own

adj.

pron.

1. （用于强调）自己的，本人的
   used to emphasize that sth belongs to or is connected with sb
   1. It was her own idea.
      那是她自己的主意。
   2. I saw it with my own eyes (= I didn't hear about it from somebody else) .
      我亲眼看见的。
   3. Is the car your own?
      这辆汽车是你自己的吗？
   4. Your day off is your own (= you can spend it as you wish) .
      你的假日归你自己支配。
   5. Our children are grown up and have children of their own .
      我们的子女都已长大成人，有了自己的孩子。
   6. For reasons of his own (= particular reasons that perhaps only he knew about) , he refused to join the club.
      由于他本人的原因，他谢绝参加俱乐部。
   7. The accident happened through no fault of her own .
      这一事故的发生不是她本人的过错。
   8. He wants to come into the business on his own terms .
      他想依自己开出的条件加入该公司。
   9. I need a room of my own .
      我需要有一间自己的房间。
   10. I have my very own room at last.
       我终于有了我自己的房间了！
2. 自己做的；为自己的
   done or produced by and for yourself
   1. She makes all her own clothes.
      她的衣服都是自己做。
   2. He has to cook his own meals.
      他必须自己做饭。

verb

1. 拥有，有（尤指买来的东西）
   to have sth that belongs to you, especially because you have bought it
   1. Do you own your house or do you rent it?
      你的房子是自己的，还是租的？
   2. I don't own anything of any value.
      我没有任何值钱的东西。
   3. Most of the apartments are privately owned.
      多数公寓房都是私人的。
   4. an American owned company
      一家美资公司
2. 承认
   to admit that sth is true
   1. He owned to a feeling of guilt.
      他承认有歉疚感。
   2. She owned (that) she had been present.
      她承认她当时在场。

1. ADJ 自己的；属于自己的
   You use own to indicate that something belongs to a particular person or thing.
   1. My wife decided I should have my own shop...
      我妻子决定让我自己开店。
   2. ...another group of patients who were taught to change their own dressings...
      另一组被教会自己换药的病人
   3. Why can't I live a normal life in my own country?...
      为什么我不能在自己的国家过正常的生活呢？
   4. He could no longer trust his own judgement...
      他不再相信自己的判断。
   5. His office had its own private entrance.
      他的办公室有自己专门的入口。
   6. Own is also a pronoun.
      
   7. He saw the Major's face a few inches from his own.
      他看见少校的脸离他自己的只有几英寸。
2. ADJ 自己所用的；具有自己特点的；特有的
   You use own to indicate that something is used by, or is characteristic of, only one person, thing, or group.
   1. Jennifer insisted on her own room...
      珍妮弗坚持要有自己的房间。
   2. I let her tell me about it in her own way...
      我让她用自己的方式告诉我那件事。
   3. Each nation has its own peculiarities when it comes to doing business.
      谈到做生意，各国都有其独特之处。
   4. Own is also a pronoun.
      
   5. This young lady has a sense of style that is very much her own.
      这位年轻的女士对时尚有其独到的见解。
3. ADJ 自己做的；单独干的；独立完成的
   You use own to indicate that someone does something without any help from other people.
   1. They enjoy making their own decisions...
      他们喜欢自己作决定。
   2. Tony also built his own house from his own plans...
      托尼还自己设计并盖好了房子。
   3. He'll have to make his own arrangements.
      他将不得不自行安排。
   4. Own is also a pronoun.
      
   5. There's no career structure, you have to create your own.
      没有所谓的职业架构，你必须自己规划。
4. VERB 有；拥有
   If you own something, it is your property.
   1. His father owns a local pub...
      他父亲在当地有一家酒馆。
   2. At least three British golf courses are now owned by the Japanese.
      现在英国至少有3家高尔夫球场为日本人所有。
5. PHRASE 为自己所有
   If you have something you can call your own, it belongs only to you, rather than being controlled by or shared with someone else.
   1. They don't yet have a country to call their own...
      他们还没有自己的国家。
   2. I would like a place I could call my own.
      我想要一个自己的窝儿。
6. PHRASE （因情况适宜而）开始取得成功，开始进入（良好）状态
   If someone or something comes into their own, they become very successful or start to perform very well because the circumstances are right.
   1. The goalkeeper came into his own with a series of brilliant saves...
      守门员开始进入状态，作出了一连串精彩的扑救。
   2. This is when geraniums and petunias come into their own.
      这是天竺葵和矮牵牛盛开的时节。
7. PHRASE 报复
   If you get your own back on someone, you have your revenge on them because of something bad that they have done to you.
   1. Renshaw reveals 20 bizarre ways in which women have got their own back on former loved ones.
      伦肖揭示了20种女性用来报复旧情人的离奇手段。
8. PHRASE 使只与自己相关；使为自己所有
   If you make something your own, you become involved in it in such a way that people think of it as being related only to you or belonging only to you, rather than to anyone else.
   1. Here again is the song that Pavarotti has made his own.
      下面再次为您播放这首帕瓦罗蒂的标志性歌曲。
9. PHRASE 属于自己的；关于自己的
   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.
   1. You see, we have a problem of our own...
      你知道，我们也有自己的问题。
   2. He set out in search of ideas for starting a company of his own.
      他开始寻求思路创办自己的公司。
10. PHRASE 特有的；独有的
    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.
    1. Groups have a personality of their own...
       每支乐队都有自己独特的风格。
    2. The cries of the seagulls gave this part of the harbour a fascinating character all of its own.
       海鸥的鸣叫声给这片海港带来了迷人的独特气息。
11. PHRASE 单独地；独自地
    When you are on your own, you are alone.
    1. He lives on his own...
       他独自一人生活。
    2. I told him how scared I was of being on my own...
       我告诉他我有多害怕自己一个人。
    3. I need some time on my own.
       我需要独处一段时间。
12. PHRASE 独立地；依靠自己地
    If you do something on your own, you do it without any help from other people.
    1. I work best on my own.
       我独立工作的时候效果最好。
    2. ...the jobs your child can do on her own.
       孩子能独立完成的事情
13. PHRASE 傲慢；目中无人；颐指气使
    If you say that someone does something as if they own the place or like they own the place, you are critical of them because they do it in a very arrogant way.
    1. He struts around town like he owns the place.
       他大摇大摆地在镇上四处晃悠，好像这是他的地盘。
14. to hold your own → see: hold

1. Adults need to live their own lives and that's difficult with children.
   大人需要过他们自己的生活，但有了孩子就很难做到了。
2. My own stupidity lost me the match
   是我自己的愚蠢使我输掉了那场比赛。
3. Why can't I live a normal life in my own country?
   为什么我不能在自己的国家过正常的生活呢？
4. He could no longer trust his own judgement
   他不再相信自己的判断。
5. His office had its own private entrance.
   他的办公室有自己专门的入口。
6. Jennifer insisted on her own room
   珍妮弗坚持要有自己的房间。
7. I let her tell me about it in her own way
   我让她用自己的方式告诉我那件事。
8. Each nation has its own peculiarities when it comes to doing business.
   谈到做生意，各国都有其独特之处。
9. They enjoy making their own decisions
   他们喜欢自己作决定。
10. He'll have to make his own arrangements.
    他将不得不自行安排。
11. His father owns a local pub
    他父亲在当地有一家酒馆。
12. At least three British golf courses are now owned by the Japanese.
    现在英国至少有3家高尔夫球场为日本人所有。
13. They don't yet have a country to call their own
    他们还没有自己的国家。
14. I would like a place I could call my own.
    我想要一个自己的窝儿。
15. The goalkeeper came into his own with a series of brilliant saves
    守门员开始进入状态，作出了一连串精彩的扑救。
16. This is when geraniums and petunias come into their own.
    这是天竺葵和矮牵牛盛开的时节。
17. Renshaw reveals 20 bizarre ways in which women have got their own back on former loved ones.
    伦肖揭示了20种女性用来报复旧情人的离奇手段。
18. Here again is the song that Pavarotti has made his own.
    下面再次为您播放这首帕瓦罗蒂的标志性歌曲。
19. You see, we have a problem of our own
    你知道，我们也有自己的问题。
20. He set out in search of ideas for starting a company of his own.
    他开始寻求思路创办自己的公司。
21. Groups have a personality of their own
    每支乐队都有自己独特的风格。
22. The cries of the seagulls gave this part of the harbour a fascinating character all of its own.
    海鸥的鸣叫声给这片海港带来了迷人的独特气息。
23. He lives on his own
    他独自一人生活。
24. I told him how scared I was of being on my own
    我告诉他我有多害怕自己一个人。
25. I need some time on my own.
    我需要独处一段时间。
26. I work best on my own.
    我独立工作的时候效果最好。
27. He struts around town like he owns the place.
    他大摇大摆地在镇上四处晃悠，好像这是他的地盘。
28. He projects his own thoughts and ideas onto her.
    他以为她有着和自己相同的想法和观点。
29. All the family members need to have their own interests and recreations.
    所有的家庭成员都需要有自己的兴趣和休闲方式。
30. Owning a place of their own is a dream come true for the couple.
    这对夫妇拥有了自己的房子，终于梦想成真了。

  have enjoy hold own possess【导航词义：有】

  have v. 〈尤英〉有，拥有

〔辨析〕又作 have got, 指拥有某物并可随时使用，作此义解时，通常用于口语；也指具有某种外表、特性、特征等或包括某物在内。

  enjoy v. 〈正式〉拥有，享有

〔辨析〕通常指享有声誉、权利、利益等好的东西。

  hold v. 拥有，持有

〔辨析〕指拥有某些财产或头衔，也可表示心中怀有某种看法。

  own v. 拥有

〔辨析〕指具有所有权，尤指因购买、接受赠予等而合法地拥有。

  possess v. 〈正式〉拥有，具有

〔辨析〕通常指拥有某种好的品质、能力等，也指持有某物。

own up (to sth/to doing sth)

1. 承担责任；认错；坦白
   to admit that you are responsible for sth bad or wrong

pron.

come into your/its own

• 得到充分的发挥
  to have the opportunity to show how good or useful you are or sth is
  1. When the traffic's this bad, a bicycle really comes into its own.
     在交通如此拥堵的时候，自行车就显出了它的价值。

get your own back (on sb)

• 报复
  to do sth to sb in return for harm they have done to you; to get revenge
  1. I'll get my own back on him one day, I swear!
     我发誓，我总有一天要报复他的。

hold your own (against sb/sth) (in sth)

• 坚守立场；（使自己）立于不败之地
  to remain in a strong position when sb is attacking you, competing with you, etc.
  1. Business isn't good but we're managing to hold our own.
     生意不景气，但我们正设法坚持下去。
  2. She can hold her own against anybody in an argument.
     她在辩论中不会让任何人占上风。
  3. The patient is holding her own although she is still very sick.
     病人的病情仍然很重，但她还在支持着。

(all) on your own

• 独自；单独
  alone; without anyone else
  1. I'm all on my own today.
     今天就我一个人。
  2. She lives on her own.
     她一个人生活。
• 独立地
  without help
  1. He did it on his own.
     这件事他独立完成了。

the devil looks after his own

• 坏人多好运；坏蛋自有鬼照顾；恶人自有恶人帮
  bad people often seem to have good luck

have a mind of your own

• 有主见；能自作决定
  to have your own opinion and make your own decisions without being influenced by other people
  1. She has a mind of her own and isn't afraid to say what she thinks.
     她有主见，并且敢于表达自己的观点。
  2. My computer seems to have a mind of its own!
     我的电脑好像也有它自己的想法！

like, etc. the sound of your own voice

• 爱啰唆；喜欢说个没完
  to like talking a lot or too much, usually without wanting to listen to other people

v.

behave/act as if you own the place

think you own the place

• （言行）喧宾夺主
  to behave in a very confident way that annoys other people, for example by telling them what to do

verb

1. have ownership or possession of
   1. He owns three houses in Florida
   2. How many cars does she have?

   Synonym:    havepossess