having

having — 動詞

1. to own or hold something as your property, or to be the person who controls or m

1.動詞及物A1
釋義

擁有；持有

把某物或某種權利當作自己的

to own or hold something as your property, or to be the person who controls or makes use of an idea, right, or skill — for example, having a bicycle, having a strong opinion, or having the freedom to choose.

例句

Sivan has two old bicycles parked behind the kitchen door.

Sivan 有兩台舊腳踏車停在廚房門後。

have + concrete object

The Okonkwo family has a small farm just outside Lagos.

Okonkwo 一家人在拉哥斯郊外擁有一座小農場。

have + property as subject of family

同義詞
  • own

    stronger sense of legal ownership; 'own a house' is more formal than 'have a house'.

  • possess

    formal; often used in writing about qualities or abilities.

  • hold

    used for positions, titles, or records ('hold a degree', 'hold a record').

反義詞
  • lack

    to not have something needed or expected.

文法句型

have + noun phrase

用法筆記

The most basic sense of 'have'. In British English, 'have got' is very common in the present tense ('She has got a car'); American English prefers plain 'have'.

常見錯誤

❌I am having a car.
✅I have a car.
💡possession 'have' is a stative verb and does not normally take the -ing form.

2. to show a particular feature, part, or quality as part of what someone or someth

2.動詞及物A2
釋義

具有；帶有

本身就有某種特徵、部分或特質

to show a particular feature, part, or quality as part of what someone or something is — for example, a house having three bedrooms, or a person having brown eyes.

例句

Ishaan has bright green eyes and very long eyelashes.

Ishaan 有一雙明亮的綠眼睛，睫毛還很長。

have + physical feature

The old village church has a tall stone tower above the entrance.

村裡那間老教堂在入口上方有一座高高的石塔。

have + structural part of a building

同義詞
  • feature

    more formal; often used for products and design ('the car features a new engine').

  • possess

    formal, especially for personal qualities ('possess great patience').

文法句型

have + noun phrase describing a part or quality

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: here 'have' describes a built-in trait or part, not something acquired or owned. Subject can be a person, animal, place, or object.

3. to be sick with a particular illness or to feel a particular pain in your body —

3.動詞及物A2
釋義

罹患；生病

身上有某種病或疼痛

to be sick with a particular illness or to feel a particular pain in your body — for example, having the flu, having a headache, or having a sore throat.

例句

Quan has a bad cold and stayed home from school today.

Quan 重感冒，今天沒去上學。

have + common minor illness

Kofi has a sharp pain in his lower back after lifting boxes all morning.

Kofi 整個上午搬箱子之後，下背部有一陣刺痛。

have + a pain in [body part]

同義詞
  • suffer from

    more formal; often used for ongoing or serious illness.

文法句型

have + illness name

用法筆記

Usually stative and not used in the continuous, EXCEPT for short or unusual experiences ('she's having a migraine right now'). Distinguish from sense 9: 'have a headache' is illness/pain; 'have a strange experience' is experience.

常見錯誤

❌I am having a flu.
✅I have the flu.' / 'I've got the flu.
💡common illnesses usually take 'the' and do not take the -ing form.

4. to do the action named by the following noun — for example, having a shower mean

4.動詞及物A2
釋義

進行；做

做後面那個名詞所指的動作

to do the action named by the following noun — for example, having a shower means to shower, and having a look means to look. The noun carries the real meaning.

例句

Aoi is having a quick shower before she leaves for work.

Aoi 出門上班前正在快速沖個澡。

have + a + activity noun, with continuous tense

Let's have a short walk in the park after lunch.

我們吃完午餐去公園散個小步吧。

have + walk (suggestion)

同義詞
  • take

    in American English, 'take a shower' / 'take a walk' is more common than 'have'.

文法句型

have + a + activity noun (have a shower, have a look)

用法筆記

Called 'delexical have'. Common pattern in everyday spoken English. Unlike sense 1, this sense IS often used in the continuous ('She's having a bath'). The noun after 'have' is usually count and takes 'a'.

5. to put food or drink into your mouth and take it in — for example, coffee in the

5.動詞及物A1
釋義

吃；喝

吃下或喝下某樣東西

to put food or drink into your mouth and take it in — for example, coffee in the morning, lunch at noon, or a slice of cake at a party.

例句

Christopher is having toast and coffee at the kitchen table.

Christopher 正在廚房桌前吃吐司配咖啡。

have + food + drink, continuous

We usually have dinner around seven on weekday evenings.

我們平日晚上大約七點吃晚餐。

have + meal name

同義詞
  • eat

    more direct; used when the food, not the meal occasion, is the focus.

  • drink

    used for liquids only.

文法句型

have + food/drink noun

用法筆記

Unlike possession sense 1, this sense IS used in the continuous ('We are having dinner now'). Use 'a/an' or 'some' before count or uncount food nouns the same way you would with 'eat' or 'drink'.

6. to be given something, to take something that is offered, or to let something ha

6.動詞及物B1
釋義

收到；接受

得到別人給的東西或允許

to be given something, to take something that is offered, or to let something happen — for example, having a letter from a friend, having permission to leave early, or having a guest stay for the weekend.

例句

Evelyn had a long email from her old teacher last night.

Evelyn 昨晚收到以前老師寄來的一封長信。

receive + communication

Faisal had the manager's permission to leave at noon.

Faisal 得到主管允許，中午就可以下班。

have + permission (formal allowance)

同義詞
  • receive

    more formal; common in business and written contexts.

  • accept

    stresses agreeing to take or allow.

  • get

    informal, very common in speech.

反義詞
  • refuse

    to actively say no to what is offered.

文法句型

have + noun (often from someone)

用法筆記

Object is usually something coming to the subject from outside (a letter, a guest, permission, a request). The negative form 'won't have it' often means 'will not allow'.

7. to arrange a service in which another person performs an action for you, or to m

7.動詞及物B1
釋義

請人做；使

安排別人做，或讓某人某物處於某狀態

to arrange a service in which another person performs an action for you, or to make a person or thing be in a particular state — for example, your hair cut by a hairdresser, or children sitting down on the rug.

例句

Isabela had her front door painted dark blue last weekend.

Isabela 上週末請人把家裡前門漆成深藍色。

have + object + past participle (causative)

The teacher had the children sit in a wide circle on the rug.

老師讓孩子們在地毯上圍成一個大圓圈坐下。

have + person + bare infinitive

同義詞
  • get

    informal; 'get my hair cut' is very common in speech.

  • make

    stronger; suggests force or strict instruction.

文法句型

have + object + past participle

have + person + bare infinitive

用法筆記

Two patterns: 'have + object + past participle' (arrange a service) and 'have + person + bare infinitive' (make/get someone to do something). Distinguish from sense 6: causative 'have' usually has an action complement (cut, sit), not just a noun.

常見錯誤

❌I had cut my hair yesterday.
✅I had my hair cut yesterday.
💡causative needs the object before the past participle.

8. to be the person to whom an unwanted action happens, often described with a noun

8.動詞及物B2
釋義

遭受；被

遭遇某件不想發生的事

to be the person to whom an unwanted action happens, often described with a noun and a past participle — for example, having your bag stolen, or having your name spelled wrong.

例句

Noor had her backpack stolen on the bus to school.

Noor 在上學的公車上被偷走了背包。

have + object + past participle (bad event)

Hana had her car scratched in the supermarket car park.

Hana 的車在超市停車場被刮傷了。

unwanted damage to property

同義詞
  • suffer

    more formal; emphasises the negative effect on the person.

  • experience

    neutral; does not stress whether the event was wanted.

文法句型

have + object + past participle (passive sense)

用法筆記

Same surface pattern as the causative (sense 7), but the meaning is different: here the subject does NOT arrange the action — it happens to them, usually as something bad. Tone of voice in spoken English signals which sense is meant.

9. to live through a particular event, feeling, or period of time — for example, ha

9.動詞及物A2
釋義

經歷；度過

經歷一段時間、感受或事件

to live through a particular event, feeling, or period of time — for example, having a good day, having fun at a party, or having a strange dream.

例句

Rohan had a wonderful time camping with his cousins last summer.

Rohan 去年夏天和表兄弟去露營，度過了非常愉快的時光。

have + a [adj] time (very common pattern)

Isabela is having a difficult week at the new hospital.

Isabela 在新醫院正度過難熬的一週。

continuous: ongoing experience

同義詞
  • experience

    more formal; often in writing about feelings or events.

  • go through

    informal; often used for long or difficult experiences.

文法句型

have + experience noun (time, fun, problem, dream)

用法筆記

Unlike possession sense 1, experience 'have' IS used in the continuous ('She's having a great time'). Distinguish from sense 3: 'have a headache' is bodily pain (sense 3); 'have a strange experience' or 'have a good time' is sense 9.

10. to bring a baby out of one's body during childbirth — for example, a woman deliv

10.動詞及物A2
釋義

生下；產下

生下小孩

to bring a baby out of one's body during childbirth — for example, a woman delivering a baby boy at the hospital.

例句

Hana had a baby boy at the city hospital on Sunday morning.

Hana 週日早上在市立醫院生下一個男孩。

have + a baby (most common form)

Isabela had twins after a very long labour.

Isabela 在很長的產程後生下了雙胞胎。

have + twins

同義詞
  • give birth to

    more formal or medical.

  • deliver

    medical register; often used of doctors or midwives, not the mother.

文法句型

have + a baby / twins / a child

用法筆記

Subject is the mother. Distinguish from sense 11 (be pregnant): 'is having a baby' can mean either 'is pregnant' OR 'is giving birth right now' — context decides.

11. to be pregnant with a child — typically expressed in the continuous form, as in

11.動詞及物B1
釋義

懷孕；有喜

懷著孩子，將要生下

to be pregnant with a child — typically expressed in the continuous form, as in someone announcing they are having a baby in the spring.

例句

Aoi and her partner are having a baby in early spring.

Aoi 和伴侶預計在初春生小孩。

continuous form for pregnancy announcement

Evelyn is having twins, the doctor said at the last scan.

醫生在上次產檢說 Evelyn 懷的是雙胞胎。

continuous + twins

同義詞

文法句型

be having + a baby

用法筆記

Almost always in the continuous ('is having a baby'), unlike sense 10 which is usually simple past ('had a baby'). The continuous signals pregnancy or an expected birth, not the moment of delivery.

12. to engage in sexual intercourse with another person — used as a short, slightly

12.動詞及物B2
釋義

與某人上床

與某人發生性行為（粗俗）

to engage in sexual intercourse with another person — used as a short, slightly blunt way of describing this, mostly heard in older novels or in modern slang.

例句

In the old novel, the soldier boasts that he has had many women.

在那本老小說裡，那名士兵誇口說自己睡過很多女人。

literary / older usage

Faisal claimed in court that he had never had her, despite the rumours.

儘管有種種傳言，Faisal 在法庭上聲稱自己從未和她發生過關係。

formal denial in court, archaic register

同義詞

文法句型

have + person (object pronoun)

用法筆記

Rare in modern everyday speech; sounds either old-fashioned or rude. Most speakers say 'sleep with' or 'have sex with' instead. Often flagged as offensive when used about a woman.

常見錯誤

❌I want to have you a coffee.
✅I want to have a coffee with you.' / 'I want to invite you for coffee.
💡bare 'have + person' carries the sexual reading and is easy to misuse.

13. to be connected to another person in a family, work, or social role — for exampl

13.動詞及物B1
釋義

有（關係）

在家庭或工作上和某人有關係

to be connected to another person in a family, work, or social role — for example, having two younger sisters, having a strict boss, or having a regular customer.

例句

Quan has two younger sisters and one older brother at home.

Quan 家裡有兩個妹妹和一個哥哥。

have + family member

Faisal has a very strict boss who checks every email twice.

Faisal 有一位非常嚴格的主管，會把每封信看兩遍。

have + boss with descriptive clause

文法句型

have + relationship noun (a sister, a boss, a customer)

用法筆記

Subject and object are linked by a social role (family, work, friendship, service). Like sense 1, this is stative — avoid the -ing form ('I am having two sisters' is wrong).

常見錯誤

❌I am having three brothers.
✅I have three brothers.
💡family relationships are stative; do not use the continuous.

14. to become the owner or holder of something, especially in a formal offer, an agr

14.動詞及物B2
釋義

取得；獲得

正式取得某物；多見於合約或舊式用法

to become the owner or holder of something, especially in a formal offer, an agreement, or older writing — for example, 'you shall have my answer tomorrow' meaning you will get my answer tomorrow.

例句

The buyer shall have the keys upon signing the final contract.

買方須在簽訂最終合約時取得鑰匙。

formal contract: shall have

You shall have my full answer by Friday evening, I promise.

我答應你，星期五傍晚之前你會得到完整答覆。

formal promise: shall have + noun

同義詞
  • get

    informal, everyday.

  • obtain

    formal; common in legal and academic writing.

  • acquire

    formal; often suggests collecting or gathering over time.

反義詞
  • lose

    to stop having something.

文法句型

have + noun (used in offers, contracts, or older texts)

用法筆記

In modern everyday English, 'get', 'obtain', or 'receive' are far more common. This sense survives mainly in contracts, formal speech, and literary style.

having — 名詞