owe

动词 owe:

1. be obliged to pay or repay
2. be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense
3. be in debt

1. I owe you one.
   我欠你一个人情。
2. He owes his success more to luck than to ability.
   他认为他的成功是靠运气而不是因为自己有能力。
3. I owe a lot to my wife and children.
   我很感激我的妻子和孩子。

owe

v.（动词）
owed,ow.ing,owes
v.tr.（及物动词）
To be indebted to the amount of:
欠：欠一定数量的债：
例句：
He owes me five dollars.
他欠我五美元

To have a moral obligation to render or offer:
应尽…的道义：负有道德义务来归还或提供：
例句：
I owe them an apology.
我应向他们道个歉

To be in debt to:
负债：
例句：
We owe the plumber for services rendered.
我们因修理工提供的服务而欠了他债

To be indebted or obliged for:
感恩于，应归功于：
例句：
owed their riches to oil; owes her good health to diet and exercise.
有了石油才有他们的财富；她的健康归功于饮食和锻炼

To bear (a certain feeling) toward a person or persons:
怀有情感：对某个人或某些人有（特殊的感情）：
例句：
You seem to owe your neighbors a grudge.
看起来对你的邻居满怀怨恨

Archaic To have as a possession; own.
【古语】 作为财产拥有；占有
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To be in debt:
欠债：
例句：
She still owes for the car.
她仍然没付清这辆车的钱

来源：
Middle English owen
中古英语 owen
from Old English 3gan [to possess] * see ôik-
源自 古英语 3gan [拥有] *参见 ôik-