owe
第三人称
owes
现在进行时
owing
过去式
owed
过去完成时
owed
1
欠, 负债
to have the responsibility of paying someone back a certain amount of money that was borrowed
- I owe my friend $50 from last month when he covered my dinner expenses.
上个月我朋友帮我付了晚餐钱，我欠他50美元。
- She realizes she owes her sister a significant sum after borrowing money for car repairs.
她意识到在借钱修车后，她欠她姐姐一大笔钱。
- We owe the bank a monthly mortgage payment for our home loan.
我们欠银行每月房贷还款。
- After borrowing funds for tuition, I now owe the student loan company a substantial amount.
在借了学费之后，我现在欠学生贷款公司一大笔钱。
- We owe a repayment to the neighbor who lent us money during a financial setback.
我们欠那位在财务挫折期间借钱给我们的邻居一笔还款。
2
欠, 感激
to carry a sense of gratitude, recognition, or indebtedness toward someone or something for intellectual or abstract contributions
- I owe my clarity of thought to the insightful teachings of my philosophy professor.
我思想的清晰性归功于我的哲学教授富有洞察力的教导。
- The community owes a debt of appreciation to the pioneers who laid the foundation for its values.
社区欠那些为其价值观奠定基础的先驱者一份感激之情。
- He feels he owes a debt of acknowledgment to the countless authors who shaped his literary perspective.
他觉得自己欠那些塑造了他文学视角的无数作者一个承认。
- She owes her leadership skills to the inspiring mentors who instilled confidence and provided guidance.
她将自己的领导技能归功于那些灌输信心并提供指导的鼓舞人心的导师。
- The team owes its problem-solving skills to the collective intelligence fostered through open communication.
团队归功于通过开放沟通培养的集体智慧，使其具备了解决问题的能力。
3
欠, 负债
to be under an obligation to repay something, typically money, to a person, entity, or organization for something they have done
及物动词
- The company owes its suppliers for the raw materials received.
该公司欠其供应商收到的原材料款项。
- After the vacation, I realized I owe my friend for covering my share of the hotel expenses.
假期过后，我意识到我欠我的朋友钱，因为他帮我支付了酒店费用的份额。
- The tenant acknowledges that they owe the landlord for repairing the damages caused during their stay.
租户承认他们因修复居住期间造成的损坏而欠房东的钱。