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borrow v.借；借鉴；抄袭 (1) 他用房子作借钱的抵押。(2) 我可以借你的旱冰鞋吗？(3) 你可以从图书馆借到这本字典。(4) 肆意抄袭其他作者的作品是不允许的。 Usually , borrow implies taking something temporarily and returning it later. However, you can borrow non-physical things and adopt them as your own. For example, the English language has borrowed many words from other languages — such as Latin and Greek — but those words were never "given back." If you're subtracting numbers, you might have to borrow from the tens column to complete the problem.

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英 ['bɒrəʊ] 美 ['bɑːroʊ] (1) He uses his house as security to borrow the money.(2) May I borrow your roller skates?(3) You can borrow this dictionary from the library.(4) It is not allowed to borrow freely from other writers. The word borrow means to take something and use it temporarily. You can borrow a book from the library, or borrow twenty bucks from your mom, or even borrow an idea from your friend. 1[VERB 动词]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.   [V n]Can I borrow a pen please? ...我可以借支笔吗？He wouldn't  let me borrow his clothes.他不愿我借他的衣服。2[VERB 动词]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.   [V n from n]  [V from n]  [V]  [Also V n]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。It's so expensive to borrow from finance companies...从信贷公司借钱利息非常高。He borrowed heavily to get the money together.他大量举债来凑齐这笔钱。3[VERB 动词]借（书） If you borrow a book from a library, you take it away for a fixed period of time.   [V n from n]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 动词]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.   [V n]I borrowed his words for my book's title...我借用他的话作为我这本书的标题。Their engineers are happier borrowing other people's ideas than developing their own.他们的工程师更乐于借用别人的观点，而不愿自我创新。5[PHRASE 短语]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.   [V inflects]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。Usage Note :Do not confuse borrow and lend. You say that you borrow something from another person. However, if you allow someone to borrow something that belongs to you, you say that you lend it to them. Lend is often followed by two objects. Betty lent him some blankets... He lent Tim the money. Both borrow and lend can be used without objects. The poor had to borrow from the rich... Banks will not lend to them. The noun related to lend is loan. ...a government loan of £3m.Loan can also be used as a verb in the same way as lend, especially in American English. I'll loan you fifty dollars. 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）。

英语单词	borrow
英美音标	英 ['bɒrəʊ] 美 ['bɑːroʊ]
中文释义	v.借；借鉴；抄袭
英语例句	(1) He uses his house as security to borrow the money. (2) May I borrow your roller skates? (3) You can borrow this dictionary from the library. (4) It is not allowed to borrow freely from other writers.
中文例句	(1) 他用房子作借钱的抵押。 (2) 我可以借你的旱冰鞋吗？ (3) 你可以从图书馆借到这本字典。 (4) 肆意抄袭其他作者的作品是不允许的。
vocabulary简明	The word borrow means to take something and use it temporarily. You can borrow a book from the library, or borrow twenty bucks from your mom, or even borrow an idea from your friend.
vocabulary扩展	Usually , borrow implies taking something temporarily and returning it later. However, you can borrow non-physical things and adopt them as your own. For example, the English language has borrowed many words from other languages — such as Latin and Greek — but those words were never "given back." If you're subtracting numbers, you might have to borrow from the tens column to complete the problem.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]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. [V n] Can I borrow a pen please? ... 我可以借支笔吗？ He wouldn't let me borrow his clothes. 他不愿我借他的衣服。 2 [VERB 动词]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. [V n from n] [V from n] [V] [Also V n] 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。 It's so expensive to borrow from finance companies... 从信贷公司借钱利息非常高。 He borrowed heavily to get the money together. 他大量举债来凑齐这笔钱。 3 [VERB 动词]借（书） If you borrow a book from a library, you take it away for a fixed period of time. [V n from n] 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 动词]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. [V n] I borrowed his words for my book's title... 我借用他的话作为我这本书的标题。 Their engineers are happier borrowing other people's ideas than developing their own. 他们的工程师更乐于借用别人的观点，而不愿自我创新。 5 [PHRASE 短语]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. [V inflects] 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。 Usage Note : Do not confuse borrow and lend. You say that you borrow something from another person. However, if you allow someone to borrow something that belongs to you, you say that you lend it to them. Lend is often followed by two objects. Betty lent him some blankets... He lent Tim the money. Both borrow and lend can be used without objects. The poor had to borrow from the rich... Banks will not lend to them. The noun related to lend is loan. ...a government loan of £3m.Loan can also be used as a verb in the same way as lend, especially in American English. I'll loan you fifty dollars. 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）。

Borrow Lend [V N Loan I Ed Verb