borrow
v[I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sth) (from sb/sth)
1 receive or obtain (sth) temporarily (from sb/sth), with the promise or intention of returning it (向某人[從某處])借(某物)
borrow (money) from the bank, a friend 向銀行、朋友借(錢)
I've forgotten my pen. Could I borrow yours? 我忘了帶筆. 可以借用一下你的嗎?
borrow a book from the library 向圖書館借書. Cf 參看 lend.
2
(a) take and use (sth) as one's own; copy (sth) 將別人的(某物)當作自己的來使用; 抄襲(某事物)
borrow freely from other writers 肆意抄襲其他作者的作品
borrow sb's ideas, methods 采用某人的想法、方法
Handel borrowed music from other composers. 韓德爾的作品借鑒了其他作曲家的樂曲.
(b) (of a language) adopt (a word or phrase) from another language (指某語言)借用(另一種語言的詞語)
The expression `nouveau riche' is borrowed from French. `nouveau riche'(暴發戶)這個詞是從法語借來的.
3 (idm 習語) (be living on) borrowed time period of time for which one continues living after an illness or a crisis which might have caused one to die (大難未死)繼續活著的一段時間.