borrow
gb/bˈɑɹoʊ/ us/bˈɑɹoʊ/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 2600
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
A2
action
1
Take and use temporarily
To take something from someone for a short time and give it back later.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to borrow [something] from [someone]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners often confuse 'borrow' and 'lend'. Remember: you borrow FROM someone, and you lend TO someone.
คำพ้องความหมาย
take on loan (More formal phrase emphasizing the legal or financial nature of borrowing.)
คำตรงข้าม
lend (The opposite action — giving something to someone temporarily.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
borrow money
|borrow a book
|borrow ideas
|borrow clothes
|borrow time
หัวข้อ
daily life
|finance
|education
|daily_life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- I need to borrow some sugar from my neighbor.
- She borrowed a dress from her sister for the party.
- Can I borrow your phone for a minute?
- He borrowed a book from the library.
- They borrowed chairs from the community center for the event.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I want to borrow a pen.
- Can I borrow your book?
- She will borrow my car.
- We borrow games from the library.
- He borrows money from the bank.
คำกริยา
B1
action
2
Adopt from another source
To use an idea, word, or style from another place or time.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to borrow [an idea/word/style] from [a source]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Some learners overuse this meaning for physical objects; it is more common for ideas, words, or styles in this sense.
คำพ้องความหมาย
adopt (Focuses on taking something and making it your own, sometimes permanently.)
คำตรงข้าม
originate (To create something yourself instead of taking it from elsewhere.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
borrow a word
|borrow a style
|borrow an idea
หัวข้อ
language
|culture
|arts
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- English has borrowed many words from French.
- The film borrows heavily from classic horror movies.
- She borrowed the concept from Japanese architecture.
- Our menu borrows flavors from Mediterranean cuisine.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- English borrows words from many languages.
- The story borrows ideas from old books.
- This song borrows a style from jazz music.
คำกริยา
technical
B1
action
3
Obtain funds on credit
To get money from someone and agree to pay it back later.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to borrow [amount of money] from [lender]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may forget that this meaning implies repayment, often with interest, especially in formal contexts.
คำพ้องความหมาย
take out a loan (Specifically refers to borrowing in a formal financial context.)
คำตรงข้าม
repay (The opposite stage of the borrowing process — giving back the borrowed money.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
borrow money
|borrow funds
|borrow capital
หัวข้อ
finance
|business
|daily_life
ตัวอย่าง
- The company plans to borrow $5 million to expand operations.
- She borrowed money from the bank to buy a house.
- We had to borrow funds to cover the unexpected expenses.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I borrow money from the bank.
- He borrows $100 from his friend.
- They borrow money to start a shop.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
borrow
IPA
GB/bˈɑɹoʊ/
US/bˈɑɹoʊ/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
bor - row (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (bor)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: borrow
- 3rd Person Singular: borrows
- Present Participle: borrowing
- Past: borrowed
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
borrow time
1/bˈɑɹoʊ tˈaɪm/
fixed phrase
Continue longer than expected
To continue living or doing something after you were expected to stop or fail.
ตัวอย่าง
- After his heart surgery, he felt he was living on borrowed time.
- The company is on borrowed time unless profits improve.
borrow trouble
2/bˈɑɹoʊ tɹˈʌbəl/
idiom
informal
Cause unnecessary problems for yourself
To make problems for yourself by worrying or acting when you don't need to.
ตัวอย่าง
- Don't borrow trouble by asking too many questions about it now.
- She tends to borrow trouble by imagining worst-case scenarios.