| 单词 | owe |
| 释义 | owe (once / 80 pages) v People owe things when they're in debt to someone. A friend can owe you a favor, and your employer owes you a paycheck. When you talk about owing, it has to do with what someone deserves from someone else. If you borrow library books, you owe them to the library after a few weeks. When you take out a loan, you owe that money to the bank. You can also owe favors and more abstract things. If a friend did something bad to you, but they've been your friend a long time, you probably owe them a second chance. WORD FAMILYowe: owed, owes, owing USAGE EXAMPLESA Russian oil firm paid a large court fine owed by one of his aides, spurring accusations that Moscow was buying influence. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Here’s true genius, though: Being owed money from two teams that fired you 367 days apart. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Nebraska State Tax Commissioner Tony Fulton said Amazon is “exhibiting responsible corporate citizenship. “The tax is owed,” he said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1v be obliged to pay or repay Hypo chalk up, run up accumulate as a debt 2v be in debt She owes me $200 I still owe for the car The thesis owes much to his adviser Hypo|Hyper mortgage put up as security or collateral bondissue bonds on be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) 3v be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense This new theory owes much to Einstein's Relativity Theory Hyper build on, build upon, repose on, rest on be based on; of theories and claims, for example |
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