borrow

美 [ˈbɔːroʊ]英 [ˈbɒrəʊ]
  • v.借;(向…)借贷;引用,借用(思想、言语等);借用;借入(款项)
  • n.借;担保物;博罗;什一税

过去式: borrowed 现在分词: borrowing 过去分词: borrowed 第三人称单数: borrows

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verb

1

借;借用
to take and use sth that belongs to sb else, and return it to them at a later time

Can I borrow your umbrella?

借你的伞用一下行吗?

Members can borrow up to ten books from the library at any one time.

会员在图书馆每次最多可借十本书。

2

借入(款项);(向…)借贷
to take money from a person or bank and agree to pay it back to them at a later time

She borrowed £2 000 from her parents.

她向她的父母借了2 000英镑。

I don't like to borrow from friends.

我不喜欢向朋友借钱。

3

引用,借用(思想、言语等)
to take words, ideas, etc. from another language, person, etc. and use them, as your own

The author borrows heavily from Henry James.

那位作家大量引用亨利∙詹姆斯的作品。

Some musical terms are borrowed from Italian.

某些音乐术语是从意大利语引入的。

习语

These two words are often confused. You borrow something from someone else, while they lend it to you.这两个词常被混淆,借入用borrow,借出用lend:

Can I borrow your pen?

Can I borrow a pen from you?

我可以借用你的钢笔吗?

Here, I’ll lend you my pen.

喏,我把钢笔借给你。

borrow

频次

  • 1
    VERB 借;借用
    If you borrow something that belongs to someone else, you take it or use it for a period of time, usually with their permission.

    Can I borrow a pen please? ...

    我可以借支笔吗?

  • 2
    VERB 借(钱);贷(款)
    If you borrow money from someone or from a bank, they give it to you and you agree to pay it back at some time in the future.

    Morgan borrowed £5,000 from his father to form the company 20 years ago...

    20年前摩根从他父亲那里借了5,000英镑,成立了这家公司。

  • 3
    VERB 借(书)
    If you borrow a book from a library, you take it away for a fixed period of time.

    I couldn't afford to buy any, so I borrowed them from the library.

    我一本书也买不起,只好从图书馆借。

  • 4
    VERB 采用,借用(词语、想法等)
    If you borrow something such as a word or an idea from another language or from another person's work, you use it in your own language or work.

    I borrowed his words for my book's title...

    我借用他的话作为我这本书的标题。

  • 5
    PHRASE 捡回一条命;余下的光阴不多;好景不长
    Someone who is living on borrowed time or who is on borrowed time has continued to live or to do something for longer than was expected, and is likely to die or be stopped from doing it soon.

    Perhaps that illness, diagnosed as fatal, gave him a sense of living on borrowed time.

    也许是那种被诊断为绝症的疾病让他有了时日无多之感。

  • 6
    不要混淆 borrow 和 lend。借他人的东西用borrow...from..., 但借东西给他人则用lend...to...。lend后常接双宾语:Betty lent him some blankets(贝蒂借给他几条毯子),He lent Tim the money(他把钱借给了蒂姆)。borrow 和 lend 都可以不接宾语:The poor had to borrow from the rich(穷人不得不向富人借钱),Banks will not lend to them(银行不会贷款给他们)。和lend相关的名词是 loan: a government loan of £3m(一笔300万英镑的政府贷款)。loan还可用作动词,其用法与lend相同,尤其是在美国英语中:I'll loan you fifty dollars(我会借给你50美元)。
    D

verb

1
get temporarily
May I borrow your lawn mower?
2
take up and practice as one's own
Synonym: adopt take over take up

数据来源:WordNet

  1. We 'll have to borrow the money we need .

    我们需要的这笔钱只好去借了。

  2. Members can borrow up to ten books from the library at any one time .

    会员在图书馆每次最多可借十本书。

  3. May I borrow it for a day or two ?

    这个我可以借用一两天吗?

  4. High interest rates help to keep borrowing down .

    高利率有助于控制借贷。

  5. I don 't like to borrow from friends .

    我不喜欢向朋友借钱。

  6. Banks actively encourage people to borrow money .

    银行积极鼓动人们贷款。

  7. Is it OK if I borrow the car , Dad ?

    爸爸,借用一下汽车好吗?

  8. You can borrow my keys ─ I have a spare set .

    你可以借用我的钥匙——我还有一套。

  9. I 've arranged that we can borrow their car .

    我已经说好了,我们可以借用他们的车。

  10. May I borrow your newspaper ?

    把你的报纸借我看行吗?

  11. She borrowed £ 2 000 from her parents .

    她向她的父母借了2000英镑。

  12. It 's all right to borrow money occasionally , but don 't let it become a habit .

    偶尔借点钱倒没关系,但不要养成习惯。

  13. They will have to borrow £ 10 million next year , just to stay afloat .

    明年他们得举债1000万英镑才能维持下去。

  14. Some musical terms are borrowed from Italian .

    某些音乐术语是从意大利语引入的。

  15. The amounts she borrowed were not excessive .

    她借的数量没有超额。

  16. The author borrows heavily from Henry James .

    那位作家大量引用亨利∙詹姆斯的作品。

  17. Can I borrow your lecture notes ?

    我可以借你的讲稿看看吗?

  18. Can I borrow a pen from you ?

    我可以借用你的钢笔吗?

  19. Can I borrow your umbrella ?

    借你的伞用一下行吗?

  20. Can I borrow your calculator ?

    我可以借用你的计算器吗?

  21. Rates of interest for this type of borrowing can be high

    这种类型的借款利率可能会很高。

  22. The high cost of borrowing is inhibiting investment by industry in new equipment .

    借款的高成本抑制了企业对新设备的投资。

  23. We 'd been brought up to think that borrowing money was bad

    我们从小就被教导借钱是不好的行为。

  24. Borrowing $ 100,000 is one thing . Owing $ 425,000 is another !

    借10万美元事儿小,欠42.5万美元这事可就大了。

  25. They borrowed something in the order of £ 10 million

    他们借了大约1,000万英镑。

  26. Most people here cannot borrow from banks because they lack collateral .

    由于拿不出东西作为抵押,这里大部分人无法从银行贷款。

  27. Investors can borrow an amount equal to the property 's purchase price .

    投资者可以获得与房产购买价格相等的借款额。

  28. He borrowed heavily to get the money together .

    他大量举债来凑齐这笔钱。

  29. The budgetary arithmetic suggests that government borrowing is set to surge

    预算数字表明政府借款将要大幅增加。

  30. Morgan borrowed £ 5,000 from his father to form the company 20 years ago

    20年前摩根从他父亲那里借了5,000英镑,成立了这家公司。

borrow lend 【导航词义:借】
borrow v. 借,借用
〔辨析〕

指从他人处借来某物,归自己暂时使用,常与介词 from 连用。

〔例证〕

He borrowed some money from his friend.

他从朋友那里借了些钱。

May I borrow your pen for a while?

我可以暂借你的钢笔用一下吗?

lend v. 借出,把…借给
〔辨析〕

指把自己的东西暂时借出给他人,可后接双宾语。

〔例证〕

He lent Mr. Wang his bike.

他把自行车借给了王先生。

Can you lend your car to me?

你可以借车给我吗?

  • 词语搭配
  • 习语

borrow与以下词性连用

v.

forced to borrow

被迫借…的

prep.

borrow from

从…借用

borrow against something

以…为抵押借款

n.

ability to borrow

借款能力

borrow cash/funds/money

借现金/借资金/借钱

borrow a phrase

借用词语

adv.

borrow heavily

负债累累;大量借用

v.

be (living) on borrowed time

1

活过寿限;大限已近
to still be alive after the time when you were expected to die

2

做很快就会遭到制止的事
to be doing sth that other people are likely to soon stop you from doing

同义词

v.

lend