Owe
[ əu ]
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vt. 欠…债;感激;应归功于;怀有情感;
📝 例句
I owe you an apology for what I did last night.
我应该为昨天晚上的事向你道歉。
We are instructed by our clients that you owe them 300.
我们的委托人通知我们说你欠他们300英镑.
I owe it to you that I am still alive.
幸亏有你我现在才仍然活着。
I owe you a debt of gratitude for what you've done.
对你所做的事, 我欠你一份人情债.
Add up all the money I owe you.
把我应付你的钱都加在一起.
🌱 联想助记
【串】太阳下生活着we(我们),把太阳owe(感激),早晨张开eye(眼睛),把世界用七彩dye(染料)
【记】※ o-拼音“鸥”,we-我们:海鸥说我们都欠它的债
※ owe-归功于,power-能力:他把成功归功于自己的能力
※o-似“鸡蛋”,we-我们:很感激欠我们鸡蛋的人终于还了欠债
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
owe
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, 现在还欠著（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、 归源或归功於某人[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於牛顿.
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.
🎯 考研助记
owe→o(=oh)+we(pron. 我们)→Oh，我们 欠了别人不少钱啊
🔁 扩展释义
*[әu]vt. 亏欠, 负...债, 归功于, 怀有, 应给予, 感恩vi. 欠钱【经】 欠(债等); 应付的相关词组: owe sb ill will owe sb for sth owe sth to sb
📖 同为「MBA」词汇
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Do you direct comedies?
您导演喜剧吗？
I can wait all my life, sir.
先生，我可以等一辈子。
Is Mr Brain in?
布雷恩先生在家吗？