borrow
gb/bˈɑɹoʊ/ us/bˈɑɹoʊ/
A2
Anh
~ 2600
kölcsönkér, átvesz, merít, hitelt vesz fel, kölcsönt vesz fel, pénzt kér kölcsön
ĐỘNG TỪ
A2
1
kölcsönkér
A2
Mẫu sử dụng:
to borrow [something] from [someone]
I need to borrow some sugar from my neighbor.
Kölcsön kell kérnem egy kis cukrot a szomszédomtól.
She borrowed a dress from her sister for the party.
Kölcsönkért egy ruhát a lánytestvérétől a bulira.
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.
Ví dụ cho người học
I want to borrow a pen.
Szeretnék kölcsönkérni egy tollat.
Can I borrow your book?
Kölcsönkérhetem a könyvedet?
She will borrow my car.
We borrow games from the library.
He borrows money from the bank.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners often confuse 'borrow' and 'lend'. Remember: you borrow FROM someone, and you lend TO someone.
Nghĩa
Take and use temporarily
Cụm từ đi kèm
borrow money
|borrow a book
|borrow ideas
|borrow clothes
|borrow time
Từ đồng nghĩa
take on loan (More formal phrase emphasizing the legal or financial nature of borrowing.)
Từ trái nghĩa
lend (The opposite action — giving something to someone temporarily.)
Chủ đề
daily life
|finance
|education
|daily_life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Định nghĩa
To take something from someone for a short time and give it back later.
To take and use something belonging to someone else with the intention of returning it.
ĐỘNG TỪ
B1
2
Mẫu sử dụng:
to borrow [an idea/word/style] from [a source]
English has borrowed many words from French.
Az angol sok szót átvett a franciából.
The film borrows heavily from classic horror movies.
A film sokat merít a klasszikus horrorfilmekből.
She borrowed the concept from Japanese architecture.
Our menu borrows flavors from Mediterranean cuisine.
Ví dụ cho người học
English borrows words from many languages.
Az angol sok nyelvből vesz át szavakat.
The story borrows ideas from old books.
A történet régi könyvekből merít ötleteket.
This song borrows a style from jazz music.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Some learners overuse this meaning for physical objects; it is more common for ideas, words, or styles in this sense.
Nghĩa
Adopt from another source
Cụm từ đi kèm
borrow a word
|borrow a style
|borrow an idea
Từ đồng nghĩa
adopt (Focuses on taking something and making it your own, sometimes permanently.)
Từ trái nghĩa
originate (To create something yourself instead of taking it from elsewhere.)
Chủ đề
language
|culture
|arts
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Định nghĩa
To use an idea, word, or style from another place or time.
To take and use an idea, style, word, or feature from another language, culture, or source.
ĐỘNG TỪ
B1
TECHNICAL
3
Mẫu sử dụng:
to borrow [amount of money] from [lender]
The company plans to borrow $5 million to expand operations.
A vállalat 5 millió dollár hitelt tervez felvenni, hogy bővítse a tevékenységét.
She borrowed money from the bank to buy a house.
Hitelt vett fel a banktól, hogy házat vegyen.
We had to borrow funds to cover the unexpected expenses.
Ví dụ cho người học
I borrow money from the bank.
Hitelt veszek fel a banktól.
He borrows $100 from his friend.
100 dollárt kér kölcsön a barátjától.
They borrow money to start a shop.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may forget that this meaning implies repayment, often with interest, especially in formal contexts.
Nghĩa
Obtain funds on credit
Cụm từ đi kèm
borrow money
|borrow funds
|borrow capital
Từ đồng nghĩa
take out a loan (Specifically refers to borrowing in a formal financial context.)
Từ trái nghĩa
repay (The opposite stage of the borrowing process — giving back the borrowed money.)
Chủ đề
finance
|business
|daily_life
Định nghĩa
To get money from someone and agree to pay it back later.
To obtain money from a bank, lender, or other source with the agreement to pay it back, usually with interest.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
borrow
IPA
GB/bˈɑɹoʊ/
US/bˈɑɹoʊ/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
bor - row (2 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (bor)
Các dạng từ
Verb
- Base: borrow
- 3rd Person Singular: borrows
- Present Participle: borrowing
- Past: borrowed
Họ từ
Cách diễn đạt
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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- Don't borrow trouble by asking too many questions about it now.
- She tends to borrow trouble by imagining worst-case scenarios.