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owe

美 [oʊ]英 [əʊ]
  • vt.欠(情);归功于;归因于;(对位高权重者)忠诚,服从;起源于

过去式: owed 现在分词: owing 过去分词: owed 第三人称单数: owes

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verb

1

欠(债);欠(账)
to have to pay sb for sth that you have already received or return money that you have borrowed

She still owes her father £3 000.

她还欠她父亲3 000英镑。

She still owes £3 000 to her father.

她还欠她父亲3 000英镑。

The country owes billions of dollars to foreign creditors.

这个国家欠外国债权人数十亿元。

How much do I owe you for the groceries?

买这些杂货我得给你多少钱?

I'm still owed three days' leave.

还欠我三天假呢。

2

欠(情)
to feel that you ought to do sth for sb or give them sth, especially because they have done sth for you

I owe a debt of gratitude to all my family.

我很感激我的全家人。

You owe it to your staff to be honest with them.

与下属坦诚相待,这是你对他们应有的态度。

You owe me a favour!

你还欠我个人情哪!

Thanks for sticking up for me─I owe you one (= I owe you a favour) .

谢谢你支持我——我欠你一个情。

I think you owe us an explanation.

我认为你应当给我们一个解释。

I think we're owed an apology.

我认为得有人向我们道歉。

3

归因于;归功于;起源于
to exist or be successful because of the help or influence of sb/sth

He owes his success to hard work.

他的成功是靠勤奋工作。

The play owes much to French tragedy.

这部戏颇受法国悲剧的影响。

I owe everything to him.

我的一切都归功于他。

I owe him everything.

我的一切都归功于他。

I knew that I owed the surgeon my life.

我明白外科医生救了我的命。

4

(对位高权重者)忠诚,服从
to have to obey or be loyal to sb who is in a position of authority or power

owe

频次

  • 1
    VERB 欠(钱);欠(债);欠(账)
    If you owe money to someone, they have lent it to you and you have not yet paid it back. You can also say that the money is owing .

    The company owes money to more than 60 banks...

    这家公司欠下60多家银行的债。

  • 2
    VERB 应把…归因(于);应把…归功(于)
    If someone or something owes a particular quality or their success to a person or thing, they only have it because of that person or thing.

    I always suspected she owed her first job to her friendship with Roger...

    我一直怀疑她仗着自己是罗杰的朋友才得到第一份工作。

  • 3
    VERB 欠(情);感激
    If you say that you owe a great deal to someone or something, you mean that they have helped you or influenced you a lot, and you feel very grateful to them.

    As a professional composer I owe much to Radio 3...

    作为一名职业作曲家,我十分感激第三电台。

  • 4
    VERB 应归因;应归功
    If you say that something owes a great deal to a person or thing, you mean that it exists, is successful, or has its particular form mainly because of them.

    The island's present economy owes a good deal to whisky distilling...

    该岛当前的经济发展主要归功于蒸馏法酿造威士忌酒行业。

  • 5
    VERB 应该给予(某人感激、尊重、忠诚等)
    If you say that you owe someone gratitude, respect, or loyalty, you mean that they deserve it from you.

    Perhaps we owe these people more respect...

    也许我们应该给予这些人更多的尊重。

  • 6
    VERB 应该为(某人做);有必要为(某人做)
    If you say that you owe it to someone to do something, you mean that you should do that thing because they deserve it.

    I can't go. I owe it to him to stay...

    我不能走。看在他的分上我也该留下来。

  • 7
    PREP-PHRASE 由于;因为
    You use owing to when you are introducing the reason for something.

    He was out of work owing to a physical injury...

    他因为受伤而失业了。

  • 8
    the world owes someone a living→ see:world

verb

1
be in debt
She owes me $200
I still owe for the car
The thesis owes much to his adviser
2
be obliged to pay or repay
3
be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense
This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory

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  1. I 'll repay the money I owe them next week .

    我将在下个星期偿还欠他们的钱。

  2. I have every intention of paying her back what I owe her .

    我一心想把我欠她的还给她。

  3. I 'm still owed three days ' leave .

    还欠我三天假呢。

  4. £ 100 is still owing on the loan .

    还有100英镑贷款未还。

  5. I think you owe us an explanation .

    我认为你应当给我们一个解释。

  6. Did he ever pay you back that $ 100 he owes you ?

    他把欠你的100块钱还给你没有?

  7. He owes his success to hard work .

    他的成功是靠勤奋工作。

  8. The project was running late owing to unforeseen circumstances .

    这个项目因意外情况而拖延了。

  9. She still owes £ 3 000 to her father .

    她还欠她父亲3000英镑。

  10. Thanks for sticking up for me ─ I owe you one .

    谢谢你支持我——我欠你一个情。

  11. I think you owe me an apology , young lady !

    小姐,我认为你应该向我道歉!

  12. She owes money right and left .

    她到处欠债。

  13. She still owes her father £ 3 000 .

    她还欠她父亲3000英镑。

  14. I owe a debt of gratitude to all my family .

    我很感激我的全家人。

  15. You owe me 27 dollars ? Make it 30 , that 's a good round number .

    你欠我27元?凑到30吧,讨个整数好记。

  16. Anyway , to put it simply , we still owe them £ 2 000 .

    反正简单地说,我们还欠他们2000英镑。

  17. The country owes billions of dollars to foreign creditors .

    这个国家欠外国债权人数十亿元。

  18. Champagne houses owe their success to brand image .

    香槟公司的成功在于他们的品牌形象。

  19. Steve finally coughed up the money he owed us .

    史蒂夫最终勉强归还了他欠我们的钱。

  20. I owe you a great debt of gratitude .

    我对你感激不尽。

  21. I don 't want to press the point , but you do owe me $ 200 .

    我不想老提这一点,但你确实欠我200元钱。

  22. You owe him an apology for what you said .

    你要为你所说的话向他道歉。

  23. You owe it to your staff to be honest with them .

    与下属坦诚相待,这是你对他们应有的态度。

  24. How much do I owe you for the groceries ?

    买这些杂货我得给你多少钱?

  25. She finally coughed up the money she owed .

    她最终勉强归还了她的欠款。

  26. And then there 's the little matter of the fifty pounds you owe me .

    还有件小事儿,你欠我五十英镑呢。

  27. The game was cancelled owing to torrential rain .

    比赛因大雨取消了。

  28. Here 's the £ 10 I owe you ─ now we 're square .

    这是我欠你的10英镑——这下我们两清了。

  29. I tackled him about the money he owed me .

    我就他欠我钱的事与他进行了交涉。

  30. I think we 're owed an apology .

    我认为得有人向我们道歉。

  • 词语搭配

owe与以下词性连用

n.

owe a debt

欠债

owe money

欠钱

owe taxes

欠税

owe a great deal to someone

大大得益于某人

owe someone an apology

欠某人个道歉