owe

/əʊ/ v.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

欠（钱）；欠债；感激；归功于

释义与例句

v. 欠（钱）；欠债
to have to pay or repay money to someone
  1. I owe my brother fifty pounds.
    我欠哥哥五十英镑。
  2. The company owes millions to its suppliers.
    这家公司欠供应商数百万元。
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  1. How much do we still owe on the loan?
    这笔贷款我们还欠多少钱？
v. 感激；归功于
to feel grateful to someone, or to have something because of someone or something
  1. I owe you a favour for helping me move.
    你帮我搬家，我欠你一个人情。
  2. She owes her success to years of hard work.
    她把自己的成功归功于多年的努力。
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  1. We owe our teachers a great debt of gratitude.
    我们对老师怀有深深的感激之情。

词族与关联词

易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • own 拥有；自己的
    owe /əʊ/ 表示欠钱、感激或归功于；own /əʊn/ 表示拥有，或作形容词表示“自己的”，不要混淆拼写和词义。
    They own a small house near the coast. 他们在海边拥有一栋小房子。
常见搭配
  • owe someone money 欠某人钱
    He owes several people money and cannot repay them yet. 他欠几个人的钱，目前还无力偿还。
  • owe a debt of gratitude 心怀感激；感激不尽
    We owe a debt of gratitude to everyone who volunteered. 我们深深感激每一位志愿者。