1owe sth (to sb);owe sb for sth to have to pay money to sb for sth that he/she has done or given 欠(钱):
I owe Katrina a lot of money.我欠卡特里娜很多钱。I owe a lot of money to Katrina.我欠卡特里娜很多钱。I still owe you for that bread you bought yesterday.你昨天给我买了面包,我现在还没有付钱给你呢。☞The money, etc that you owe is a debt. 欠的钱等叫做债(debt)。
2 to feel that you should do sth for sb or give sth to sb, especially because he/she has done sth for you 感到应该为某人做某事或给某人某物(尤其因为对方为你做了某事):
Claudia owes me an explanation.克劳迪娅应该给我一个解释。I owe you an apology.我应当向你道歉。
3owe sth (to sb/sth) to have sth (for the reason given) 把…归功于:
She said she owes her success to hard work and determination.她说,她应当把自己的成功归因于努力工作和决心。
owe/o; əʊ/v [T] 1 if you owe someone money, you have to pay them money that they lent to you, or give them money for something that they have done for you or sold to you [→ borrow, lend] 欠: owe sb money/£10 etc Bob owes me $20. 鲍勃欠我 20 美元。owe sth to sb We owe money to the bank. 我们欠银行钱。owe sb for sth I still owe Conrad for dinner. 我还欠着康拉德晚餐的钱。How much do I owe you (used when you want to pay for something)? 我该付你多少钱?THESAURUS 同类词be in debt – to owe an amount of money 欠债﹐负债be overdrawn also 又作 have an overdraft – to owe money to your bank 有透支be in the red – to have spent more money than you have 负债﹐出现赤字2 to feel that you should do something for someone or give someone something, for example because they have done something for you 对…负有…的义务﹔应该给予: owe sb sth I owe you an apology. 我应该向你道歉。Gary owes me a favour . 加里欠我一个人情。3 to have something or have achieved something because of what someone else has done 有[做到]…是由于﹐把…归功于: owe sth to sb I owe it all to my parents. 这一切都要感谢我的父母。
oweoweowesowedowingverb (owes, owing, owed)pronunciationThe word owe sounds like go. 1to have to pay money to somebody: I lent you $10 last week and $10 the week before, so you owe me $20.2to have something because of a particular person or thing: He owes his life to the man who pulled him out of the river. She owes her success to hard work.