owe
美音:[əu
]
英音:[əu
]
vt.欠(债等),受到...的思想,感激,把...归功于 v.欠,应感激,应该把...归功于(to) vi.欠钱
难易程度:
owe为高中词汇
词频:2010
词形变化:
动词过去式:owed 过去分词:owed 现在分词:owing 第三人称单数:owes
近义词, 同义词
be in debt owe run up a billbe the duty of be incumbent on be responsible behoove befit promise owe enjoin require obligate
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owe
/əʊ; o/
v
1 (a) [Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr, Dn.n Dn.pr] ~ (sb) for sth; ~ sth (to sb) (for sth) be in debt to (sb) (for goods, etc) 欠（某人）债（因货物等）
*He still owes (us) for the goods he received last month. 他上月收到货物, 现在还欠着（我们）款呢.
* He owes (his father) 50. 他欠（他父亲）50英镑.
* He owes
50 to his father. 他欠他父亲50英镑.
(b) [Dn.pr] ~ sth to sb/sth recognize sb/sth as the cause or source of sth; be indebted to sb/sth for sth 将某事物归因、归源或归功于某人[某事物]
*He owes his success more to luck than to ability. 他认为他的成功是靠运气而不是因为自己有能力.
* We owe this discovery to Newton. 我们的这一发现归功于牛顿.
2 [Dn.n, Dn.pr] ~ sth to sb
(a) be under an obligation to sb; give sth as a duty to sb 对某人有义务; 对某人尽责
*owe loyalty to a political party, one's union, the company, etc 对某政党、联盟、公司等效忠.
(b) feel gratitude (to sb) in return for a service, favour, etc （对某人）感激, 感恩
*I owe my teachers and parents a great deal. 我深深感激师长与父母.
* I owe a lot to my wife and children. 我很感激我的妻子和孩子.
3 (idm 习语) the world owes one a living =>world.
v
1 (a) [Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr, Dn.n Dn.pr] ~ (sb) for sth; ~ sth (to sb) (for sth) be in debt to (sb) (for goods, etc) 欠（某人）债（因货物等）
*He still owes (us) for the goods he received last month. 他上月收到货物, 现在还欠着（我们）款呢.
* He owes (his father) 50. 他欠（他父亲）50英镑.
* He owes
50 to his father. 他欠他父亲50英镑.
(b) [Dn.pr] ~ sth to sb/sth recognize sb/sth as the cause or source of sth; be indebted to sb/sth for sth 将某事物归因、归源或归功于某人[某事物]
*He owes his success more to luck than to ability. 他认为他的成功是靠运气而不是因为自己有能力.
* We owe this discovery to Newton. 我们的这一发现归功于牛顿.
2 [Dn.n, Dn.pr] ~ sth to sb
(a) be under an obligation to sb; give sth as a duty to sb 对某人有义务; 对某人尽责
*owe loyalty to a political party, one's union, the company, etc 对某政党、联盟、公司等效忠.
(b) feel gratitude (to sb) in return for a service, favour, etc （对某人）感激, 感恩
*I owe my teachers and parents a great deal. 我深深感激师长与父母.
* I owe a lot to my wife and children. 我很感激我的妻子和孩子.
3 (idm 习语) the world owes one a living =>world.
owe
v [T]
1【money】
2【something done/given】
3 owe somebody an explanation/apology
4【help to achieve something】
5【good effect】
6 owe it to somebody to do something
7 owe it to yourself to do something
8 owe loyalty/allegiance etc to somebody
9 think that the world owes you a living
[Language: Old English;Origin: agan]
【MONEY】
to need to pay someone for something that they have done for you or sold to you, or to need to give someone back money that they have lent you
→borrow, lend lend
owe sb money/£10 etc
I owe my brother $50.
owe sb for sth
I still owe you for the taxi.
How much do I owe you (=often used to show that you want to pay for something) ?
owe sth to sb
the money owed to credit card companies
【SOMETHING DONE/GIVEN】
to feel that you should do something for someone or give someone something, because they have done something for you or given something to you
He asked for help from a colleague who owed him a favour .
owe sb a drink/letter etc
I owe Shaun a letter; I must write soon.
Thanks a lot for being so understanding about all this - I owe you one (=used to thank someone who has helped you, and to say that you are willing to help them in the future) !
owe sb
(=be in a position in which someone has helped you, so that you should help them)
Let's go and see Joe - he owes me!
owe sb an explanation/apology
to feel that you should give someone an explanation of why you did something, or say you are sorry
You owe him an apology.
【HELP TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING】
a) to have something or achieve something because of what someone else has done
owe sth to sb
He probably owes his life to her prompt action.
b) to know that someone's help has been important to you in achieving something
owe sb a lot/owe sb a great deal
'I owe my parents a lot,' he admitted.
He owes a great deal to his publishers.
owe it all to sb/owe everything to sb
I owe it all to you.
owe sb a debt (of gratitude)
the debt that we owe to our teachers
【GOOD EFFECT】
to be successful because of the good effect or influence of something or someone
owe to
Their success owes more to good luck than to careful management.
Pearson's work owed much to the research of his friend, Hugh Kingsmill.
owe it to sb to do sth
to feel you should do something for someone, because they have helped you or given you support
You owe it to your supporters not to give up now.
owe it to yourself to do sth
to feel you should try to achieve something because it is what you deserve
You owe it to yourself to take some time off.
owe loyalty/allegiance etc to sb
to have a duty to obey someone
provinces owing allegiance to the Emperor
think that the world owes you a living
to be unwilling to work in order to get things, and expect them to be provided for you - used to show disapproval
1【money】
2【something done/given】
3 owe somebody an explanation/apology
4【help to achieve something】
5【good effect】
6 owe it to somebody to do something
7 owe it to yourself to do something
8 owe loyalty/allegiance etc to somebody
9 think that the world owes you a living
[Language: Old English;Origin: agan]
【MONEY】
to need to pay someone for something that they have done for you or sold to you, or to need to give someone back money that they have lent you
→borrow, lend lend
owe sb money/£10 etc
I owe my brother $50.
owe sb for sth
I still owe you for the taxi.
How much do I owe you (=often used to show that you want to pay for something) ?
owe sth to sb
the money owed to credit card companies
【SOMETHING DONE/GIVEN】
to feel that you should do something for someone or give someone something, because they have done something for you or given something to you
He asked for help from a colleague who owed him a favour .
owe sb a drink/letter etc
I owe Shaun a letter; I must write soon.
Thanks a lot for being so understanding about all this - I owe you one (=used to thank someone who has helped you, and to say that you are willing to help them in the future) !
owe sb
(=be in a position in which someone has helped you, so that you should help them)
Let's go and see Joe - he owes me!
owe sb an explanation/apology
to feel that you should give someone an explanation of why you did something, or say you are sorry
You owe him an apology.
【HELP TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING】
a) to have something or achieve something because of what someone else has done
owe sth to sb
He probably owes his life to her prompt action.
b) to know that someone's help has been important to you in achieving something
owe sb a lot/owe sb a great deal
'I owe my parents a lot,' he admitted.
He owes a great deal to his publishers.
owe it all to sb/owe everything to sb
I owe it all to you.
owe sb a debt (of gratitude)
the debt that we owe to our teachers
【GOOD EFFECT】
to be successful because of the good effect or influence of something or someone
owe to
Their success owes more to good luck than to careful management.
Pearson's work owed much to the research of his friend, Hugh Kingsmill.
owe it to sb to do sth
to feel you should do something for someone, because they have helped you or given you support
You owe it to your supporters not to give up now.
owe it to yourself to do sth
to feel you should try to achieve something because it is what you deserve
You owe it to yourself to take some time off.
owe loyalty/allegiance etc to sb
to have a duty to obey someone
provinces owing allegiance to the Emperor
think that the world owes you a living
to be unwilling to work in order to get things, and expect them to be provided for you - used to show disapproval
1. But, in addition to that basically simple concept, the bank and its customer owe a large number of obligations to one another.
除了这一基本的简单的概念外，银行和储户彼此还需承担大量义务。
2. We owe a lot to the birds and beasts who eat insects.
我们十分感激食虫的飞禽和走兽.
3. We owe a lot to the birds and beasts who eat insects but all of them put together kill only a fraction of the number destroyed by spiders.
我们要十分感谢那些吃昆虫的鸟和兽，然而把它们所杀死的昆虫全部加在一起也只相当于蜘蛛所消灭的一小部分。
4. We did owe nearly a pound, but I´ve been paying it off a little at a time."
我们确实欠过近一镑的钱，可我一直在一点一点地还。”
5. To Annie I owe thanks for this priceless gift of speech. It has helped me to serve others.
我得感激安妮给了我说话能力这个无价之宝，她帮助我为别人服务。
6. How much did you say we owe?"
刚才你说我们欠多少？”
7. "that you owe much to Mrs. Reed.
“你受着里德太太的恩惠，
8. "How much rent do we owe now?"
“我们现在欠了多少房租？“
9. "We owe the baker eight shillings for the bread he let us have while you were not working, and there´s another twelve shillings we owe for groceries.
“我们欠面包店老板八先令，这是你失业时我们吃他的面包欠的钱。还有食品杂货钱十二先令。
10. "The best way is to write out a list of everything we owe; then we shall know exactly where we are.
“最好把我们所欠的款项列出来，那样我们就会知道我们到底欠多少。
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除了这一基本的简单的概念外，银行和储户彼此还需承担大量义务。
2. We owe a lot to the birds and beasts who eat insects.
我们十分感激食虫的飞禽和走兽.
3. We owe a lot to the birds and beasts who eat insects but all of them put together kill only a fraction of the number destroyed by spiders.
我们要十分感谢那些吃昆虫的鸟和兽，然而把它们所杀死的昆虫全部加在一起也只相当于蜘蛛所消灭的一小部分。
4. We did owe nearly a pound, but I´ve been paying it off a little at a time."
我们确实欠过近一镑的钱，可我一直在一点一点地还。”
5. To Annie I owe thanks for this priceless gift of speech. It has helped me to serve others.
我得感激安妮给了我说话能力这个无价之宝，她帮助我为别人服务。
6. How much did you say we owe?"
刚才你说我们欠多少？”
7. "that you owe much to Mrs. Reed.
“你受着里德太太的恩惠，
8. "How much rent do we owe now?"
“我们现在欠了多少房租？“
9. "We owe the baker eight shillings for the bread he let us have while you were not working, and there´s another twelve shillings we owe for groceries.
“我们欠面包店老板八先令，这是你失业时我们吃他的面包欠的钱。还有食品杂货钱十二先令。
10. "The best way is to write out a list of everything we owe; then we shall know exactly where we are.
“最好把我们所欠的款项列出来，那样我们就会知道我们到底欠多少。
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