| 单词 | own |
| 释义 | own adj. & v. --adj (prec. by possessive) 1. a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my own eyes). b individual, peculiar, particular (a charm all of its own). 2. used to emphasize identity rather than possession (cooks his own meals). 3. (absol.) a private property (is it your own?). b kindred (among my own). --v 1. tr. have as property; possess. 2. a tr. confess; admit as valid, true, etc. (own their faults; owns he did not know). b intr. (foll. by to) confess to (owned to a prejudice). 3. tr. acknowledge paternity, authorship, or possession of. Phrases and idioms come into one's own 1. receive one's due. 2. achieve recognition. get one's own back (often foll. by on) colloq. get revenge. hold one's own maintain one's position; not be defeated or lose strength. of one's own belonging to oneself alone. on one's own 1. alone. 2. independently, without help. own brand (often attrib.) goods manufactured specially for a retailer and bearing the retailer's name. own goal 1. a goal scored (usu. by mistake) against the scorer's own side. 2. an act or initiative that has the unintended effect of harming one's own interests. own up (often foll. by to) confess frankly. Derivatives -owned adj. (in comb.). Etymology: OE agen, agnian: see OWE |
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