use ... as an excuse ⇒ 他借口有事不来上班。 Tā jièkǒu yǒushì bù lái shàngbān. → He used the fact that he had things to do as an excuse not to go to work.
借据
IOU
借故
make an excuse
借端
use ... as a pretext
借词
loan word
借贷
( 借入 ) borrow money
借鉴
learn from ⇒ 借鉴别人的经验 Jièjiàn biérén de jīngyàn → learn from other people's experiences
假借
make use of
凭借
be based on ⇒ 公司凭借高质量的产品占领市场。 Gōngsī píngjiè gāo zhìliàng de chǎnpǐn zhànlǐng shìchǎng. → The company's domination of the market is based on the high quality of its products.
租借
rent
借刀杀人
get others to do one's dirty work
借尸还魂
come back in a new form
借酒浇愁
drown one's sorrows
借题发挥
use an excuse to hold forth
English translation of '借'
借
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动
(= 借入) borrow
⇒ 我从图书馆借了几本书。 (Wǒ cóng túshūguǎn jièle jǐ běn shū.) I borrowed some books from the library.
(= 借出) lend (pt, pp lent)
⇒ 请把词典借我用一下。 (Qǐng bǎ cídiǎn jiè wǒ yòng yīxià.) Please can you lend me your dictionary a moment?
(= 假托) use ... as a means of
⇒ 这家公司借广告欺骗消费者。 (Zhè jiā gōngsī jiè guǎnggào qīpiàn xiāofèizhě.) The company uses advertising as a means of cheating consumers.
(= 凭借) make use of
⇒ 我借此机会向大家表示感谢。 (Wǒ jiè cǐ jīhuì xiàng dàjiā biǎoshì gǎnxiè.) May I take this opportunity to express my thanks to all of you.