borrow
US /ˈbɑːr.oʊ/
UK /ˈbɑːr.oʊ/
1.
借, 借用
take and use (something belonging to someone else) with the intention of returning it
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Can I borrow your pen for a moment?
我能借用一下你的筆嗎？
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She had to borrow money from her parents to pay for college.
她不得不向父母借錢來支付大學費用。
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2.
借鑒, 引用
take (a word, idea, or method) from another language or source and use it in one's own language or work
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Many English words are borrowed from French.
許多英語單詞都是從法語借用的。
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The artist borrowed elements from classical mythology for his new series.
這位藝術家從古典神話中借鑒了元素用於他的新系列。