及物动词
1. We owe to Newton the principle of gravitation.
我们全靠牛顿才知道引力的原理。
2. We owe a great deal to our parents.
我们深受父母之恩。
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3. I owe him ten dollars.
我欠他10美元。
4. She owes her success to good luck.
她把成功归功于幸运。
5. I owe you for your help.
我感谢你的帮助。
1. 欠(债)：表达沉闷、无聊的感觉,不时在美国卡通片<<阿森一族>>( The Simpsons)中出现在美国大选支持奥巴马的年轻选民,或去年今年出生、长大要承担拯救金融机构欠债( owe)的一代
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2. 欠 (钱),归因于,感激：inject 注射 | owe 欠 (钱),归因于,感激 | owe to 归因于,归咎于
3. 欠(债等)：overweight 超重的 | owe 欠(债等) | own 自己的 拥有,所有
4. owe：optimum working efficiency; 最佳工作效率
1. 欠（钱）；欠（债）；欠（账）
If you owe money to someone, they have lent it to you and you have not yet paid it back. You can also say that the money is owing .
e.g. The company owes money to more than 60 banks...
这家公司欠下60多家银行的债。
e.g. Blake already owed him nearly £50...
布莱克已经欠他将近50英镑了。
2. 应把…归因（于）；应把…归功（于）
If someone or something owes a particular quality or their success to a person or thing, they only have it because of that person or thing.
owe的近义词
e.g. I always suspected she owed her first job to her friendship with Roger...
我一直怀疑她仗着自己是罗杰的朋友才得到第一份工作。
e.g. He owed his survival to his strength as a swimmer...
他是因为水性好才幸免于难的。
3. 欠（情）；感激
If you say that you owe a great deal to someone or something, you mean that they have helped you or influenced you a lot, and you feel very grateful to them.
e.g. As a professional composer I owe much to Radio 3...
作为一名职业作曲家，我十分感激第三电台。
e.g. He's been fantastic. I owe him a lot.
他真是个大好人，我欠他太多了。
4. 应归因；应归功
If you say that something owes a great deal to a person or thing, you mean that it exists, is successful, or has its particular form mainly because of them.
owe
e.g. The island's present economy owes a good deal to whisky distilling...
该岛当前的经济发展主要归功于蒸馏法酿造威士忌酒行业。
e.g. Mrs Allen's style of cooking owes much to her mother-in-law.
艾伦太太的烹饪风格很大程度上承传于她的婆婆。
5. 应该给予（某人感激、尊重、忠诚等）
If you say that you owe someone gratitude, respect, or loyalty, you mean that they deserve it from you.
e.g. Perhaps we owe these people more respect...
也许我们应该给予这些人更多的尊重。
e.g. I owe you an apology. You must have found my attitude very annoying...
我应该向你道歉。你一定觉得我的态度很恶劣吧。
6. 应该为（某人做）；有必要为（某人做）
If you say that you owe it to someone to do something, you mean that you should do that thing because they deserve it.
e.g. I can't go. I owe it to him to stay...
我不能走。看在他的分上我也该留下来。
e.g. You owe it to yourself to get some professional help...
你应该为了自己寻求专业人士的帮助。
7. 由于；因为
You use owing to when you are introducing the reason for something.
e.g. He was out of work owing to a physical injury...
他因为受伤而失业了。
e.g. Owing to staff shortages, there was no restaurant car on the train.
由于缺人手，这趟火车上没有餐车。
8. the world owes someone a living -> see world
词典解释1. 欠（钱）；欠（债）；欠（账）
If you owe money to someone, they have lent it to you and you have not yet paid it back. You can also say that the money is owing .
e.g. The company owes money to more than 60 banks...
这家公司欠下60多家银行的债。
e.g. Blake already owed him nearly £50...
布莱克已经欠他将近50英镑了。
2. 应把…归因（于）；应把…归功（于）
If someone or something owes a particular quality or their success to a person or thing, they only have it because of that person or thing.
owe的近义词
e.g. I always suspected she owed her first job to her friendship with Roger...
我一直怀疑她仗着自己是罗杰的朋友才得到第一份工作。
e.g. He owed his survival to his strength as a swimmer...
他是因为水性好才幸免于难的。
3. 欠（情）；感激
If you say that you owe a great deal to someone or something, you mean that they have helped you or influenced you a lot, and you feel very grateful to them.
e.g. As a professional composer I owe much to Radio 3...
作为一名职业作曲家，我十分感激第三电台。
e.g. He's been fantastic. I owe him a lot.
他真是个大好人，我欠他太多了。
4. 应归因；应归功
If you say that something owes a great deal to a person or thing, you mean that it exists, is successful, or has its particular form mainly because of them.
owe
e.g. The island's present economy owes a good deal to whisky distilling...
该岛当前的经济发展主要归功于蒸馏法酿造威士忌酒行业。
e.g. Mrs Allen's style of cooking owes much to her mother-in-law.
艾伦太太的烹饪风格很大程度上承传于她的婆婆。
5. 应该给予（某人感激、尊重、忠诚等）
If you say that you owe someone gratitude, respect, or loyalty, you mean that they deserve it from you.
e.g. Perhaps we owe these people more respect...
也许我们应该给予这些人更多的尊重。
e.g. I owe you an apology. You must have found my attitude very annoying...
我应该向你道歉。你一定觉得我的态度很恶劣吧。
6. 应该为（某人做）；有必要为（某人做）
If you say that you owe it to someone to do something, you mean that you should do that thing because they deserve it.
e.g. I can't go. I owe it to him to stay...
我不能走。看在他的分上我也该留下来。
e.g. You owe it to yourself to get some professional help...
你应该为了自己寻求专业人士的帮助。
7. 由于；因为
You use owing to when you are introducing the reason for something.
e.g. He was out of work owing to a physical injury...
他因为受伤而失业了。
e.g. Owing to staff shortages, there was no restaurant car on the train.
由于缺人手，这趟火车上没有餐车。
8. the world owes someone a living -> see world
还价
A：Anything else, sir?
先生，还要别的东西吗？
B：That's all for now. How much do I owe you?
目前这些就够了，我要付你多少钱？
A：That'll be fifty-five dollars and twenty cents.
一共55元2角。
B：Can't you make it a little cheaper?
你不能算便宜一点？
A：Oh, no sir. We already gave you a discount on each item.
哦，不行，先生。每一件东西我们都给你打过折扣了。
B：OK. I understand. Thank you.
好吧，我懂了，谢谢你。