with obj.
1- take and use (something that belongs to someone else) with the intention of returning it借, 借入, 借用：
he had borrowed a car from one of his colleagues.
他向一个同事借了辆车。
1.1
- take and use (money) from a person or bank under an agreement to pay it back later, typically in instalments借（钱）（往往会以分期付款的方式偿还）。
1.2
- take and use (a book) from a library for a fixed period of time借（书）。
1.3
- take (a word, idea, or method) from another language, person, or source and use it in one's own language or work借用（词语）; 采用（意见, 方法）：
the term is borrowed from Greek.
这个术语是从希腊语中借过来的。
1.4
- Golf allow (a certain distance) when playing a shot to compensate for sideways motion of the ball due to a slope or other irregularity【高尔夫】借击上坡球使球滚回; 视风向（或穴周草地坡度）轻击球。
- Golf a slope or other irregularity on a golf course which must be compensated for when playing a shot【高尔夫】上坡。
USAGE
Some people confuse the two words lend and borrow, which have reciprocal but different meanings: see usage at LEND.
短语
be (living) on borrowed time
- used to convey that someone has continued to survive against expectations, with the implication that they will not do so for much longer生命意外延长的时间; 比预期稍长的有限时间。
borrow trouble
- N. Amer. take needless action that may have detrimental effects〈北美〉自找麻烦; 无事烦恼。
派生词
borrower
noun词源
Old English borgian 'borrow against security',of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German borgen.