单词 | owe |
释义 | Word Frequency owe(əʊ) verb (mainly tr) 1. to be under an obligation to pay (someone) to the amount of 2. (intransitive) to be in debt we still owe for the holiday 3. (often foll by to) to have as a result (of) I owe my success to chance 4. to feel the need or obligation to do, give, etc to owe somebody thanks to owe it to oneself to rest 5. to hold or maintain in the mind or heart (esp in the phrase owe a grudge) Word origin Old English āgan to have (C12: to have to); related to Old Saxon ēgan, Old High German eigan |
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