释义 |
owe | BrE əʊ, AmE oʊ | transitive verb ① (have as debt) 欠 qiàn ‹money›▸ I owe my father £10 for the ticket 我欠我父亲10镑票钱 ▸ to owe sb one, to owe sb a favour 欠某人一份人情 ② (be indebted for) 把…归因于 bǎ… guī yīn yú ‹life, invention›▸ he owes his success to luck, not ability 他把自己的成功归功于运气好,而不是靠能力 ▸ I owe my life to my wife 我妻子救了我的命 ▸ his style owes much to the Impressionists 他的风格深受印象派的影响 ③ (be morally bound to give) 应给予 yīng jǐyǔ ‹apology, explanation, thanks›▸ to owe it to oneself to do sth 认为自己应该做某事 ▸ you owe it to your parents to work hard 你应该努力工作以回报父母 |