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欠（债）；欠（账）
to have to pay sb for sth that you have already received or return money that you have borrowed
She still owes her father £3 000.
她还欠她父亲3 000英镑。
She still owes £3 000 to her father.
她还欠她父亲3 000英镑。
The country owes billions of dollars to foreign creditors.
这个国家欠外国债权人数十亿元。
How much do I owe you for the groceries?
买这些杂货我得给你多少钱？
I'm still owed three days' leave.
还欠我三天假呢。
欠（情）
to feel that you ought to do sth for sb or give them sth, especially because they have done sth for you
I owe a debt of gratitude to all my family.
我很感激我的全家人。
You owe it to your staff to be honest with them.
与下属坦诚相待，这是你对他们应有的态度。
You owe me a favour!
你还欠我个人情哪！
Thanks for sticking up for me─I owe you one (= I owe you a favour) .
谢谢你支持我——我欠你一个情。
I think you owe us an explanation.
我认为你应当给我们一个解释。
I think we're owed an apology.
我认为得有人向我们道歉。
归因于；归功于；起源于
to exist or be successful because of the help or influence of sb/sth
He owes his success to hard work.
他的成功是靠勤奋工作。
The play owes much to French tragedy.
这部戏颇受法国悲剧的影响。
I owe everything to him.
我的一切都归功于他。
I owe him everything.
我的一切都归功于他。
I knew that I owed the surgeon my life.
我明白外科医生救了我的命。
（对位高权重者）忠诚，服从
to have to obey or be loyal to sb who is in a position of authority or power
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VERB 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 .The company owes money to more than 60 banks...
这家公司欠下60多家银行的债。
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VERB 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.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。
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VERB 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.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。
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VERB 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.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。
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VERB 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.Perhaps we owe these people more respect...
也许我们应该给予这些人更多的尊重。
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VERB 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.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。
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PREP-PHRASE 由于；因为
You use owing to when you are introducing the reason for something.He was out of work owing to a physical injury...
他因为受伤而失业了。
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the world owes someone a living→ see:world
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I 'll repay the money I owe them next week .
我将在下个星期偿还欠他们的钱。
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I have every intention of paying her back what I owe her .
我一心想把我欠她的还给她。
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I 'm still owed three days ' leave .
还欠我三天假呢。
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£ 100 is still owing on the loan .
还有100英镑贷款未还。
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I think you owe us an explanation .
我认为你应当给我们一个解释。
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Did he ever pay you back that $ 100 he owes you ?
他把欠你的100块钱还给你没有？
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He owes his success to hard work .
他的成功是靠勤奋工作。
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The project was running late owing to unforeseen circumstances .
这个项目因意外情况而拖延了。
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She still owes £ 3 000 to her father .
她还欠她父亲3000英镑。
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Thanks for sticking up for me ─ I owe you one .
谢谢你支持我——我欠你一个情。
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I think you owe me an apology , young lady !
小姐，我认为你应该向我道歉！
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She owes money right and left .
她到处欠债。
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She still owes her father £ 3 000 .
她还欠她父亲3000英镑。
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I owe a debt of gratitude to all my family .
我很感激我的全家人。
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You owe me 27 dollars ? Make it 30 , that 's a good round number .
你欠我27元？凑到30吧，讨个整数好记。
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Anyway , to put it simply , we still owe them £ 2 000 .
反正简单地说，我们还欠他们2000英镑。
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The country owes billions of dollars to foreign creditors .
这个国家欠外国债权人数十亿元。
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Champagne houses owe their success to brand image .
香槟公司的成功在于他们的品牌形象。
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Steve finally coughed up the money he owed us .
史蒂夫最终勉强归还了他欠我们的钱。
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I owe you a great debt of gratitude .
我对你感激不尽。
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I don 't want to press the point , but you do owe me $ 200 .
我不想老提这一点，但你确实欠我200元钱。
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You owe him an apology for what you said .
你要为你所说的话向他道歉。
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You owe it to your staff to be honest with them .
与下属坦诚相待，这是你对他们应有的态度。
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How much do I owe you for the groceries ?
买这些杂货我得给你多少钱？
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She finally coughed up the money she owed .
她最终勉强归还了她的欠款。
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And then there 's the little matter of the fifty pounds you owe me .
还有件小事儿，你欠我五十英镑呢。
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The game was cancelled owing to torrential rain .
比赛因大雨取消了。
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Here 's the £ 10 I owe you ─ now we 're square .
这是我欠你的10英镑——这下我们两清了。
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I tackled him about the money he owed me .
我就他欠我钱的事与他进行了交涉。
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I think we 're owed an apology .
我认为得有人向我们道歉。
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