1 to take or receive sth from sb/sth that you intend to give back, usually after a short time （向人）借: I had to borrow from the bank to pay for my car. 我得向银行借了钱买车。We'll have to borrow a lot of money to buy a car. 我们要买车就得借很多钱。Could I borrow your pen for a minute? 你的笔借我用一用，好吗？He's always borrowing off his mother. 他老是跟他妈妈借钱。I borrowed a book from the library. 我从图书馆借来一本书。 ☞Be careful not to confuse borrow with its opposite lend. borrow 跟 lend 是反义词，切勿混为一谈。

2 to take sth and use it as your own; to copy sth 擅自借用；抄袭: That idea is borrowed from another book. 那个概念借用自另一本书。