✨ 语义深度解析
owe
高考核心词 作文加分词 难度 2/5 ⏱ 3 分钟
核心
欠着某人某物——金钱、人情或解释都可以欠
释义
1
v.欠(金钱或债务)
He still owes the bank a considerable sum from the loan he took out last year.
他去年贷款,至今仍银行一大笔钱。
2
v.欠(人情、感激或解释)
I owe you an apology — I should not have spoken to you in that way.
你一个道歉——我不该那样对你说话。
3
v.归功于,得益于(owe sth. to sb./sth.)
She owes her success largely to the guidance of her mentor.
她的成功在很大程度上归功于导师的指导。
语感
owe = 那笔账还没还——有人给了你什么,你还没还回去
欠款归功于
陷阱
⚠️owe vs. own:欠 vs. 拥有(拼写与发音陷阱)
She owns a small café in the city centre.
owns(拥有)和 owes(欠)可以互换
own = 拥有(She owns a car 她有一辆车);owe = 欠(She owes me money 她欠我钱)——两词发音相近但含义完全不同
拥有市中心的一家小咖啡馆。(own = 拥有,非 owe 欠)
⚠️owing to:固定短语「由于」(非 owe 的现在分词用法)
The match was cancelled owing to heavy rain.
owing to 是 owe 的某种进行时
owing to 是固定介词短语,意为「由于,因为」,与 owe(欠)的动词词义无直接关联
比赛因大雨而取消。(owing to = 由于)
近义辨析
owe vs attribute to
owe 把成就或结果归功于某人/某事(义项三) attribute to 把……归因于,归结为(更正式,也可用于负面结果)
The young scientist owes his rapid advancement to years of dedicated research.
这位年轻科学家的快速晋升归功于多年的专注研究。
Researchers attribute the rise in childhood obesity largely to changes in diet and reduced physical activity.
研究人员将儿童肥胖率上升主要归因于饮食变化和体力活动减少。
写作加分
✨ 加分词
替换:because ofthanks to
感恩话题作文成就归因类议论文
普通
I improved a lot because of my teacher's help.
因为老师的帮助,我进步了很多。
加分 ✨
I owe much of my academic progress to my teacher's patient guidance and unwavering encouragement.
我的学业进步在很大程度上归功于老师耐心的指导和坚定的鼓励。
常用搭配
owe sb. money / a debt欠某人钱 / 债务
owe sb. an apology / explanation欠某人一个道歉 / 解释
owe sth. to sb.把某事归功于某人
owing to由于,因为(固定短语)
owe a debt of gratitude心存感激,有一份感恩之情
词根
owe = 那个账单还在桌上——你欠着,还没还,债务还在
考考你
Q1义项辨析
下面四个句子中,owe 的用法与其他三个不同的是:
A
She owes the library three books that were due last month.
B
He owes his confidence to years of experience performing on stage.
C
You owe me an explanation for what happened yesterday.
D
The company owes its suppliers over half a million dollars.
Q2对错判断
判断下面句子里 owe 的用法是否正确:
The event was postponed owing to unexpected technical difficulties.
owing to(由于)是固定短语,用法正确;等同于 due to
Q3翻译应用
用 owe 翻译下面句子(可参考 writing_upgrade 字段的搭配):
我们所取得的一切成就,都归功于那些在背后默默支持我们的人。
Everything we have achieved, we owe to those who silently supported us behind the scenes.
关键搭配:owe ... to those who
owe sth. to sb. 是书面感恩表达的核心结构,配合定语从句更完整
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