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| /ˈbɒrəʊ/ |
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| 1 | T to receive and use something that belongs to someone else , and promise to give it back to them later 借入；借来 |
| Can I borrow your calculator? 我能借用你的计算器吗？ |
| borrow sth from sb/sth I borrowed a camera from Alex. 我向亚历克斯借了架照相机。 |
| | 1a | I/T to borrow money , especially from a bank . Money that you borrow is called a loan loan.（尤指从银行）借（钱） | | We borrowed £20,000 to start up the business. 我们借款20000英镑来创办企业。 | | borrow heavily He’ d borrowed heavily to pay for the car. 他借了巨款来买这辆车。 | |
| | 1b | T to borrow books from a library （从图书馆）借（书） | |
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| 2 | I/T to use an idea , method , phrase etc that was first used by another person or in another place or situation 借用，采用（他人的观点、方法等） |
| borrow sth from sb/sth His speech was, to borrow a phrase from Shakespeare, ‘full of sound and fury’ . 他的演说，借用莎士比亚的话来说，就是“充满吵闹”。 |
| English is full of words that have been borrowed from other languages. 英语中充满了从其他语言借用来的单词。 |
| borrow freely/heavily His designs borrow freely from ancient Egyptian art. 他的设计大量借鉴了古埃及艺术风格。 |
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| - | (living) on borrowed time
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| likely to fail or die very soon |
| 撑不了多久；可能很快失败（或死亡） |
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| LEFENTRY: borrow | | | | If you borrow something, someone gives it to you and you agree to give it back如果你borrow某物，别人把东西给你而且你同意归还: Please may I borrow your umbrella? 我能借你的伞用一下吗？ He borrowed an umbrella from his friend. 他向朋友借了把伞。If you lend something, you give it to someone else and they agree to give it back to you如果你lend某物，你把东西给别人而且他们同意归还给你: Could you lend me your umbrella? 你能把伞借给我吗？ She lent me her umbrella. 她把伞借给了我。 | | | |
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