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borrowed
(
a
.)借來的
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Bor·row
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Borrowed
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Borrowing
.]
1.
To
receive
from
another
as
a
loan
,
with
the
implied
or
expressed
intention
of
returning
the
identical
article
or
its
equivalent
in
kind
; --
the
opposite
of
lend
.
2.
Arith.
To
take
(
one
or
more
)
from
the
next
higher
denomination
in
order
to
add
it
to
the
next
lower
; --
a
term
of
subtraction
when
the
figure
of
the
subtrahend
is
larger
than
the
corresponding
one
of
the
minuend
.
3.
To
copy
or
imitate
;
to
adopt
;
as
,
to
borrow
the
style
,
manner
,
or
opinions
of
another
.
Rites
borrowed
from
the
ancients
.
--
Macaulay
.
It
is
not
hard
for
any
man
,
who
hath
a
Bible
in
his
hands
,
to
borrow
good
words
and
holy
sayings
in
abundance
;
but
to
make
them
his
own
is
a
work
of
grace
only
from
above
.
--
Milton
.
4.
To
feign
or
counterfeit
.
“
Borrowed
hair.”
The
borrowed
majesty
of
England
.
--
Shak
.
5.
To
receive
;
to
take
;
to
derive
.
Any
drop
thou
borrowedst
from
thy
mother
.
--
Shak
.
To borrow trouble
,
to
be
needlessly
troubled
;
to
be
overapprehensive
.
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