borrow
/ˈbɔrəu; `bɑro/ v[I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sth) (from sb/sth)
1 receive or obtain (sth) temporarily (from sb/sth), with the promise or intention of returning it （向某人[从某处]）借（某物）
borrow (money) from the bank, a friend 向银行、朋友借（钱）
I've forgotten my pen. Could I borrow yours? 我忘了带笔. 可以借用一下你的吗?
borrow a book from the library 向图书馆借书. Cf 参看 lend.
2
(a) take and use (sth) as one's own; copy (sth) 将别人的（某物）当作自己的来使用; 抄袭（某事物）
borrow freely from other writers 肆意抄袭其他作者的作品
borrow sb's ideas, methods 采用某人的想法、方法
Handel borrowed music from other composers. 韩德尔的作品借鉴了其他作曲家的乐曲.
(b) (of a language) adopt (a word or phrase) from another language （指某语言）借用（另一种语言的词语）
The expression `nouveau riche' is borrowed from French. `nouveau riche'（暴发户）这个词是从法语借来的.
3 (idm 习语) (be living on) borrowed time period of time for which one continues living after an illness or a crisis which might have caused one to die （大难未死）继续活著的一段时间.