Owe的用法為何？同義詞有哪些？

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：

1. 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。
2. He owes his employees an explanation for the lay-offs.
   他欠他的員工一個裁員的解釋。
3. She owes her landlord several months of rent.
   她欠房東好幾個月的房租。
4. 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)。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 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.