own

动词 own:

1. have ownership or possession of
   同义词：have, possess

形容词 own:

1. belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
   同义词：ain

1. He can be left to work on his own.
   工作可交给他一个人去做。
2. Nobody owned up to the theft.
   这件偷窃事没有人承认是自己干的。
3. Although her father is in the firm she got the job on her own.
   尽管她父亲在公司里，但她那份工作却是靠自己得到的。
4. She makes all her own clothes.
   她的衣服都是自己做的。
5. Children need toys of their own.
   儿童需要有自己的玩具。
6. Who owns this house?
   谁拥有这座房子？
7. Your life is your own affair.
   你的生活是你自己的事。
8. He owns he was wrong.
   他承认他错了。

own

adj.（形容词）
Of or belonging to oneself or itself:
自己的，属于自己的：属于某人自己的或某物本身的：
例句：
She makes her own clothes.
她自己做衣服

n.（名词）
That which belongs to one:
属于一个人的东西：
例句：
It is my own.
那是我自己的东西

v.（动词）
owned,own.ing,owns
v.tr.（及物动词）

To have or possess as property:
拥有：作为财产有或拥有：
例句：
owns a chain of restaurants.
拥有连锁餐厅

To have control over:
控制：
例句：
For a time, enemy planes owned the skies.
一会儿，敌人的飞机布满了整个天空

To admit as being in accordance with fact, truth, or a claim; acknowledge.
承认：承认与事实、真相或要求是一致的；承认
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To make a full confession or acknowledgment:
完全认罪或承认：
例句：
When confronted with the evidence the thief owned up.See Synonyms at acknowledge
在证据面前小偷乖乖地招认了参见 acknowledge

<习惯用语>of (one`s) own
Belonging completely to oneself:
拥有：完完全全属于某人自己：
例句：
a room of one`s own.
自己的一个房间

on (one`s) own
By one`s own efforts:
通过自己的努力：
例句：
She got the job on her own.
她自己找到了这份工作

Responsible for oneself; independent of outside help or control:
靠自己的力量，独立地：自己对自己负责；独立于外来的帮助或控制之外：
例句：
He is now out of college and on his own.
他现在离开了大学并且自己生活

来源：
Middle English owen
中古英语 owen
from Old English 3gen * see ôik-
源自 古英语 3gen *参见 ôik-

【引伸】
own.er
n.（名词）