owe /əʊ/ CET4 TEM4 ( owing, owed, owes )

• 1. 

  V-T If you owe money to someone, they have lent it to you and you have not yet paid it back. 欠

  例：

  The company owes money to more than 60 banks.

  这家公司欠六十多家银行的钱。

  例：

  Blake already owed him nearly $50.

  布莱克已经欠了他近$50。

• 2. 

  V-T If someone or something owes a particular quality or their success to a person or thing, they only have it because of that person or thing. 把…归功于 [no passive]

  例：

  I always suspected she owed her first job to her friendship with Roger.

  我总是觉得她得到她的第一份工作是由于她与罗杰的友谊。

  例：

  He owed his survival to his strength as a swimmer.

  他把自己幸免遇难归功于自己会游泳。

• 3. 

  V-T If you say that you owe a great deal to someone or something, you mean that they have helped you or influenced you a lot, and you feel very grateful to them. 感激

  例：

  As a musician I owe much to the radio station in my home town.

  作为一名音乐家，我非常感激我家乡的广播电台。

• 4. 

  V-T If you say that something owes a great deal to a person or thing, you mean that it exists, is successful, or has its particular form mainly because of them. 得益于

  例：

  The island's present economy owes a good deal to tourism.

  该岛现在的经济大大得益于旅游业。

• 5. 

  V-T If you say that you owe someone gratitude, respect, or loyalty, you mean that they deserve it from you. 应给予

  例：

  Perhaps we owe these people more respect.

  也许我们应该给予这些人更多的尊敬。

  例：

  I owe you an apology; you must have found my attitude very annoying.

  我应向你道歉，你一定觉得我的态度挺让人讨厌的。

• 6. 

  V-T If you say that you owe it to someone to do something, you mean that you should do that thing because they deserve it. 该为 (某人做某事) [no passive]

  例：

  I can't go; I owe it to him to stay.

  我不能走，为了他我该留下来。

  例：

  You owe it to yourself to get some professional help.

  你为了自己着想也该去寻求一些专业的帮助了。

• 7. 

  PHRASE You use owing to when you are introducing the reason for something. 由于

  例：

  Owing to staff shortages, there was no food on the plane.

  由于工作人员不足，飞机上没有食物。