own

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own用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),意為“擁有,占有”,含有法律上具有所有權(quán)的意味,其主語一般為人,其后多用表示房屋、土地、船舶等有形物的名詞作賓語。own還可表示某人承認(rèn)某事如錯(cuò)誤、恥辱感、感到焦慮、說謊等。
own可用作及物動(dòng)詞,也可用作不及物動(dòng)詞。用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),其后接名詞、代詞作賓語; 還可接以“(to be+) adj. ”或“as+ n. ”充當(dāng)補(bǔ)足語的復(fù)合賓語。用作不及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),常與介詞to連用,表示“承認(rèn)”, to后接名詞或動(dòng)名詞(一般式或完成式),也可接that從句,這時(shí)to?？墒÷?。
own后還可接反身代詞表示“承認(rèn)”。
own是表示所屬關(guān)系的動(dòng)詞,一般不用于進(jìn)行體,也不可用于被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)。
own up的意思是“坦白,爽爽快快地承認(rèn)”。

A large proportion of the peasant households round here own TV sets.
這一帶相當(dāng)大一部分農(nóng)民家庭擁有電視機(jī)。

belonging to or done by a particular person or thing
(HAVE LEGALLY) to have something that legally belongs to you
(ADMIT) to admit
(DEFEAT/DO WELL) to defeat someone completely or be much better than him or her; to perform extremely well

You use own to indicate that something belongs to a particular person or thing.
Own is also a pronoun.
You use own to indicate that something is used by, or is characteristic of, only one person, thing, or group.
Own is also a pronoun.
You use own to indicate that someone does something without any help from other people.
Own is also a pronoun.
If you own something, it is your property.
If you have something you can call your own, it belongs only to you, rather than being controlled by or shared with someone else.
If someone or something comes into their own, they become very successful or start to perform very well because the circumstances are right.
If you get your own back on someone, you have your revenge on them because of something bad that they have done to you.
If you say that someone has a particular thing of their own, you mean that that thing belongs or relates to them, rather than to other people.
If someone or something has a particular quality or characteristic of their own, that quality or characteristic is especially theirs, rather than being shared by other things or people of that type.
When you are on your own, you are alone.
If you do something on your own, you do it without any help from other people.
to hold your own&rarrsee hold