| 单词 | owe |
| 释义 | oweowe /oʊ/ ●●● S2 W3 verb [transitive] 1to have to pay someone for something that he or she has done for you or sold to you, or to have to give someone back money that he or she has lent you: How much do you owe?owe somebody $10/$500 etc. Chris owes me $20.owe something to somebody The country owes billions of dollars to the World Bank.owe somebody for something I still owe him for gas.THESAURUSbe in debt – to owe an amount of money: The couple bought a house that they could not really afford, and now they are $100,000 in debt.be/go overdrawn – to owe or begin to owe money to your bank, as a result of spending more money than you have in your bank account: The credit card bill was higher than I expected and now I’m overdrawn.be in the red informal – to have spent more money than you have. Used especially about companies or organizations: The company went into the red after losing its biggest client.be in arrears formal – to be late in paying something that you owe, such as bills or rent, especially when you should pay these regularly: The statistics show that 6% of all credit card bills are in arrears.2to feel that you should do something for someone or give something to someone, because he or she has done something for you or given something to you: Joanne will watch the kids – she owes me a favor. Thanks, Mandy. I really owe you one (=used to thank someone for helping you).owe somebody dinner/a drink etc. Let’s go to the bar. I owe you a drink, anyway.3owe somebody an apology/explanation to feel that you should say sorry to someone or explain why you did something4a)to have something valuable or important as a result of a particular person, quality, etc.: owe something to somebody/something About one million Americans owe their jobs to foreign tourism.owe somebody something We owe those firefighters our lives. b)to feel that someone’s help has been important to you in achieving something: I owe my parents a lot for everything they’ve done for me. I can cook now, but I owe it all to my mother. The nation owes a debt of gratitude to its brave veterans.5owe it to somebody to do something to feel you should do something for someone because it is what he or she deserves: We owe it to our children to clean up the environment. You owe it to yourself to take a vacation.6owe allegiance to somebody/something to have a duty to obey or be loyal to someone: People with dual nationality owe allegiance to more than one country.7How much do I owe you? (also What do I owe you?) used to ask someone you are buying something from how much you need to pay for something: How much do I owe you for the books? [Origin: Old English agan] |
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