owe

[əu]

vt.欠（债, 钱, 人情等）, 应当给予, 感激, 把...归功于

vt.[W]

1. 欠(债等)[(+to/for)][O1]

I owe the landlord one hundred dollars./I owe one hundred dollars to the landlord.

我欠房东一百美元。

2. (应)感激[(+to)][O1]

We owe a great deal to our parents.

我们深受父母之恩。

3. 应该把……归功于[(+to)]

We owe to Newton the principle of gravitation.

我们全靠牛顿才知道引力的原理。

4. 应给予; 应该做[(+to)][O1]

You owe yourself a holiday.

你应该给自己安排个假期。

vi.

欠钱

I still owe for my car.

我还欠着买汽车的钱。

词形变化

动词过去式: owed | 动词过去分词: owed | 动词现在分词: owing | 动词第三人称单数: owes |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.欠债; 感激

be indebted  be obliged  be liable  

反义:

vt.欠(债等)

pay  

英英释义

动词 owe:

be obliged to pay or repay

be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense

be in debt

补充

oweowe英:[əu] 美:[o]vt.1.欠…债; 应当给予He paid me the ten dollars he owed me.他已还了欠我的十美元。You still owe so much debt.你还欠这么多债。You owe yourself a holiday.你应该休息一天。2.应把…归功于He owes his good health to plenty of exercise and a regular life.他把他身体健康归功于运动和有规律的生活。I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。3.感激He gave me a lot of help.I owed much to him.他给我许多帮助, 我非常感激他。

例句

1. I'm broke and owe a couple of million dollars.我破产了, 还欠了几百万美元的债。 2. I owe you 50 euros.我欠你50欧元。 3. You owe me five pounds.你欠我5英镑。 4. Blake already owed him nearly £50.布莱克已经欠他差不多50英镑了。 5. I always suspected she owed her first job to her friendship with Roger.我一直怀疑她仗着自己是罗杰的朋友才得到第一份工作。 6. He owed his survival to his strength as a swimmer.他是因为水性好才幸免于难的。 7. The fruit owes its extraordinary aroma to a mixture of three main chemicals.这种水果独特的芳香来自于3种主要化学物质的混合。 8. Alfred owed everything to him.艾尔弗雷德能拥有这一切都要感谢他。 9. I owe him my life.多亏他我才活了下来。 10. I owe you an apology.我应该向你道歉。 11. We owe you our thanks, Dr Marlowe.马洛医生, 我们应该向你致谢。 12. Neither he nor Melanie owe me any explanation.他和梅拉妮都不需要对我作任何解释。 13. Of course she would have to send a letter; she owed it to the family.她当然得写封信回去, 跟家里联系是应该的。 14. I can't go. I owe it to him to stay and help.我不能去。我应该留下来帮他。 15. You owe it to yourself to get some professional help.为了自己, 你应该找专业人士帮助。 16. He still owes for his house.他因买房还欠着债。 17. to owe money to the bank欠银行钱 18. She told me that she didn't owe him when she left.她告诉我说，在她离开他时，她不欠他的情。 19. He owed his fame to good fortune.他把他获得的名望归因于好运。 20. I owe you thanks for helping me.对你的帮助，我应向你表示感谢。 21. to owe someone regrets应向某人致歉 22. He owed me a bias.他对我怀有偏见。 23. I neither lend nor owe.我既没把钱借出也没欠债。 24. they have denied they owe money to the company.他们否认欠公司钱。 25. [with two objs]you owe me £19.50 for the electricity bill.你欠我19.50英镑的电费。 26. I owe you for the taxi.我欠你出租车费。 27. I owe it to him to explain what's happened.我应该向他解释所发生的事 。 28. [with two objs]I owe you an apology.我应该对你道歉。 29. champagne houses owe their success to brand image.香槟酒店的成功要归功于品牌形象。 30. I owe my life to you.我应该感谢你救了我的命。 31. you owe it to yourself to take care of your body.为了你自己你必须爱护你的身体。 32. thanks, I owe you one for this.谢了，为这个我欠你的情。 33. they think the world owes them a living.他们认为这个世界应该白白养活他们。 34. I owe Katrina a lot of money.我欠卡特里娜很多钱。 35. I owe a lot of money to Katrina.我欠卡特里娜很多钱。 36. I still owe you for that bread you bought yesterday.你昨天给我买了面包，我现在还没有付钱给你呢。 37. Claudia owes me an explanation.克劳迪娅应该给我一个解释。 38. I owe you an apology.我应当向你道歉。 39. She said she owes her success to hard work and determination.她说，她应当把自己的成功归因于努力工作和决心。 40. I still owe money on the car. [=I have not yet paid back all the money I borrowed to buy the car]我还没还清买车的借款。 41. We owe no income tax.我们不欠所得税。 42. He owes me $5.他欠我5美元。 43. Don't I owe money to you? = Don't I owe you money?我不欠你钱吧？ 44. I owe the bank a lot of money.我欠银行很多钱。 45. Additional payments are owed on the mortgage.按揭贷款要交一些额外的费用。 46. How much is owed? = What is the amount owed?欠多少款？ 47. How much do I owe (you) for this?我买这个要付（你）多少钱？ 48. I still owe on the car.我还没还清买车的借款。 49. I owe you a drink/favor.我该请你喝一杯/欠你一个人情。 50. I owe you my thanks.我很感谢你。 51. (informal) What do you mean you won't help? You owe me!你说不帮我是什么意思？你欠我的！ 52. She still owes me for all the times I've helped her out.对于我每次为让她走出困境而给予的帮助，她仍心怀感激。 53. Thanks for your help. I owe you one. [=I will give you help when you need it]谢谢你的帮助，我欠你个人情！ 54. You owe me an explanation.你应该给我一个解释。 55. I owe you an apology.我应该向你道歉。 56. The senator is owed a degree of respect. [=the senator deserves some respect]那位参议员值得尊敬。 57. We owe it to the veterans to build a memorial. [=we should build a memorial to honor and thank the veterans]我们应该为老兵们建一座纪念碑。 58. You owe it to yourself to have fun. [=you deserve to let yourself have fun]你该让自己开心地玩一下了。 59. He owes it to himself to travel while he still can.他该趁自己身体还行的时候去旅行一下。 60. She owes her family for her success. [=her family enabled her to become successful]她的成功归功于她的家庭。 61. I owe my success to my teachers. [=my teachers deserve credit for my success]我的成功归功于我的恩师们。 62. She owes her success to hard work. [=she has succeeded because of hard work]她的成功靠的是勤奋工作。 63. He owes his wealth to his father.他的富有归功于他的父亲。 64. He owes his fame to several movies. [=he is famous because he was in several movies]他这么有名归功于几部电影。 65. His success owes more to luck than skill. [=is more because of luck than skill]他的成功更多的是依靠运气而不是技能。 66. I owe my life to the surgeon's skill. [=the surgeon's skill saved my life]外科医生的医术挽救了我的生命。 67. We owe our understanding of gravity to Newton.全靠牛顿我们才理解了重力。