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。