BORROW1 to borrow something2 to borrow money3 to pay money so that you can borrow and use something4 money that is borrowedRELATED WORDSoppositeLENDto owe money to someone because you have borrowed from them 向别人借钱因而欠别人的钱OWE1 to borrow something 借用某物borrow /ˈbɒrəʊǁˈbɑː-, ˈbɔː-/ [transitive verb]if you borrow something from someone, they let you have it, and you agree to give it back to them later 借，借用 Can I borrow your pen for a second? 能借你的钢笔用一下吗？ I wish Steve would buy himself a bike. He's always borrowing mine. 我希望史蒂夫自己去买辆自行车。他老是借我的车用。borrow something from/off somebody She found the poem in a book she'd borrowed off Mrs Parsons. 她在从帕森斯夫人那里借来的一本书中找到了那首诗。 I borrowed this dress from my sister. 这件连衣裙我是问妹妹借的。borrowed [adjective] After I graduated from college, I moved into a borrowed apartment in Brooklyn Heights. 大学毕业后，我搬进了位于布鲁克林高地一套借来的房子里。have the use ofalsohave the loan of /ˌhæv ðə juːs ɒv, ˌhæv ðə ˈləʊn ɒv/ [verb phrase]Britishto have someone's permission to borrow something, especially something large or expensive such as a car or boat for a particular length of time 【英】借用〔尤指在一段时间内借用汽车或船等大型或昂贵的东西〕 Could we have the loan of your video camera this weekend? 这个周末我们能借你的摄像机用一下吗？let somebody have the use of something Dad usually lets me have the use of his car when he's away on business. 父亲出差去时，通常让我借用他的车。be on loan /biː ɒn ˈləʊn/ [verb phrase]if somethingis on loan from a library, art collection etc, it has been borrowed from it 是从〔图书馆或艺术品收藏馆等〕借来的 These pictures are on loan from the Paul Getty Collection. 这些画是从保罗·格蒂艺术品收藏馆借来的。be out on loannot be available because it has been borrowed 被借出 The librarian phoned to say the book you want is out on loan until next week. 图书馆管理员打电话来说你要的书借出去了，到下周才归还图书馆。2 to borrow money 借钱borrow /ˈbɒrəʊǁˈbɑː-, ˈbɔː-/ [intransitive/transitive verb]if you borrow money from someone, they give it to you, and you agree to pay it back later 借〔钱〕 Companies normally expect to borrow at cheaper rates than ordinary people have to pay. 公司一般希望得到比普通利率低的贷款。borrow something from/off somebody Can I borrow five pounds off you till next week? 我向你借5英镑，下星期还给你，行吗？ By the end of the war the Canadian government had borrowed over $5 billion from its own citizens. 战争结束时，加拿大政府向国民借了五十多亿美元。borrow heavilyborrow a lot of money 借巨款 Maxwell had borrowed heavily to finance his business projects. 麦克斯韦尔为了替自己的商业项目筹措资金而借了很多钱。borrowed [adjective] The takeover bid was financed mainly with borrowed cash. 用于收购的资金大部分是借来的。borrower [countable noun] The fall in interest rates is bad news for savers but good news for borrowers. 利率下降对于存款者来说是坏消息，但对于借款者来说却是好消息。take out a loan /ˌteɪk aʊt ə ˈləʊn/ [verb phrase]to borrow a large amount of money from a bank or company 〔向银行或公司〕借款 Three years ago, we took out a loan to buy our car and we're still paying it off. 三年前我们借了一笔钱购车，目前仍在还款中。take out a loan from If you take out a loan from the company you have to pay it back within two years. 你如果从公司贷款，两年内必须还清。3 to pay money so that you can borrow and use something 出钱租用某物rent /rent/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to pay a particular amount of money regularly for the use of a house, office, telephone etc over a period of months or years 租借；租用〔房屋、办公室、电话等〕 Many young couples rent an apartment until they've saved enough money to buy a house. 许多年轻夫妇先租住一个公寓套间，直至积攒到足够的钱才自己买房子。 I can't afford to rent an office in this part of town. 我租不起镇上这地段的办公室。 Do you own your home or are you renting? 你的房子是自己的还是租的?rent something from somebody/something Did you know you can rent a fax machine from the telephone company? 你知不知道可以从电话公司租一台传真机用？for rentavailable to be rented 招租 Vicky put the house up for rent a month ago, but changed her mind the next day. 一个月前维基把房子挂牌出租，但第二天却改变主意了。rented [adjective] We've lived in rented accommodation since we were married so we're desperate to get our own place. 婚后我们一直住在租来的房子里，因此非常希望有个属于自己的住处。rentespecially AmericanhireBritish /rent, haɪəʳ/ [transitive verb]to pay money to a company to use a car, or a piece of equipment or clothing for a period of days or hours 租借；租用〔汽车、设备或衣服等〕 Should we rent a video tonight? 我们今晚要租录像带看吗？ Let's hire a car for the weekend and go and visit Jenny and Steve. 周末我们租辆车去看看珍妮和史蒂夫吧。 You rented a tuxedo for two hundred dollars? Are you crazy? 你花二百块租了一套无尾晚礼服？你疯啦！hire/rent something from somebody/something When she got to Dallas she rented a Ford convertible from the Avis desk. 她一到达拉斯，就从阿维斯租车公司租了一辆福特敞篷车。rentedalsohiredBritish [adjective] No, the skis aren't mine. They're hired. 不，这套滑雪板不是我自己的，是租来的。 The bride arrived at the church in a rented limousine. 新娘坐着一辆租来的豪华轿车来到了教堂。lease /liːs/ [transitive verb]to pay rent for the use of buildings, land, equipment, or a vehicle for a long time, especially for business purposes 〔长时间地〕租用；租借〔大楼、土地、设备或汽车，尤指用于商业目的〕 The Cider Press Company leases the machinery and buildings for $1000 a month. 塞得出版公司租用机器设备和大楼，租金每月1,000美元。 It would work out cheaper overall to lease the computers for the project. 总体说来，为这项目租用电脑会更便宜。lease something from somebody/something The building is actually owned by the government -- we're leasing it from them. 这幢大楼实际上归政府所有—我们是向他们租用的。charter /ˈtʃɑːʳtəʳ/ [transitive verb]to pay money to a company for the use of one of their planes or ships 包租〔飞机或轮船〕 A group of journalists chartered an airplane to fly them to Addis Ababa. 一群记者包租了一架飞机前往亚的斯亚贝巴。 International Aid Agencies have chartered ships to transport supplies to the disaster area. 国际救援组织包船运送物资到灾区。4 money that is borrowed 借来的钱loan /ləʊn/ [countable noun]an amount of money that is borrowed, especially from a bank or company, which you agree to pay back by the end of a period of time 贷款，借款 If you need more money, we can arrange a loan. 如果你需要更多的钱，我们可以安排贷款。a £5000/$20,000 loan The organization asked for a $2 million loan to plant new trees in the rainforest. 该组织为了在热带雨林植树申请了200万美元的贷款。take out a loanget a loan 取得贷款 We took out a loan to buy a new car. 我们贷款买了辆新车。pay off/repay a loanfinish paying back what you borrowed 偿还贷款 I can't afford to buy a new sofa until I pay off this loan. 我在还清这笔贷款之前买不起新沙发。bank loanmoney you borrow from a bank 银行贷款 Cox specialized in assisting borrowers who didn't qualify for bank loans. 考克斯公司专门帮助那些不合资格申请银行贷款的人。mortgage /ˈmɔːʳgɪdʒ/ [countable noun]a large amount of money that is borrowed from a bank or company in order to buy a house 〔购房用的〕抵押借款，按揭〔贷款〕 The bank says we have to buy a life insurance policy before we can get a mortgage. 银行说我们要先买一份人寿保险才能得到抵押借款。mortgage on Nick told me the mortgage on his apartment is worth about $90,000. 尼克告诉我他那套公寓的按揭贷款约为90,000美元。take out a mortgagearrange to get a mortgage 取得按揭贷款 Anyone taking out a mortgage should be aware that interest rates can go up at any time. 任何借得按揭贷款的人都应当注意利率随时会上升。pay off a mortgagepay all of it back 偿清抵押借款 It took my parents nearly thirty years to pay off their mortgage. 我父母用了将近30年的时间才还清抵押借款。interest /ˈɪntrɪst, ˈɪntrəst/ [uncountable noun]money that you pay for borrowing money, especially that you pay every year or every month at a fixed rate 利息 Credit companies charge huge amounts of interest. 信贷公司收取高额利息。interest on What's the interest on the loan? 贷款利息是多少?