原文:You don't want to owe him any more.你不会想再欠他的。
own:形容词(用于强调)自己的,本人的
I saw it with my own eyes.我亲眼看见的。
注意:
own不能用在冠词后。
对:I need my own room.
错:I need an own room.
对:It's good to have your own room.
错: It's godd to have the own room.
及物动词 vt. [W]
1.有,拥有
He owns three cars.
他有三辆汽车。
2.承认[+(that)]
She owned that she had neglected her duty.
她承认自己玩忽职守。
不及物动词 vi.
1.承认[(+to)]
She owned to having known
【短语扩展】
come into your/its own:得到充分的发展
When the traffic's this bad,a bicycle really comes into its own.在交通如此拥堵的时候,自行车就显出了它的价值。
get your own back(on sb):报复
I'll get my own back on him one day,I swear!我发誓,我总有一天要报复他的。
hold your own (against sb/sth) (in sth)坚守立场
Business isn't good but we're managing to hold our own.生意不景气,但我们正设法坚持下去。
own up (to sth/to doing sth)承担责任,认错,坦白
I'm still waiting for someone to own up the breakages.我还在等着有人承认把东西打碎了。
原文:You already owe him one favor.你已然欠他一个人情了。
【favor短语扩展】
do sb no favor:无助于某人;给某人留下坏印象
You're not doing yourself any favors,working for nothing.你干活不取报酬,对自己没有好处。
do me a favor(回答认为是愚蠢的问题)得了吧
Do you think they'll win?
Do me a favor!They haven't got a single decent player.
你认为他们会赢吗?
得了吧!他们连个像样的运动员都没有。
in sb's favor:有利于某人,有助于某人
The exchange rate is in our favor at the moment.目前汇率对我们有利。
原文:I was born in jail?我是在监狱出生的吗?
jail:
n.监狱
He has been released from jail.他已从监狱里放出来了。
v.jail sb (for sth)监禁
He was jailed for life for murder.他因谋杀罪被终身监禁。