Word · Frequency #2639
borrow
借;借用;借入
to take or use something temporarily with the intention of returning it
- 1.
To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
从某人处暂时取得(某物),并期望归还。
- 2.
To receive money from a bank or other lender under the agreement that the lender will be paid back over time.
从银行或其他贷款人处取得款项,约定日后偿还。
- 3.
To adopt (an idea) as one's own.
把(某个想法)当作自己的来采用。
- 4.
To adopt a word from another language.
从另一种语言中借用词语。
- 5.
In a subtraction, to deduct (one) from a digit of the minuend and add ten to the following digit, in order that the subtraction of a larger digit in the subtrahend from the digit in the minuend to which ten is added gives a positive result.
减法中,从被减数的一位借一,在下一位加十,以使被减数位上的数能减去减数中较大的数。
- 6.
To feign or counterfeit.
假装或伪造。
- 7.
To secure the release of (someone) from prison.
使(某人)获释出狱。
- 8.
To adjust one's aim in order to compensate for the slope of the green.
调整瞄准方向以补偿果岭的坡度。
从某人处暂时取得(某物),并期望归还。;从银行或其他贷款人处取得款项,约定日后偿还。;把(某个想法)当作自己的来采用。;从另一种语言中借用词语。;减法中,从被减数的一位借一,在下一位加十,以使被减数位上的数能减去减数中较大的数。
In use
Can I borrow your pen for a moment?
She borrowed three books from the library yesterday.
We often borrow tools from our neighbors when we need them.
borrow something (from someone/something)
from引出借出者或借出处。
I borrowed a book from the library.
我从图书馆借了一本书。
borrow money (from someone)
指借钱,常用搭配。
She borrowed £500 from her parents.
她从父母那里借了500英镑。
borrow something (abstract) from someone/something
用于抽象事物,如借鉴思想、情节等。
The movie borrows its plot from a classic novel.
Connections
Collocations
- borrow money from
- 向某人借钱
- I need to borrow money from my parents to pay for the trip.我需要向父母借钱来支付旅行费用。
- borrow a book from
- 从某处借书
- She borrowed a book from the library yesterday.她昨天从图书馆借了一本书。
- borrow from a library
- 从图书馆借
- You can borrow up to ten items from the library at a time.你一次可以从图书馆借最多十件物品。
- borrow against
- 以…抵押借款
- They borrowed against their house to start a business.他们以房子作抵押借款来创业。
- borrow from
- 借用(想法/概念)
- The design borrows from traditional Japanese architecture.这个设计借鉴了传统的日本建筑风格。
- borrow heavily
Learner notes
Memory Tip
borrow 发音类似'包入',把东西包进来就是借入。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、金融、图书馆 通常用于中性场合,在日常对话、金融借贷、图书馆借书等场景中都很常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: sorrow, tomorrow. Lookalikes like arrow, narrow have different vowel sounds (/ærəʊ/ vs /ɒrəʊ/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.