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owes

/oʊz/

Meanings
verb

欠， 负债.

To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.

Examples :

"Maria owes her friend $5 because she borrowed it for lunch. "
玛丽亚欠她的朋友五美元，因为她借了这笔钱吃午饭。
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Related Words

Illustration obligation

obligation noun

/ɑb.ləˈɡeɪ.ʃən/

义务，责任，职责。

"My obligation to my family means I need to visit them regularly. "

我对家庭的义务意味着我需要经常去看望他们。

Illustration friend

friend noun

/fɹɛnd/

朋友，友人

"John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college.   Trust is important between friends.   I used to find it hard to make friends when I was shy."

约翰和我自从大学做室友以来一直是朋友。朋友之间信任非常重要。我以前很害羞，所以觉得交朋友很难。

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

Illustration borrowed

borrowed verb

/ˈbɔɹoʊd/ /ˈbɒɹəʊd/ /ˈbɑɹoʊd/

借，借用。

"I borrowed a pen from my classmate because I forgot mine at home. "

我从同学那里借了一支笔，因为我把自己的忘在家里了。

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

因为，由于。

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

因为天气很好，所以我去了公园。

Illustration someone

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

某人，有人

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

你需要为你心里的那个特别的人准备一份礼物吗？

Illustration perform

perform verb

/pəˈfɔːm/ /pɚˈfɔɹm/

执行，履行。

"It took him only twenty minutes to perform the task."

他只用了二十分钟就完成了这项任务。

Illustration maria

maria noun

/ˈmɑɹ.i.ə/

月海， 阴暗平原。

"From Earth, we could observe maria, the dark, ancient lava plains on the Moon, with just a pair of binoculars. "

从地球上，我们仅用一副双筒望远镜就能观察到月球上的“月海”，那些阴暗古老的熔岩平原。

Illustration under

under adjective

/ˈʊndə/ /ˈʌndə(ɹ)/ /ˈʌndɚ/

下的，底下的

"The under-the-counter storage bin kept the extra supplies hidden. "

那个在台面下的储物箱把多余的补给品藏了起来。

Illustration lunch

lunch noun

/lʌnt͡ʃ/

午餐，便餐.

"After school, I had a quick lunch of a sandwich and an apple. "

放学后，我简单地吃了点午饭，一个三明治加一个苹果。

Illustration action

action noun

/ˈæk.ʃən/

行动, 行为, 举动

"The student's action of studying diligently improved her grades. "

学生努力学习的行动提高了她的成绩。

Illustration give

give noun

/ɡɪv/

弹性, 伸展性

"There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs."

他的顽固宗教信仰毫无弹性。