you want |
| 像是在自己的地盘上做某事 |
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| The new president’ s friends have been strutting around town as if they owned the place. 新总统的朋友在城里大摇大摆，好像是在他们自己的地盘上似的。 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌown ˈup |
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| | to admit that you have done something bad or embarrassing 承认（错误） | Dan could have made this whole thing go away simply by owning up. 丹当时只要承认了就一切都没事了。 | | +to Two local students later owned up to the prank. 两个当地学生后来承认了这起恶作剧。 | |
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