名詞 borrowing:

1. the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
   同義詞：adoption
2. obtaining funds from a lender

動詞 borrow:

1. get temporarily
   同義詞：borrow
2. take up and practice as one's own
   同義詞：adopt, borrow, take over, take up

1. Borrowing tapes from the library would be the next-best thing.
   從資料庫借磁帶是退而求其次的辦法。
2. I took the liberty of borrowing your lawn-mower while you were away.
   你不在的時候我擅自借用了你的刈草機。
3. On top of borrowing 50, he asked me to lend him my car.
   他向我借了50英鎊，此外還向我借汽車。
4. Your proposal will necessitate borrowing more money.
   依你的建議就必須增加借款。

bor.row.ing

n.（名詞）
Something that is borrowed, especially a word borrowed from one language for use in another.
借用物：借用物，尤指從其它語言中借用的詞匯