own
determiner,pronoun
uk/əʊn/us/oʊn/A2
belongingto or done by aparticularpersonor thing:
自己（的），本人（的）；自己人Eachneighbourhoodin New York hasitsowncharacteristics.纽约的每个居民区都有自己的特点。
I'd like to have myveryownapartment.我想有自己的公寓。
Hewantedanapartmentofhis own.他想要一套属于自己的公寓。
She makesallher ownclothes.她的衣服全都是自己做的。
I'm going to be outtonight, so you'll have to makeyourowndinner(=prepareit yourself).我今晚要出去，所以你得自己做饭了。
Was thatyourownideaor did someonesuggestit to you?那是你自己的主意还是有人给你出的主意？
You'll have to make upyourownmind(=decideby yourself)what youwantto do.你想做什么得自己拿主意。
I'd never havebelievedit if I hadn'tseenit withmy owneyes/heardit withmy ownears.要不是亲眼看到／亲耳听到此事，我怎么也不会相信。
"Is thatyourmum'scar?" "No, it's my own(= itbelongsto me)."“那是你妈妈的车吗？”“不，是我自己的。”
James Joycewrotein astylethat wasallhis own(= that was not like that of anyoneelse).詹姆斯•乔伊斯以自己独有的风格写作。
We like to takecareofourown(= takecareofpeoplewho aremembersofourfamily, or whoworkfor us).我们关照自己人。
(all) onyourown
B1
alone:
独自，一个人I likelivingon my own.我喜欢独自一个人生活。
not with others
- aloneYou can tell me your secret - I think we're alone.
- (all) on your ownI like living on my own.
- on your lonesomeUKSure, you can play the game on your lonesome, but it's more fun with friends.
- on your todUKAh, your family's gone and left you on your tod, have they?
- unaccompaniedTo everyone's great surprise, she arrived at the ball unaccompanied.
- solitaryHe was a solitary child who preferred reading a book to football.
B1mainlyUK
without anyhelp:
独立地；无援地I did mybuttonsup all on my own, Dad .爸爸，我的纽扣全是我自己扣上的。
without help
- (all) by yourselfI don't think I can fix the car alone - can you help?
- (all) on your ownUKI learnt the song all on my own.
- single-handedlyShe single-handedly saved the company from bankruptcy.
- unassistedAfter years of using a cane, intensive physio enabled her to walk unassisted.
- unaidedAfter six months of treatment I can finally walk unaided.
- independentlyThe charity helps people to live independently.
inyourown time
mainlyUK
If you do something inyourowntime, you do it at thespeedat which youwanttowork.
不慌不忙地UK(USonyourown time)
during thetimewhen you are notofficiallyworking:
业余时间，非工作时间You may only usecompanycomputerstoaccesstheWebinyourowntime.你只能在业余时间使用公司的电脑上网。
- They have nochildrenoftheirown, but they'rehopingtoadopt.
- Now you canwatchthelatestfilmsin thecomfortofyourownroom.
- She said that she didn'twantalawyerand was going toconducther owndefence.
- Herdeathmade him moreawareof his ownmortality.
- We now haveourvery ownpostofficein thevillage.
Particular and individual
- be the very thingidiom
- biomarker
- calling card
- capita
- certain
- especially
- individual
- individualistically
- individuality
- individualized
- individually
- interindividual
- matter
- personally
- pet
- private
- respectively
- separately
- severally
- specific
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Having and owning - general words
Alone
Unaided and working alone
Calm and relaxed
Passive and not working
Grammar
Own
Own is a determiner and a pronoun.…Idioms
beyourown person/woman/man
come intoyourown
for its own sake
getyourown back (onsomeone)
getyourown way
makesomething(all)yourown
onyourown head be it
yourown flesh and blood
own
verb
uk/əʊn/us/oʊn/ownverb(HAVE LEGALLY)
B1[Tnot continuous]
to have something thatlegallybelongsto you:
（合法）拥有We ownourhouse.我们拥有自己的房子。
I've never owned asuitin mylife.我这辈子从没拥有过一套西装。
- They own 20% of the company'sstock.
- Who owns/holdsthecopyrighton thisarticle?
- She owns apopulartouristrestauranton the town'swaterfront.
- Thehouseispartlyowned by herfather.
- I get arealkickout of owning my owncar.
Having and owning - general words
- acquire
- acquisition
- attach
- attachsomethingtosomething
- be endowed withsomethingidiom
- bear
- bearer
- carry
- holder
- lay
- lord/master/mistress/king/queen of allyousurveyidiom
- makesomething(all)yourownidiom
- mistress
- not/never want for anythingidiom
- revert
- revert tosomething
- shared ownership
- stakesomethingout
- survey
- they've
ownverb(ADMIT)
[I]old-fashioned
toadmit:
承认[+ (that)]I own(that)I was not veryhappywith the group'sdecision.我承认我对集体的决定不是很满意。
Admitting & confessing
- avow
- avowedly
- breastbeating
- clean
- climb
- climb down
- climbdown
- come cleanidiom
- concede
- concession
- concessionary
- confess
- confession
- cop
- cop tosomething
- deny
- eat humble pieidiom
- hand
- stand
- truth be toldidiom
ownverb(DEFEAT/DO WELL)
[T]mainlyUSinformal
todefeatsomeonecompletelyor be muchbetterthan him or her; toperformextremelywell:
完全击败…；比…好得多Lasttimeweplayedthem, we owned them!上次交手时，我们彻底打败了他们！
Beyoncé owned thatstagetonight!
Winning and defeating
- annihilate
- annihilation
- bank
- be gunning forsomeoneidiom
- be one in the eye forsomeoneidiom
- convincing
- moral victory
- move/go in for the killidiom
- near thing
- outclass
- outcompete
- sew
- slaughter
- sweep
- sweep the boardidiom
- takesomeonedown
- takesomeoneto the cleaner'sidiom
- takesomethingapart
- takedown
- thrash
ownverb(ACCEPT)
[T]
toacceptand beresponsiblefor something:
It'syourlife- own it.
I own who I was, and so I’m alwaysopentoadmittingfaultandtalkingthrough it.
Accepting & agreeing
- acceptance
- accepting
- accommodation
- accreditation
- agree tosomething
- agree withsomething
- approved
- concur
- currency
- murmur
- reconcile
- root
- rule
- seeyourway (clear) todoing somethingidiom
- self-acceptance
- self-acknowledged
- self-admitted
- settle onsomething
- sign on the dotted lineidiom
- unanimous
Idiom
as ifyouowned the place
Phrasal verb
own up