He owned himself defeated.他承認(rèn)自己落敗了。
我們知道own是擁有的意思,例如:
He owns two cars.他擁有兩輛車。
在最上面的那句中own表示的卻是承認(rèn)的意思。own后可用that引導(dǎo)出承認(rèn)的事,例如:
He owned that he had neglected his duty.他承認(rèn)自己玩忽職守。
如果own后加to再加所承認(rèn)的事情時(shí),to后面要用名詞或動(dòng)名詞。例如:
He owned to having stolen the car.他承認(rèn)偷了那輛車。