borrow

1. V-T If you borrow something that belongs to someone else, you take it or use it for a period of time, usually with their permission. 借

Can I borrow a pen please?

我可以借支笔吗？

2. V-T/V-I If you borrow money from someone or from a bank, they give it to you and you agree to pay it back at some time in the future. 借 (钱)

Morgan borrowed $5,000 from his father to form the company 20 years ago. 摩根20年前向他父亲借了$5000来建立这家公司。

It's so expensive to borrow from finance companies. 向金融公司借款费用真够高的。

3. V-T If you borrow a book from a library, you take it away for a fixed period of time. 借 (书)

I couldn't afford to buy any, so I borrowed them from the library. 我一本也买不起，所以从图书馆借了这些。

4. V-T If you borrow something such as a word or an idea from another language or from another person's work, you use it in your own language or work. 借用 (思想、词等)

I borrowed his words for my book's title. 我借用他的话作为我的书名。