owe
[əu]
vt.欠(债, 钱, 人情等), 应当给予, 感激, 把...归功于
例句与用法:
I owe you one.
我欠你一个人情。
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。
I owe a lot to my wife and children.
我很感激我的妻子和孩子。
词形变化:
动词过去式: owed | 动词过去分词: owed | 动词现在分词: owing | 动词第三人称单数: owes |
详细释义:
vt.[W]
1. 欠(债等)[(+to/for)][O1]
I owe the landlord one hundred dollars./I owe one hundred dollars to the landlord.
我欠房东一百美元。
2. (应)感激[(+to)][O1]
We owe a great deal to our parents.
我们深受父母之恩。
3. 应该把……归功于[(+to)]
We owe to Newton the principle of gravitation.
我们全靠牛顿才知道引力的原理。
4. 应给予; 应该做[(+to)][O1]
You owe yourself a holiday.
你应该给自己安排个假期。
vi.
欠钱
I still owe for my car.
我还欠着买汽车的钱。