owe
gb/ˈoʊ/ us/ˈoʊ/
A2
英语
~ 2100
tartozik, hálás, köszönhet, betudható, köszönhető
动词
A2
1
tartozik
A2
用法模式：
to owe [someone] [an amount of money]
I still owe the bank $5,000 for my car loan.
Még mindig 5000 dollárral tartozom a banknak az autóhitelemből.
She owes her landlord two months' rent.
Két havi bérleti díjjal tartozik a bérbeadójának.
We owe the contractor half the payment.
He owes a lot of money in back taxes.
They owe their friends for the concert tickets.
学习者例句
I owe my friend $10.
10 dollárral tartozom a barátomnak.
She owes the bank money.
Pénzzel tartozik a banknak.
We owe rent this month.
He owes his sister $5.
They owe money for the food.
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'owe' with 'own'. 'Owe' means you must give something (usually money) back; 'own' means you have it.
含义
Be required to pay money
搭配
owe money
|owe a debt
|owe rent
|owe taxes
|owe interest
近义词
be indebted to (More formal and emphasizes the state of having a debt.)
反义词
be owed (Refers to the opposite situation, where someone else must pay you.)
主题
business
|daily life
|finance
|core_vocabulary
释义
To have to give money to someone because you borrowed it or used something of theirs.
To be under a legal or moral obligation to pay money to someone for goods, services, or as a debt.
动词
B1
2
用法模式：
to owe [someone] [a favor / thanks / an apology]
I owe you an apology for being late.
Bocsánatkéréssel tartozom neked, amiért elkéstem.
She owes her mentor a great deal of thanks.
Nagyon hálás a mentorának.
We owe our success to the hard work of the entire team.
He owes his recovery to the quick action of the doctors.
学习者例句
I owe you a big thanks.
Nagyon hálás vagyok neked.
She owes him an apology.
Bocsánatkéréssel tartozik neki.
We owe our teacher for her help.
He owes his life to the fireman.
常见错误：
Learners may overuse 'owe' in contexts where 'should' is more natural, e.g., 'I owe go to the store' is incorrect.
含义
Feel moral obligation or gratitude
搭配
owe a favor
|owe thanks
|owe an apology
近义词
be beholden to (More formal; implies a strong sense of obligation or indebtedness.)
反义词
be free of obligation (Indicates no moral or social debt exists.)
主题
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
释义
To feel you should help or thank someone because they helped you.
To feel that you should do something for someone because they have helped you or done something good for you.
动词
B2
3
用法模式：
to owe [something] to [someone/something]
He owes his career to his first teacher.
A karrierjét az első tanárának köszönheti.
The project owes its success to careful planning.
A projekt sikere a gondos tervezésnek köszönhető.
Our safety owes much to modern technology.
学习者例句
I owe my job to my friend.
A munkámat a barátomnak köszönhetem.
She owes her skills to hard work.
A képességeit a kemény munkának köszönheti.
We owe our safety to the police.
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse this with having a debt; here it is about cause, not payment.
含义
Attribute cause to someone/something
搭配
owe success to
|owe existence to
|owe results to
近义词
credit (Often used in attributing positive results, but can be broader.)
反义词
blame on (Opposite in that it attributes a negative cause rather than crediting.)
主题
communication
|reasoning
|core_vocabulary
释义
To say that something happened because of someone or something.
To say that someone or something is the reason for a particular result or situation.
语法
词典原形
owe
IPA
GB/ˈoʊ/
US/ˈoʊ/
音节与重音
owe （1 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (owe)
词形变化
Verb
- Base: owe
- 3rd Person Singular: owes
- Present Participle: owing
- Past: owed
词族
相关表达
owe it to yourself
1/ˈoʊ ˈɪt tə jʊɹsˈɛlf/
fixed phrase
Do something good for yourself
To do something that will make you happy or healthy because you deserve it.
例句
- You owe it to yourself to take a break after working so hard.
- She owes it to herself to follow her dream of traveling.
owe someone one
1/ˈoʊ sˈʌmwˌʌn wˈʌn/
fixed phrase
informal
Be obligated to return a favor
To need to do something nice for someone because they did something nice for you before.
例句
- Thanks for covering my shift—I owe you one!
- He helped me move last weekend, so I definitely owe him one.
owe a debt of gratitude
1/ˈoʊ ə dˈɛt əv ɡɹˈætətˌud/
fixed phrase
formal
Feel deep gratitude toward someone
To feel very thankful for what someone has done for you.
例句
- We owe a debt of gratitude to the volunteers who made this event possible.
- The community owes a debt of gratitude to the firefighters.
owe a debt of gratitude
2/ˈoʊ ə dˈɛt əv ɡɹˈætətˌud/
fixed phrase
formal
Deeply thankful obligation
To feel you must thank someone very much for helping you.
例句
- We owe a debt of gratitude to the doctors who saved her life.
- I owe a great debt of gratitude to my mentors.