| 词汇 | owe |
| 释义 | owe verb [ T ] uk/əʊ/ us/oʊ/ (HAVE DEBTS) B1 欠（债）;欠（账）;该偿还 to need to pay or give something to someone because they have lent money to you, or in exchange for something they have done for you [ + two objects ] I owe Janet $50. 我欠珍妮特50美元。 We still owe $1,000 on our car (= we still need to pay $1,000 before we own our car). 我们的车还欠1000美元未付清。 I owe you a drink for helping me move. 你帮我搬家，我该请你喝一杯。 I think you owe (= should give) me an explanation/apology. 我觉得你得向我解释一下／道歉。 See also: IOU
(AS A RESULT) C2 把…归功（于）;把…归因（于） to have success, happiness, a job, etc. only because of what someone has given you or done for you or because of your own efforts I owe my success to my education. 我的成功归功于我所受的教育。 He owes his life to the staff at the hospital. 他能保住命全亏了这家医院的医护人员。 I owe everything (= I am very grateful) to my parents. 我非常感激我的父母。 Idioms I owe you (one)idiom informal 我欠你一份情;我会报答你的这份情 said to thank someone for helping you and as a way of saying that you will do something for them in the future Thanks for the help, Bill - I owe you one. 谢谢你的帮助，比尔——我欠你个人情。 owe someone a livingidiom informal 有义务养活（某人） If you say that someone thinks that people owe him or her a living, you mean that that person thinks that he or she deserves to be paid without having to work hard for it He seems to think the world owes him a living. 他似乎觉得世人都有义务照顾他。 No one owes you a living. 没人有义务养活你。 owe it to yourselfidiom 自己理应做，自己当之无愧 to deserve and need to do something that will be good for you Take a few days off work - you owe it to yourself. 休息几天——你应该歇一歇了。 |
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