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lending library

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Leisure
ˈlending ˌlibrary noun [countable]  DLa library that lends books, records etc for people to use at home 〔书籍、唱片等可外借的〕借阅图书馆 reference library
Examples from the Corpus
lending libraryIt is now a basic lending library.The film lending library was an enormous success.Its only rival is the Times lending library.
ˈlending ˌlibrary nounChineseSyllable
to for books, that library Corpus lends people etc records a


lending library
ˈlending ˌlibrary noun [countable]
a library that lends books, records etc for people to use at home ⇨ reference library


lending libraryBrE /ˈlendɪŋ laɪbrəri/ 🔊, /ˈlendɪŋ laɪbri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlendɪŋ laɪberi/ 🔊 nouna public library from which you can borrow books and take them away to read at home (书籍可外借的)公共图书馆   compare reference library