🔑bor·rowBrE/ˈbɒrəʊ/NAmE/ˈbɑːroʊ/, /ˈbɔːroʊ/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyborrowBrE/ˈbɒrəʊ/NAmE/ˈbɑːroʊ/, /ˈbɔːroʊ/present simple - he / she / itborrowsBrE/ˈbɒrəʊz/NAmE/ˈbɑːroʊz/, /ˈbɔːroʊz/past simpleborrowedBrE/ˈbɒrəʊd/NAmE/ˈbɑːroʊd/, /ˈbɔːroʊd/past participleborrowedBrE/ˈbɒrəʊd/NAmE/ˈbɑːroʊd/, /ˈbɔːroʊd/ -ing formborrowingBrE/ˈbɒrəʊɪŋ/NAmE/ˈbɑːroʊɪŋ/, /ˈbɔːroʊɪŋ/🔑[T]totakeandusesththatbelongstosbelse, andreturnittothematalatertime借;借用◆~sthCanIborrowyourumbrella? 借你的伞用一下行吗?◆~sthfromsb/sthMemberscanborrowuptotenbooksfromthelibraryatanyonetime. 会员在图书馆每次最多可借十本书。◆~sthoffsb(BrE, informal) IborrowedtheDVDoffmybrother. 我从我哥哥那里借了这张 DVD。➡ comparelend (1) borrow / lend
These two words are often confused. You borrow something from someone else, while they lend it to you.这两个词常被混淆,借入用 borrow,借出用 lend:◆Can I borrow your pen?我可以借用你的钢笔吗?◆Can I borrow a pen from you?我可以借用你的钢笔吗?◆Here, I'll lend you my pen.喏,我把钢笔借给你。