to borrow
01
借, 借用
to use or take something belonging to someone else, with the idea of returning it
Transitive: to borrow sth | to borrow sth from sb
语法信息
形态构成
简单词
动作动词
规则
现在时
borrow
第三人称单数
borrows
现在分词
borrowing
一般过去时
borrowed
过去分词
borrowed
例子
Can I borrow your umbrella? It's raining outside, and I left mine at home.
我可以借你的伞吗？外面在下雨，我把我的伞忘在家里了。
02
借用, 从...获得灵感
to take or adopt external elements into one's own expression or creation
Transitive: to borrow external elements from sth
例子
Shakespeare borrowed many plot elements from existing stories for his plays.
莎士比亚为他的戏剧从现有故事中借用了许多情节元素。
