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| /ˈbɒrəʊɪŋ/ |
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| 1 | U the practice of borrowing money 借款；贷款 |
| The cost of borrowing has risen again. 贷款的费用又上涨了。 |
| | 1a | plural money owed by a business , country , or organization （企业、国家或组织的）欠款总额 | | an Internet start-up with borrowings of over £10 million 欠款一千多万英镑的新兴网络公司 | |
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| 2 | C linguistics a word or phrase that comes from another language 借用词语；外来语 |
| a borrowing from French 从法语借用的词 |
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