- 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
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》
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》
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》
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》
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》
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- owe to欠…(某物);应该感谢,把…归功于;
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