[] to take money from a person, a bank, etc. and agree to pay it back within a particular period of time, usually with an amount of interest added（向个人、银行等）借款◆The group has borrowed €4 billion from banks.集团已向银行借款 40 亿欧元。◆She borrowed heavily to set the company up.她借入大笔钱来创办公司。◆borrowing at a low rate of interest以低利率借款➡ see note at lend ●ˌborrow aˈgainst sth●ˌborrow sth aˈgainst sthto borrow money by using sth valuable as collateral (= sth that you promise to give to sb/sth if you do not pay back the money that you owe them)以…作抵押借款◆The amount of money that people are borrowing against their homes reached a very high level. 人们用房屋作抵押来借款的数额已达到很高的水平。