(1) 借(入)(take or receive(sth) temporarily with the promise or intention to return it)[I， I+prep(from)， T+n， T+n+prep(from)]：Some people neither～nor lend.有的人既不向别人借也不借给别人。～a library book借一本图书馆的书;～(money) from a bank向银行借贷(钱);～(books) from a library从图书馆借(书);～(a bicycle) from a friend向朋友借(自行车);Please can I～your car for an hour? 请问能借你的车用一小时吗?〖反〗lend，return;

(2) 剽窃，抄袭(take and use as one's own without permission; copy)[I， I+prep(from)， T+n， T+n+prep(from)]：～(ideas) from other writers从别的作家处抄袭(概念);～(music) from other composers从别的作曲家处抄袭(曲子);～sb's methods/sb's ideas 剽窃别人的方法/想法;The young man～ed the essence of the plot from a famous playwright.这年轻人从一位著名剧作家的作品中抄袭了这个情节的精华部分。〖同〗appropriate，take，get，obtain，acquire，copy;〖反〗contribute，give，present;

(3) 借用((of a language) adopt(a word or phrase) from another one) [I+prep(from)， T+n+prep (from)]：Many words in English have been～ed from French.英语中许多词是从法语借用来的。We～ed the word “kindergarten” from German in the 19th century.我们在19世纪从德语中吸收了“kindergarten”(幼儿园)这个词。

→′borrower n 借物者;′borrowing n 借物;外来词