OWN1 to own something2 when someone owns something3 the person who owns something4 the things that someone owns5 to say you have a right to be the legal owner or somethingRELATED WORDSon your own 单独ALONEsee alsoHAVE/NOT HAVE1 to own something 拥有某物own /əʊn/ [transitive verb not in progressive]if youown something, especially something big like a house, a car, or a company, it is your property and you have the legal right to have it 〔合法地〕拥有〔尤指房屋、汽车或公司等〕 We don't own the apartment, we're just renting it. 这公寓不是我们的，是我们租的。 Clark owns about 40 companies in northern Europe. 克拉克在北欧拥有大约40家公司。 They stayed in a villa once owned by the writer, Somerset Maugham. 他们住在一幢别墅里，以前这别墅为作家萨默塞特·毛姆所拥有。privately ownedowned by an individual person, not by a company or government 私人拥有 In National Parks, although the land is privately owned, there are strict controls on the use of the land. 国家公园的土地虽为私人所有，但是用地有严格的限制。havealsohave gotespecially British /hæv, həv ˈgɒtǁ-ˈgɑːt/ [transitive verb not in progressive]to own something, especially something that ordinary people are likely to own 有〔尤指普通人都可能有的东西〕 We don't have a T.V. 我们没有电视机。 How many of your students have a computer? 你的学生中有多少人有电脑? What kind of car has she got? 她有辆什么样的车? I've worked hard for everything I've got. 我所拥有的一切都是我通过努力得来的。possess /pəˈzes/ [transitive verb not in progressive]formalto own something - use this especially in negative sentences to say that someone does not own something that most people own 【正式】拥有〔尤用于否定句表示某人没有多数人都有的东西〕 Very few families in this area possess a telephone. 这地区很少家庭有电话。 He never wore a suit - I don't think he possessed one. 他从不穿套装—我认为他根本没有套装。 Because of his gambling, he lost everything he possessed. 他因为赌博输掉了他的全部所有。control/have control of /kənˈtrəʊl, hæv kənˈtrəʊl ɒv/ [transitive verb/verb phrase]to own a larger part of a company than other people so that you have power to make decisions about that company 控制〔公司〕 As well as owning Mirror Group Newspapers, the Maxwell Corporation also controlled several other businesses. 除了拥有镜报集团，麦斯威尔公司还控制着其他几家企业。 The Johnson family has effective control of the company, owning almost 60% of the shares. 约翰逊家族实际上已控制了这家公司，他们持有接近60%的股票。hold /həʊld/ [transitive verb]to own part of a company because you own a number of the equal parts into which it is divided 持有，拥有〔公司的股权〕 She works for Le Monde, where the staff hold a significant stake in the company. 她在《世界报》供职，那里的员工持有公司大量的股份。 a situation in which a husband and wife both hold shares in a family company 夫妻共同持有家族公司股份的局面holding [countable noun] Mr Davis has a 30% holding in owns 30% of Montague Enterprises. 戴维斯先生拥有蒙太格公司30%的股份。have a stake in /ˌhæv ə ˈsteɪk ɪnsomething/ [verb phrase not in progressive]to own part of a company and therefore be able to have a share in the money it makes 拥有〔某公司的〕股份 Labatt beer has a 45% stake in the Blue Jays baseball team. 拉巴特啤酒公司拥有布鲁杰斯棒球队45%的股份。 She has a stake in her husband's company, which she will have to give up if they divorce. 她在她丈夫的公司中有股份，但是如果他们离婚，她就得放弃这些股份。interest /ˈɪntrɪst, ˈɪntrəst/ [countable noun]if a person, company, or government has aninterest in a business, they own part of that business 股权，股份interest in The bank has interests in several companies, including a 15% share of Morgan's Brewery. 这家银行在好几家公司都拥有股权，包括摩根酿酒公司15%的股份。controlling interesta large enough part of the company or business to give you the power to make decisions about it 控股权益 Although the government has made some shares in National Oil Products available, it intends to maintain its controlling interest. 虽然政府准备出售国家石油产品公司的部分股份，但它还是打算保持其控股权。2 when someone owns something 某人拥有某物belong to /bɪˈlɒŋ tuːǁ-ˈlɔːŋ-/ [transitive verb not in progressive]if somethingbelongs to someone, they own it 属于；是…的 This watch belonged to my grandfather. 这块手表原是我爷爷的。 Who does that Walkman belong to? 那个随身听是谁的呢？ A car believed to belong to the bank robbers was found abandoned yesterday. 昨天发现一辆被弃置的车辆，相信是属于银行劫匪的。be the property of /biː ðə ˈprɒpəʳti ɒvǁ-ˈprɑː-/ [verb phrase]formalto belong to someone - often written on books, clothes etc to show who owns them 【正式】归…所有；是…的财产〔通常在书籍、衣服等上面写明〕 This hymn book is the property of Pitt Street Methodist Church. 这本赞美诗是匹特街卫理公会礼拜堂的财产。 If he defaults on the loan, the land will become the property of the bank. 如果他拖欠贷款，这块地将收归银行所有。be mine/yours/John's etc /biː ˈmaɪn/ [verb phrase]if somethingis mine/yours/John's etc, it belongs to me, you, John etc 是我的/你的/约翰的等 ‘Hey, that's my pen!’ - ‘Sorry! I didn't know it was yours.’ “嗨，那是我的钢笔！”—“对不起！我不知道是你的。” ‘Whose bike is that?’ ‘It's Martin's.’ “那是谁的自行车？”“是马丁的。” The money wasn't Sara's to lend you in the first place Sara didn't have the right to lend it. 首先，这些钱不是萨拉的，她没有权借给你。my/your/his etc /maɪ, jɔːʳ, hɪz/ [determiner]belonging to me, you, him etc 我的/你的/他的等 Please can you move your car? It's blocking my driveway. 请把你的车移一下好吗？它挡着我的车道了。 I've got a problem with my dishwasher. 我的洗碗机出问题了。 My grandmother lives near your place -- just around the corner in fact. 我祖母跟你住得很近—其实就在附近。your own /jɔːr ˈəʊn/ []belonging to you and not to anyone else 你自己的 You can rent skis or you can bring your own. 雪橇可租也可自己带来。 Joe left the company to set up his own business. 乔离开公司自己创业。of your own /əv jɔːr ˈəʊn/ [adjective phrase]a room/car/computer etc of your ownone that belongs to you and no one else, especially when this is something you want to own 你自己的房间/汽车/电脑等 Our neighbours let us use their garage, but we really need one of our own. 邻居让我们用他们的车库，但我们还是需要自己有一个。 The charity provides accommodation for homeless people, and helps them find homes of their own. 这家慈善机构为无家可归者提供住宿，并协助他们寻找自己的居所。personal /ˈpɜːsənəlǁˈpɜːr-/ [adjective only before noun]belonging only to you - used especially in official contexts 个人的〔尤用于正式的场合〕somebody's personal possessions/property/belongings The dead man's personal possessions were sent back to his family. 死者的私人财物被送还给他的家人。my/their etc own personal You can arm and disarm the alarm system using your own personal access code. 你可以使用个人密码启动和解除警报装置。3 the person who owns something 拥有某物的人owner /ˈəʊnəʳ/ [countable noun]the person who owns something 物主，主人 The previous owner painted the outside of the house yellow. 前一个业主把房子的外面漆成了黄色。owner of The owners of the company live abroad. 公司的老板在国外居住。the proud owner of something He is the proud owner of two Olympic gold medals. 他自豪地拥有两枚奥运会金牌。car/dog/home etc owner Car owners are facing a 10% rise in the price of gasoline. 车主面临着油价上调10%。landlord/landlady /ˈlændlɔːʳd, ˈlændleɪdi/ [countable noun]someone who owns a building and is paid money by the people who live in it or use it 房东/女房东 Our landlord has promised to fix the heating by Tuesday. 房东答应我们星期二之前修好暖气。 College accommodation offices provide lists of private landlords and landladies. 大学住宿部提供拥有私房的房东名单。proprietor /prəˈpraɪətəʳ/ [countable noun]someone who owns and runs a business, especially a small business such as a shop or a restaurant 所有人；老板〔尤指拥有商店或餐馆等小企业的人〕 Eddy Shah, the former national newspaper proprietor 埃迪·莎，这份全国性报纸的前老板 My father had fallen victim to an unscrupulous garage proprietor. 我父亲被一个无耻的汽车修理厂老板欺骗了。proprietor of As proprietors of the general store, Mr and Mrs Stacey knew everything that went on in the town. 斯泰西夫妇是杂货店店主，镇里发生的一切他们都知道。householder /ˈhaʊsˌhəʊldəʳ/ [countable noun]someone who owns or lives in a house - used especially in official or legal contexts 住户；房主；户主〔尤用于正式或法律场合〕 The police are giving advice to householders on how to improve the security of their homes. 警察正在向屋主建议如何加强家里的安保措施。 Householders and tradesmen both use the refuse dump to dispose of their garbage. 住户和商贩都把垃圾扔在垃圾场。home-owner /ˈhəʊm ˌəʊnəʳ/ [countable noun]someone who owns their own home 自己拥有住房者，房主 The latest rise in interest rates is bad news for home-owners. 最近利率调高，这对房主来说是个坏消息。 The latest trend is for home-owners to carry out improvements before selling their properties. 最近，屋主在卖房子前一般都会先修缮一下。4 the things that someone owns 某人拥有的物品property /ˈprɒpəʳtiǁˈprɑː-/ [uncountable noun]things someone owns, especially large expensive things such as houses, land, or cars 财产〔尤指房屋、土地或汽车等大而贵的东西〕 Some of the stolen property was discovered in an empty warehouse. 其中一些被盗走的财物被发现藏在一个空置的仓库里。school/church/army etc property The boys have been charged with damaging school property. 那些男孩子被指控破坏学校财物。private property Many state documents were considered as the officer's private property. 州里的许多文件都被认为是这位官员的私人财产。possessions /pəˈzeʃənz/ [plural noun]all the things that a person owns, which they keep in their home or carry with them 财产，财物；所有物 They lost all their possessions in the floods. 他们在水灾中失去了所有的财产。personal possessions Prisoners are allowed no personal possessions such as photographs of their families. 囚犯不准保留任何私人财物，例如家人的照片等。somebody's most treasured/cherished/prized possessions One of my most treasured possessions is a small book of prayers. 我的其中一件最宝贵的财物是一本小小的祈祷书。thingsspokenalsostuffspoken informal /θɪŋz, stʌf/ [plural noun]things such as clothes, records, books, furniture etc that you own 〔某人的〕东西，物品，所有物somebody's things/stuff She always leaves her things all over the floor. 她总是把她的东西摊得满地都是。 I don't how know I'm going to fit all my stuff into the new apartment. 我不知道怎样把我的这些东西都搬进新公寓去。belongings /bɪˈlɒŋɪŋzǁbɪˈlɔːŋ-/ [plural noun]things you own such as clothes, equipment, bags etc, especially things you take with you when you are travelling somewhere 〔尤指带在身边的〕所有物；财物 They packed all their belongings into the car and left the city that night. 那天夜里，他们把自己所有的财物都装进车里，离开了这个城市。personal belongings It doesn't cost much to insure your personal belongings. 投保个人财物不需要很多钱。assets /ˈæsets/ [plural noun]property that a person or a company owns and which they would be able to sell if they needed money - used especially in legal or business contexts 资产〔尤用于法律或商业场合〕 The company has mining assets worth 8 billion Rand. 这家公司拥有价值80亿兰特的矿业资产。freeze somebody's assetsnot allow them to sell them 冻结某人的资产 The government announced that it had frozen the assets of three senior bank officials. 政府宣布冻结三名银行高级职员的资产。worldly goods /ˌwɜːʳldli ˈgʊdz/ [plural noun]all the things that you own - use this especially as a joke when you do not own much 全部财产〔尤用于开玩笑，指自己没有多少东西〕 Two old chairs, a broken jug, and half a candle: these were all his worldly goods. 两把旧椅子、一个破罐子和半根蜡烛一这是他的全部财产。 All her worldly goods were contained in four cardboard boxes. 她所有的东西都装在四个纸板箱里。5 to say you have a right to be the legal owner or something 表明你有权拥有某物lay claim to /ˌleɪ ˈkleɪm tuː/ [verb phrase]to say that you have a right to own something, especially something that is owned by someone else 声称对〔尤指为他人所拥有的东西〕拥有所有权 Both Britain and Argentina lay claim to the Falkland Islands. 英国和阿根廷都声称拥有福克兰群岛的主权。 A stranger who said he was my father's brother had arrived to lay claim to his fortune. 一个自称是我父亲弟弟的陌生人来了，声称对父亲的财产有继承权。stake your claim /ˌsteɪk jɔːʳ ˈkleɪm/ [verb phrase]to say publicly that you believe you have a right to own something, especially when other people also say they have a right to own it 声称对某物拥有所有权〔尤当别人也同时作出相同的声明时〕 If you want some of the furniture, now's the time to stake your claim. 这些家具如果你想要一些的话，现在就该去表明你拥有所有权。