定义
to owe (sthg) (to sbdy): 欠(某人某物)
动词"to owe"后面直接跟物体(或金额),没有介词 :
Susie owes Philip 50 euros.苏西欠菲利普50欧元。
This company owes its success to Bruno Delavigne's talent.这家公司将其成功归功于Bruno Delavigne的才华。
I owe her my life.我欠她一条命。
You owe it to yourself to test drive a few cars before buying one. 你将这归功于购买前试驾了好几辆车。
owing (to the crisis...): 由于(危机......)
How much is owed to you? 别人欠你多少钱?
Owing to their lack of customers, the store went out of business.由于缺少客户,那家商店破产了。
I owe you one!: 我欠你一个人情!
Pronunciation examples
UK: Susie owes Philip 50 euros.
US: This company owes its success to Bruno Delavigne's talent.
- "Bruno, I owe all my success to you."
- "As I've been reminding you almost every day recently, your client Cosmex Inc. owes us a lot of money, and you know what they say: Money makes the world go round!"
- "Accounts Receivable are letters from people who owe us money – they might include checks, or requests to have payments deferred."
- "I owe a lot of the success of my department stores to him and his perfumes."
- "I remind you that your company, Soppy Soaps, owes The Delavigne Corporation a total of $178,921 for this order."
- "Taxi Driver : This is not at all my problem. You owe me thirty dollars for the ride, and shut the door on your way out."
- "I remind you that the total balance owed by Cosmex Inc. to Delavigne Corporation amounts to one thousand, two hundred and thirteen dollars and eighty cents ($1213.80)."
- "Thanks a million Icarus, I really owe you one."
- "Negative equity is when you owe your bank more than your house is worth."
- "This letter should detail all prior communication that you've had with the client, the outstanding invoices, and the total amount owed to your company."