owe instead of gaining
欠───owe;倒───inverted
I owe him an apology.───我应向他道歉.
Trees owe their existence to soil.───树木靠土壤生存.
Add up all the money I owe you.───把我欠你的钱全部加起来。
If I have improved in any way, I owe it all to you.───如果说我有一些进步, 这全归功于你.
We owe to Newton the principle of gravitation.───万有引力原理的发现应归功于牛顿.
What they owe to the Inland Revenue is small fry compared to the overall £1.2 million debt.───与120万英镑的总债务相比，他们所欠国内税收署的那点钱实在不算什么。
I owe the restoration of my hearing to this remarkable new technique.───我之所以能恢复听觉完全是因为采用了这项非凡的新技术.
Incidentally, I think you still owe me some money.───顺便说一句, 我想你还欠我一些钱.
You owe him an apology for what you said.
I'll repay the money I owe them next week.
I think you owe me an explanation.
I owe the landlord one hundred dollars.
Champagne houses owe their success to brand image.