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owe

verb
 
/əʊ/
/əʊ/
not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they owe
/əʊ/
/əʊ/
he / she / it owes
/əʊz/
/əʊz/
past simple owed
/əʊd/
/əʊd/
past participle owed
/əʊd/
/əʊd/
past simple owing
/ˈəʊɪŋ/
/ˈəʊɪŋ/
past participle owing
/ˈəʊɪŋ/
/ˈəʊɪŋ/
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  1.  
     to have to pay somebody for something that you have already received or return money that you have borrowed欠（债）；欠（账）
    • owe somebody something She still owes her father £3 000.她还欠她父亲 3 000 英镑。
    • (figurative) I'm still owed three days' leave.还欠我三天假。
    • owe something He owes more money than he can afford to pay. 他欠的钱超过了他的支付能力。
    • Exactly how much do we owe?我们到底欠了多少？
    • owe something to somebody 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.这个国家欠外国债主数十亿美元。
    • owe something to somebody for something Most hospitals owe money to pharmaceutical companies for medicines and equipment. 大多数医院欠制药公司药品和设备的钱。
    • owe somebody something for something How much do I owe you for the groceries?买这些杂货我得给你多少钱？
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  2.  
     to feel that you ought to do something for somebody or give them something, especially because they have done something for you欠（情）
    • owe something to somebody 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。
    • I owe a duty to my family.我对我的家庭负有责任。
    • owe somebody something You owe me a favour!你还欠我一个人情！
    • 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。
    The passive is not used in this meaning except with a person as the subject: An apology is owed to us.
  3. to exist or be successful because of the help or influence of somebody/something归因于；归功于；起源于
    • owe something to somebody/something 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。
    • The town owes its existence to the minerals that lie below the mountains.这座城镇的存在归功于山下的矿藏。
    • owe somebody something 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. owe allegiance/loyalty/obedience (to somebody) (formal) to have to obey and support somebody who is in a position of authority or power（对位高权重者）忠诚，服从
    • All serfs owed allegiance to a lord.所有的农奴都效忠于一个领主。
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    5. Word OriginOld English āgan ‘own, have it as an obligation’, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit īs ‘possess, own’.

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