新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

borrow

英 [ˈbɒrəʊ]

[VERB]

词汇频率：

VERB. 动词

borrows , borrowing , borrowed
1. [T 及物动词] 借
If you borrow something that belongs to someone else, you take it or use it for a period of time, usually with their permission.
双语例句
例：
Can I borrow a pen please?
我可以借支笔吗？
2. [I 不及物动词] 借（钱）
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.
双语例句
例：
Morgan borrowed $5,000 from his father to form the company 20 years ago.
摩根20年前向他父亲借了5000美元来建立这家公司。
例：
It's so expensive to borrow from finance companies.
向金融公司借款的费用真够高的。
3. [T 及物动词] 借（书）
If you borrow a book from a library, you take it away for a fixed period of time.
双语例句
例：
I couldn't afford to buy any, so I borrowed them from the library.
我一本也买不起，所以从图书馆借了这些。
4. [T 及物动词] 借用（思想、词等）
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.
双语例句
例：
I borrowed his words for my book's title.
我借用他的话作为我的书名。

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