Word · Frequency #2323
owed
欠；欠债
owed is the past of owe.
核心释义
To be in debt to someone; to need to pay back money or return a favor.
- 1.
欠债；负有债务。
To have debt; to be in debt.
- 2.
归因于；归功于；由于(与to连用)。
To have as a cause; used with to.
把…归功于；归因于；欠债；负有债务。；归因于；归功于；由于(与to连用)。；亏欠；负...债
用法In use
I owe my friend $50 for the concert tickets.
用法提示：owe在此表示‘欠（钱）’，后接欠债对象和金额。
She owes her success to hard work and determination.
用法提示：owe...to...表示‘把…归功于’，后接成功的原因。
I still owe you an apology for my rude behavior yesterday.
用法提示：owe在此表示‘应给予’、‘欠（情）’，后接所欠的事物。
owe sb sth
间接宾语（sb）放在直接宾语（sth）之前。
I owe him $10.
我欠他10美元。
owe sth to sb/sth
用于表示归因或感恩。
She owes her success to hard work.
她把成功归功于努力工作。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- owe money
- 欠钱
- I owe him a lot of money for the car repairs.我欠他很多修车的钱。
- owe a debt
- 欠债
- The company owes a huge debt to the bank.这家公司欠银行巨额债务。
- owe an apology
- 应该道歉
- You owe me an apology for your rude behavior.你应该为你的粗鲁行为向我道歉。
- owe thanks
- 应该感谢
- We owe thanks to all the volunteers for their hard work.我们应该感谢所有志愿者的辛勤工作。
- owe it to
- 归功于
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象字母O像一个圆圈，象征欠别人的债务，说‘Oh，我欠你钱’。
语境与语域Context & Register
常见场景：日常借贷、感谢或归功 中性语域，适用于金钱债务和抽象欠义，在日常和通用书面语中常见，较少用于极正式场合。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the /oʊ/ vowel sound and the '-ow' spelling pattern, which is identical to the '-ow' in 'owe' (the final 'e' is silent). No common lookalikes with different sounds are listed.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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