動詞 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.
   我欠你一個人情。
2. He owes his success more to luck than to ability.
   他認為他的成功是靠運氣而不是因為自己有能力。
3. I owe a lot to my wife and children.
   我很感激我的妻子和孩子。

owe

v.（動詞）
owed,ow.ing,owes
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To be indebted to the amount of:
欠：欠一定數(shù)量的債：
例句：
He owes me five dollars.
他欠我五美元

To have a moral obligation to render or offer:
應盡…的道義：負有道德義務來歸還或提供：
例句：
I owe them an apology.
我應向他們道個歉

To be in debt to:
負債：
例句：
We owe the plumber for services rendered.
我們因修理工提供的服務而欠了他債

To be indebted or obliged for:
感恩于，應歸功于：
例句：
owed their riches to oil; owes her good health to diet and exercise.
有了石油才有他們的財富；她的健康歸功于飲食和鍛煉

To bear (a certain feeling) toward a person or persons:
懷有情感：對某個人或某些人有（特殊的感情）：
例句：
You seem to owe your neighbors a grudge.
看起來對你的鄰居滿懷怨恨

Archaic To have as a possession; own.
【古語】 作為財產(chǎn)擁有；占有
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To be in debt:
欠債：
例句：
She still owes for the car.
她仍然沒付清這輛車的錢

來源：
Middle English owen
中古英語 owen
from Old English 3gan [to possess] * see ôik-
源自 古英語 3gan [擁有] *參見 ôik-