及物動詞：欠(債)、該償還、…歸功於、…歸因於
常見搭配詞：
- owe something to someone
欠某人東西(也可以表示將成功等歸功於某人)
例句：I owe my success to my mentor who taught me so much.
我的成功歸功於教了我很多東西的導師。 - owe it to someone/something (to do something / 名詞子句)
欠某人/某事 (it為虛受詞) – 閱讀以進一步了解虛受詞用法
例句：We owe it to the next generation to protect the environment.
我們應該為下一代保護環境。 - owe somebody for something
欠某人某物
例句：I still owe you for the admission fee.
我還欠你入場費。 - owe someone an explanation / an apology / a favor
欠某人一個解釋 / 道歉 / 人情
例句：I owe him a favor for helping me move last weekend.
上週末幫我搬家，我欠他一個人情。 - owe someone $??? / something
欠別人…元 / 某物
例句：I owe my friend $100.
我欠我朋友 100 美元。 - owe somebody a lot / a great deal (for something / doing something)
欠某人很多(可引伸為感謝之意)
例句：I owe my teacher a lot for helping me improve my writing skills.
我非常感謝我的老師幫助我提高寫作技巧。 - owe it all / owe everything to somebody
這一切都歸功於某人
例句：I owe it all to my parents who always support me in my decisions.
這一切都歸功於我的父母，他們總是支持我的決定。 - owe more to something than to something else
…歸功於某事，而非另一事
例句：His success owes more to good luck than to hard work.
他的成功更多地歸功於好運而不是努力工作。 - owe it to oneself (習語)
自己理應做或當之無愧 (自己有責任去做某事，通常是為了自己的利益或幸福)
例句：She owes it to herself to take a break and relax.
她該休息一下、放鬆自己。 - owe somebody a living (習語)
有義務養活某人 (通常是由於關係或義務)
例句：Many young adults seem to think their parents owe them a living.
許多年輕人似乎認為他們的父母有義務照顧他們。 - owe someone one (習語)
欠某人一次 (類似“owe someone a favor”，意思是有義務回報某人的善意或服務)
例句：I owe her one for watching my dog last weekend.
上週末她幫我照顧狗，我欠她一次。
例句：
- The accident was his fault, so he owes the other driver an apology.
事故是他的錯，所以他欠其他司機一個道歉。 - He owes his employees an explanation for the lay-offs.
他欠他的員工一個裁員的解釋。 - She owes her landlord several months of rent.
她欠房東好幾個月的房租。 - She owes herself a chance to pursue her dreams.
她欠自己一個追求夢想的機會(應該要去追求夢想)。 - The company owes its employees a safe working environment.
公司應該提供員工一個安全的工作環境。 - She still owes me for the lunch I bought her last week.
她仍欠我上週我給她買的午餐的錢。 - The company owes a great deal to its dedicated employees for its success.
這家公司的成功很大程度上歸功於其忠誠的員工。 - He owes everything to his mentor who guided him in his early career.
他將一切都歸功於在他早期職業生涯中指導他的導師。
同義詞：
- be indebted 虧欠(負債的)- 表示欠債或對某人有所虧欠。
例句：He is indebted to his parents for their financial support during his studies.
他感謝父母在他學習期間的經濟支持(感到虧欠)。 - be liable fro 對…負有責任的 – 表示有法律責任或義務去做某事。
例句：You are liable for the damages caused to the car.
你應該為損害汽車負責。 - be beholden to 負有義務的 – 表示對某人有所虧欠或欠恩。
例句：I don’t like to be beholden to anyone.
我不喜歡欠任何人的。
衍生字
- owing 欠帳的、未還的、應付的 adj.
- owing to 因為、由於 prep.
