- 词义辨析
owe...to, be due to
二者共同的意思是“欠”。它们的区别是:
1.owe是动词; due是形容词。例如:
She owes ten dollars to her sister.她欠她姐姐10美元。
Any money that is due to you will be paid before the end of this month.欠你的钱将在这月底之前全部支付给你。
2.owe...to常译为“欠某人的债”,用于比喻可表示对“某人负有义务或名誉,功劳应归于…”; 而due一般译为“应付给”,用以表示原因。例如:
Our grateful thanks are due to the police department for their help in the making of this film.我们由衷感谢警方在制作这部影片的过程中给予我们的帮助。
owe...to, attribute...to
这两短语共同的意思是“把…归因于…”。它们的区别是:
1.owe...to只用于主动句,且多含褒义; 而attribute...to可用于主动句,也可用于被动句,且多用于贬义。例如:
To whom do we owe the discovery of penicillin?盘尼西林的发现该归功于谁?
He attributes his success to hard work.他把自己的成功归因于努力工作。
Economists attributed the lack of progress to poor cooperation.经济学家把缺乏进步归咎于合作不好。
2.owe...to的主语可以是物,也可以是人; attribute...to的主语只能是人。例如:
The bank and its customer owe a large number of obligations to one another.银行和主顾彼此都应负很多义务。
She attributes her success to hard work and a bit of luck.她认为她的成功是由于勤奋加上一点运气而得来的。
下面三个句子意思相同:
I owe the grocer.
I owe the grocer money.
I owe money to the grocer.
我欠那个杂货商钱。
- 速记技巧
谐音记忆法
eoe欠钱不还所以被一圈打肿了左眼owe
词根词缀法
词根owe表示拥有;v owe欠[债];应把…归功于[to]owe拥有→因为拥有[借]而欠;归功于;
- 近义词
- 知识拓展
同近义词
appreciate,be grateful to vt.欠;感激;应给予;应该把……归功于
- 双语例句 更多例句
We've economised as much as possible, but to little great avail, since we still owe a lot of money.
我们尽可能节俭, 但没什么用, 因为我们仍然欠了一大笔债.
《简明英汉词典》
The proposal is to pay everything you owe, so that you can start with a clean slate.
建议你还清所有的债务,这样你就能够重新开始了。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
What they owe to the Inland Revenue is small fry compared to the overall £1.2 million debt.
与120万英镑的总债务相比,他们所欠国内税收署的那点钱实在不算什么。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
I overspent by £1 on your shopping so I'm afraid you owe me.
我为你买的东西多付了1英镑,所以呢,恐怕你欠我的。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
Parents often try to drill into their children how much they owe them.
当父母的常常冲着孩子唠叨,父母对儿女恩重如山.
《简明英汉词典》
I owe the restoration of my hearing to this remarkable new technique.
我之所以能恢复听觉完全是因为采用了这项非凡的新技术.
《简明英汉词典》
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- you owe me one你欠我一个
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