borrow

borrow
verb
[with obj.]

take and use (something that belongs to someone else) with the intention of returning it
借，借入，借用
he had borrowed a car from one of his colleagues.
他向一个同事借了辆车。
■take and use (money) from a person or bank under an agreement to pay it back later, typically in instalments
借（钱）（往往会以分期付款的方式偿还）
■take and use (a book) from a library for a fixed period of time
借（书）
■take (a word, idea, or method) from another language, person, or source and use it in one's own language or work
借用（词语），采用（意见，方法）
the term is borrowed from Greek.
这个术语是从希腊语中借过来的。
■(Golf)allow (a certain distance) when playing a shot to compensate for sideways motion of the ball due to a slope or other irregularity
(高尔夫)借击上坡球使球滚回；视风向（或穴周草地坡度）轻击球

noun

(Golf)a slope or other irregularity on a golf course which must be compensated for when playing a shot
(高尔夫)上坡

常用词组
be (living) on borrowed time

used to convey that someone has continued to survive against expectations, with the implication that they will not do so for much longer
生命意外延长的时间；比预期稍长的有限时间

borrow trouble

(N. Amer.)take needless action that may have detrimental effects
(北美)自找麻烦；无事烦恼

派生
borrower
noun
语源

Old English borgian 'borrow against security', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German borgen

用法

Some people confuse the two words lend and borrow, which have reciprocal but different meanings: see usage at lend

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