borrow
verb uk/ˈbɒr.əʊ/ us/ˈbɑːr.oʊ/
(RECEIVE)
A2 [ T ]借，借入
to get or receive something from someone with the intention of giving it back after a period of time
I had to borrow a pen from the invigilator to do the exam. 我不得不从监考人员那里借了一支笔考试。
UK non-standard Can I borrow £100 off you until next week? 我可以从你那里借100镑下周还吗？
She used to borrow money and not bother to pay it back. 她过去常借钱不还。
He borrowed a novel from the library. 他从图书馆里借了一本小说。
C1 [ I or T ]（向…）借贷
to take money from a bank or other financial organization and pay it back over a period of time
Like so many companies at that time, we had to borrow heavily to survive. 像那时众多的公司一样，我们不得不靠大量借贷维持生存。
We could always borrow some money from the bank. 我们总是能从银行贷出些钱来。
[ T ]引入，借用（词汇或想法）
to take and use a word or idea from another language or piece of work
English has borrowed many words from French. 英语从法语中借用了大量的词汇。
- More examples
- Can I borrow a couple of bucks?
- Do you have a Birmingham to London train timetable that I could borrow?
- You have to sign books out when you borrow them from the library.
- He's a bit possessive about his CDs - I wouldn't dare ask to borrow them.
- Just because I'm lending you my dress for tonight doesn't mean you can borrow it whenever you want to.
(MATHEMATICS)
[ T ]（演算减法时）借（位）
to put a number into a different column when doing subtraction
borrower
noun [ C ] uk/ˈbɒr.əʊ.ər/ us/ˈbɑːr.oʊ.ɚ/
借款人；借方
a person, organization, etc. that borrows
Banks are encouraging new borrowers. 银行在招徕新的借款人。
Idiom
live on borrowed timeidiom (大难未死)继续活着的一段时间，活过寿限
to continue living after a point at which you might easily have died
Since his cancer was diagnosed, he feels as if he's living on borrowed time. 自从他的癌症确诊后，他感觉自己似乎是在苟延残喘。
在预计期限之后继续存在，苟延残喘
to continue to exist longer than expected
It is unlikely that serious decisions will be made by a CEO living on borrowed time. 重大决定是不大可能由一个苟延残喘的首席执行官做出的。