Word · Frequency #4860
Fully loadedborrowings
借入；借用
borrowings is the plural of borrowing.
an instance of something being borrowed
- 1.
An instance of something being borrowed.
借用的实例；借用行为。
- 2.
A borrowed word, adopted from a foreign language; loanword.
借词,外来词
借词；外来语；借用的实例；借用行为。；借词,外来词；借款；贷款
In use
The company's borrowing from the bank helped it expand its operations.
Government borrowing has increased sharply this year to fund public projects.
His excessive borrowing led to a heavy debt burden.
a borrowing from [language/source]
borrowing 作“借词、外来词”讲时，后接 from 说明来源。
The word 'karaoke' is a borrowing from Japanese.
karaoke 这个词是从日语借来的外来词。
the borrowing of [something]
borrowing 作“借用行为”讲时，常用 the borrowing of 引出被借用的事物。
The borrowing of library books is free for students.
学生借阅图书馆的书是免费的。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- government borrowing
- 政府借款；政府借贷
- The increase in government borrowing has raised concerns about public debt.政府借款的增加引发了对公共债务的担忧。
- borrowing costs
- 借贷成本；借款费用
- Rising interest rates have pushed up borrowing costs for households.利率上升推高了家庭的借贷成本。
- borrowing rate
- 借款利率；贷款利率
- The central bank kept the borrowing rate unchanged this month.中央银行本月保持借款利率不变。
- lexical borrowing
- 词汇借用；外来词的借入
- Lexical borrowing between languages is a common result of cultural contact.语言间的词汇借用是文化接触的常见结果。
- external borrowing
- 外部借款；对外借款
- The country's external borrowing increased sharply during the crisis.危机期间该国的外部借款急剧增加。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
borrow(借) + ing → 借用行为；也指从别处“借”来的词，即外来词。想象向别人借东西的画面即可记住。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：金融/经济、新闻报道、政府或企业财务 该词作名词时，通常用于金融、经济或财务语境，指借款行为或已借入的款项；多出现在新闻报道、政府报告和商业文件等正式场合。日常对话中较少直接使用这个词，通常用动词 borrow。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 sorrowing /ˈsɔrəuiŋ/ 与 borrowing /ˈbɔrəuiŋ/ 完全押韵。rowing 末尾的 /rəuiŋ/ 与 borrowing 相同，但重音在前一音节；following、swallowing 把 /r/ 换成了 /l/，不押韵；narrowing、harrowing 的重读元音是 /æ/，读音明显不同，注意别按拼写类推。
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, WORDNET.