| 单词 | borrow |
| 释义 | borrow (once / 151 pages) v The word borrow means to take something and use it temporarily. You can borrow a book from the library, or borrow twenty bucks from your mom, or even borrow an idea from your friend. Usually , borrow implies taking something temporarily and returning it later. However, you can borrow non-physical things and adopt them as your own. For example, the English language has borrowed many words from other languages — such as Latin and Greek — but those words were never "given back." If you're subtracting numbers, you might have to borrow from the tens column to complete the problem. WORD FAMILYborrow: borrowed, borrower, borrowing, borrows+/borrower: borrowers/borrowing: borrowings USAGE EXAMPLESSome, like General Motors Co. and railroad CSX Corp., borrowed to prop up pension plans. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) A 1934 American novel, about the eventual suicide of the fictional character Julian English, was also inspired by the tale and borrowed its title. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) The fund helps pay off principal and interest on certificates of participation, a type of public borrowing with shorter terms than most bond issues. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1v get temporarily May I borrow your lawn mower? Ant|Hyper lend, loan give temporarily; let have for a limited time acquire, get come into the possession of something concrete or abstract 2v take up and practice as one's own Syn|Hyper adopt, take over, take up accept, have, take receive willingly something given or offered |
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