own /əun/ I. adj.(用在所有格后以加强语气)自己的：I won’t believe you until I’ve seen it with my own eyes.直到我亲眼看到它,我才会相信你所说的话。It was her own idea.那是她自己的意思。‖II. n. 1. 属于自己的东西(或人)：My time isn’t my own.我无法支配自己的时间。 The house is my own.这房子属于我自己。2. 用于习语hold one’s own 不逊色；（病情）稳定（见hold条）of one’s own自己的：We have no house of our own.我们没有自己的房子。on one’s own 独立，独自地：He got the job on his own. 他全靠自己努力得到这份工作。He likes to be on his own. 他喜欢独自待着。‖III. vt. 1. 有，拥有：We own a lot of books.我们有许多书。2. 用于短语动词own up承认自己犯错：No one has owned up to stealing the money.没有人承认投了钱。
owner /ˈəunə/ n. ［c］物主，所有者，老板：a home owner 房主；a land owner 地主；a restaurant (hotel) owner 餐馆(旅馆)老板；the owner of lost property 失主
ownership /ˈəunəʃip/ n. ［u］所有权，所有制：change ownership 改变所有制；transfer the ownership of that house to him 把那屋子的所有权转移给他；collective (state, individual) ownership 集体(国家，个人)所有制；private ownership of land 土地私有制
