borrow /'bɒrәu/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) get temporarily

Chinese translation

• vt. 借, 借入, 借用
• vi. 借
• [计] 借位; 借位数

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/'bɒrәu/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao

Frequency

Zipf 4 · Rare

Word forms

borrowed, borrowing, borrows

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