a. own自己的。
△Mid.3.1.157(150): “I have e-ough to serve mine owe turn”,只要達(dá)到我自己的目的,就夠我自己受用了。
owe
vt.
1.own,possess,have擁有,所有,具有。
△Com. 3.1.42:“What art thou that keep’st me out from the house Iowe?”你是什么人,把我關(guān)在自己的家門外面?
△Gent. 5. 2.28: “That such an ass should owe them.”這些產(chǎn)業(yè)竟落在一頭蠢驢的手里。
△L.L.L. 1. 2. 112 (106): “Which n-ative she doth owe.”那是她天生就有的。
△L.L.L.2.16 : “all perfections that a man may owe,” 一個(gè)男人所能擁有的一切完善德性。
△ Mid.2.2.79: “All the powerthis charm doth owe.”這迷藥所具有的全部力量。
△Tw.1.5.331 (310):“ourselves we do not owe;”i.e.we donot own ourselves—fate is our master. 對(duì)我們自己,我們作不了主。
△Rom.2.2.46: “Retain that dear perfec-tion which he owes”. 保持他擁有的那份可愛(ài)的完美。
△Mac. 1.3.75:“Say from whence / You owe thisstrange intelligence,”說(shuō)說(shuō)看,你們從哪里得到這個(gè)離奇的消息?
△1H.IV.5.2.67: “England did never owe sosweet a hope,”英國(guó)從來(lái)沒(méi)有過(guò)像他這樣一個(gè)美好的希望。
2. be the right owner of是…的真正主人。
△R.III. 4. 4.142: “The slaughter of the Prince that owed thatcrown.”對(duì)王冠的真正主人那位王子的殺害。
3. own,have toward,bear towards,feel for擁有,對(duì)…具有,對(duì)…懷有。
△As.3.2.79(74):“owe no man hate,”對(duì)人不懷仇恨。
△Tw.2.4.105(103): “And that I oweOlivia.”和我對(duì)于奧麗維婭所懷有的愛(ài)情。
△Tw.2.4.107(105):“Too well what love women to men may owe;”女人對(duì)男人能有什么樣的愛(ài),我知道得太清楚了。
4. be indebted for,feel as a debt對(duì)…欠債,對(duì)…有負(fù)債之感。
△Mac.5.4. 17(16):“The time approaches/Thatwill with due decision make us know / What we shallsay we have,and what we owe.” i.e.That will makeus know exactly what we can claim to have won andwhat to have lost.時(shí)機(jī)已經(jīng)來(lái)臨,讓我們確實(shí)明了,得失勝敗都可以見(jiàn)個(gè)分曉。(梁實(shí)秋譯)
5. be indebted for,be bound to pay對(duì)…欠債,應(yīng)還…
△R.III.1.3.170 (169): “A husband and a son thou(i.e. Richard) owest to me; / And thou (i.e.QueenElizabeth),a kingdom; all of you,allegiance.”你欠我一個(gè)丈夫和一個(gè)兒子;你,欠我一個(gè)王國(guó);你們大家,都欠我忠心。
6. will repay將來(lái)要跟…算賬。
△Ado.5.4.52:“For thisI owe you.” I will repay you for that remark. 為了這句話,我將來(lái)要跟你算賬。
7. have the duty to give有責(zé)任獻(xiàn)出…
△H.V.1.2.33:“and you peers / That owe yourselves,your lives,andservices / To this imperial throne.”還有你們向皇上誓死效忠的各位貴族公卿。
owe[?u]
v. 歸功于,欠,欠債
◇ owe it to oneself認(rèn)為自己有責(zé)任…/ owe to由于
owe ...to …把…歸功于
‖ owing[??ui?]adj.該付的