单词 | borrow |
释义 | borrow —borrow /ˈbɒr.əʊ/ aep /ˈbɑːr.oʊ/ verb (RECEIVE) ↑Verb Endings for borrow A2 [T] to get or receive something from someone with the intention of giving it back after a period of time: » Could I borrow your bike from (NON-STANDARD off) you until next week?» She used to borrow money and not bother to pay it back.» He borrowed a novel from the library.Thesaurus+: ↑Borrowing, lending and debtC1 [I or T] to take money from a bank or other financial organization and pay it back over a period of time: » Like so many companies at that time, we had to borrow heavily to survive.» We could always borrow some money from the bank.Thesaurus+: ↑Borrowing, lending and debtF0 [T] to take and use a word or idea from another language or piece of work: » English has borrowed many words from French.Thesaurus+: ↑Writing and typingborrowing /-ɪŋ/ noun [C or U]► F0» Public borrowing has increased in recent years.Thesaurus+: ↑Borrowing, lending and debtborrower /-ər/ aep /-ɚ/ noun [C] ► F0 a person, organization, etc. that borrows: » Building societies are encouraging new borrowers.Thesaurus+: ↑Borrowers and lenders • • • Extra Examples:» Can I borrow a couple of bucks?» Do you have a Birmingham to London train timetable that I could borrow?» You have to sign books out when you borrow them from the library.» He's a bit possessive about his CDs - I wouldn't dare ask to borrow them.» Just because I'm lending you my dress for tonight doesn't mean you can borrow it whenever you want to.verb [T] (MATHEMATICS) ↑Verb Endings for borrow ► F0 to put a number into a different column when doing subtractionThesaurus+: ↑Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division , ↑Calculations and calculatingborrower /-ər/ aep /-ɚ/ noun [C]► F0 a person, organization, etc. that borrows: » Building societies are encouraging new borrowers.Thesaurus+: ↑Borrowers and lenders |
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