to owe
01
欠, 负债
to have the responsibility of paying someone back a certain amount of money that was borrowed
Ditransitive: to owe sb a sum of money | to owe a sum of money to sb
语法信息
形态构成
简单词
状态动词
规则
现在时
owe
第三人称单数
owes
现在分词
owing
一般过去时
owed
过去分词
owed
例子
I owe my friend $50 from last month when he covered my dinner expenses.
上个月我朋友帮我付了晚餐钱，我欠他50美元。
02
欠, 感激
to carry a sense of gratitude, recognition, or indebtedness toward someone or something for intellectual or abstract contributions
Ditransitive: to owe an abstract achievement or quality to sb/sth
例子
I owe my clarity of thought to the insightful teachings of my philosophy professor.
我思想的清晰性归功于我的哲学教授富有洞察力的教导。
03
欠, 负债
to be under an obligation to repay something, typically money, to a person, entity, or organization for something they have done
例子
The company owes its suppliers for the raw materials received.
该公司欠其供应商收到的原材料款项。
