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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++lend /lend/ ●●● S3 W3 verb (past tense and past participle lent /lent/) 1 a) [transitive]LEND to let someone borrow money or something that belongs to you for a short time 借给〔某人钱或东西〕，借出 → borrowlend something to somebody I lent my CD player to Dave and I haven’t got it back yet. 我把CD播放机借给戴夫，到现在还没有拿回来。lend somebody something The hospital agreed to lend us a wheelchair. 医院同意借给我们一把轮椅。 Can you lend me £10 until tomorrow? 借给我10英镑，明天还你好吗？ b) [intransitive, transitive] if a bank or financial institution lends money, it lets someone have it on condition that they pay it back later, often gradually, with an additional amount as interest 贷出，贷(款) The government is trying to encourage the banks to lend more. 政府设法鼓励银行发放更多贷款。lend something to somebody A lot of banks are unwilling to lend money to new businesses. 许多银行都不愿意给新企业贷款。lend somebody something The building society agreed to lend us £60,000. 购房互助协会答应借给我们6万英镑。2 lend (somebody) a hand HELPto help someone do something, especially something that needs physical effort 帮助(某人)做事〔尤指需要体力的事〕；(给某人)搭把手 Can you lend me a hand with this? 这个你能帮我一把吗？3 [transitive] formalADD to give a situation, event etc a particular quality 给予，增添〔某种特性〕lend something to something The presence of members of the royal family lent a certain dignity to the ceremony. 王室成员的出席为这场典礼增添了一种庄严的气氛。4 lend an ear LISTENto listen to someone, especially in a sympathetic way 〔尤指同情地〕倾听 He’s always prepared to lend a sympathetic ear. 他总是怀着一颗同情心去倾听。5 lend itself to something SUITABLEto be suitable for being used in a particular way 适用于某事物 None of her books really lends itself to being made into a film. 她的书没有一本适合拍成电影。6 lend (your) support (to something) SUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLANHELPto support or help someone (为某事)提供支持 The government has now lent its support to the campaign. 政府现已开始支持这场运动了。7 lend weight/support to something PROVEto make an opinion or belief seem more likely to be correct 使某事更可信 The police have new evidence which lends weight to their theory. 警方有新证据支持他们的说法。8 lend your name to something SUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLANto announce publicly that you support something that someone is trying to do 公开支持某事，声援某事 The French prime minister has now lent his name to the protest. 法国总理现在已开始声援这场抗议运动。 THESAURUSlend (also loan especially American English) to let someone borrow money or something that belongs to you for a short time 借给〔某人钱或东西〕，借出Can you lend me $20? 你能借我20美元吗？Did you lend that book to Mike? 你是不是把那本书借给迈克了？The documents were loaned by the local library. 这些文件由当地图书馆出借。let somebody use something/let somebody have something to let someone use something that belongs to you for a short time, especially a room, a house, or something big and expensive 允许某人使用某物〔尤指房间、房子等大型贵重物品〕Some friends are letting us use their house while they are on vacation. 有几位朋友外出度假期间让我们住他们家。Dad said he’d let me have his car for the weekend. 爸爸说我可以在周末用他的车。be on loan if something is on loan, it has been lent to a person or organization in an official way – often used about a library book or a work of art 〔图书馆书籍或艺术品等正式〕出借The museum has an exhibition of paintings on loan from the Louvre. 该博物馆正举办一个画展，画作均借自卢浮宫。According to the computer, this book is still out on loan. 电脑显示，这本书仍外借未还。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
lend• Tom Robb, a teacher of over 30 years, can lend advice on may technical problems.• That disparity was due to the high level of mortgage lending at Bankinter.• I wish I'd never lent him my car.• Eddie lent it back to me.• To carry emotional moments, Miller pumps up the treacly soundtrack, lending it the importance of a main character.• Can you lend me $20?• They have proved beneficial for plants partly because of their cotton fibre content, which lends moisture.• Banks would lend money more freely and, in fattening their own balance sheets, would feed credit-starved economies.• I lent my penknife to someone, but I can't remember who it was now.• The next chapter reviews actual bank lending techniques and practices.• Did you lend that book to Mike?• They will be eager to lend to you.lend something to somebody• U.S. banks lent billions of dollars to developing countries in the 1970s.• "Where'd you get the car, Mimi?" "A friend lent it to me."lend something to something• Whisky lends an interesting flavor to the sauce.From Longman Business Dictionarylendlend /lend/ verb (past tense and past participle lent /lent/)1[intransitive, transitive]BANKING if a bank or financial institution lends money, it lets a person or organization borrow it on condition that they pay it back, with an additional amount as interest, usually gradually over an agreed period of timeOnce again, the government is encouraging banks to lend.lend something to somebodyLast year, financial institutions lent over $30 billion to new businesses. → see also overlend —lending noun [uncountable]stiff controls on bank lending2[transitive] to let someone borrow money from you or use something that you own, which they will give back to you laterlend somebody somethingCan you lend me $20 till Friday?lend something to somebodyNeighbouring countries offered to lend rescue equipment to the city authorities after the earthquake.3lend strength/support to support or help someone or somethingThe bond market rally yesterday also lent some strength to the stock market.The dollar’s weakness has lent support to precious metals prices.→ See Verb tableOrigin lend Old English lænan, from læn; → LOAN1lend verb →THESAURUS1Chinese
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lend S3 W3 /lend/
verb (past tense and past participle lent /lent/)1.
a. [transitive] to let someone borrow money or something that belongs to you for a short time ⇨ borrow
lend something to somebody
I lent my CD player to Dave and I haven’t got it back yet.
lend somebody something
The hospital agreed to lend us a wheelchair.
Can you lend me £10 until tomorrow?
b. [intransitive and transitive] if a bank or financial institution lends money, it lets someone have it on condition that they pay it back later, often gradually, with an additional amount as interest:
The government is trying to encourage the banks to lend more.
lend something to somebody
A lot of banks are unwilling to lend money to new businesses.
lend somebody something
The building society agreed to lend us £60,000.
2. lend (somebody) a hand to help someone do something, especially something that needs physical effort:
Can you lend me a hand with this?
3. [transitive] formal to give a situation, event etc a particular quality
lend something to something
The presence of members of the royal family lent a certain dignity to the ceremony.
4. lend an ear to listen to someone, especially in a sympathetic way:
He’s always prepared to lend a sympathetic ear.
5. lend itself to something to be suitable for being used in a particular way:
None of her books really lends itself to being made into a film.
6. lend (your) support (to something) to support or help someone:
The government has now lent its support to the campaign.
7. lend weight/support to something to make an opinion or belief seem more likely to be correct:
The police have new evidence which lends weight to their theory.
8. lend your name to something to announce publicly that you support something that someone is trying to do:
The French prime minister has now lent his name to the protest.
▪ lend (also loan especially American English) to let someone borrow money or something that belongs to you for a short time: Can you lend me $20? | Did you lend that book to Mike? | The documents were loaned by the local library.
▪let somebody use something/let somebody have something to let someone use something that belongs to you for a short time, especially a room, a house, or something big and expensive: Some friends are letting us use their house while they are on vacation. | Dad said he’d let me have his car for the weekend.
▪be on loan if something is on loan, it has been lent to a person or organization in an official way – often used about a library book or a work of art: The museum has an exhibition of paintings on loan from the Louvre. | According to the computer, this book is still out on loan.
lend S3 W3 /lend/
verb (past tense and past participle lent /lent/)1.a. [transitive] to let someone borrow money or something that belongs to you for a short time ⇨ borrow
lend something to somebody
lend somebody something
b. [intransitive and transitive] if a bank or financial institution lends money, it lets someone have it on condition that they pay it back later, often gradually, with an additional amount as interest:
lend something to somebody
lend somebody something
2. lend (somebody) a hand to help someone do something, especially something that needs physical effort:
3. [transitive] formal to give a situation, event etc a particular quality
lend something to something
4. lend an ear to listen to someone, especially in a sympathetic way:
5. lend itself to something to be suitable for being used in a particular way:
6. lend (your) support (to something) to support or help someone:
7. lend weight/support to something to make an opinion or belief seem more likely to be correct:
8. lend your name to something to announce publicly that you support something that someone is trying to do:
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These two words are often confused. You borrow something from someone else, while theylend it to you.这两个词常被混淆，借入用 borrow，借出用 lend ：◆ Can I borrow your pen? 我可以借用你的钢笔吗？ ◆ Can I borrow a pen from you? 我可以借用你的钢笔吗？ ◆ Here, I'll lend you my pen. 喏，我把钢笔借给你。
