lend
verb uk/lend/ us/lend/ lent | lent
(GIVE)
A2 [ T ]借出，借给
to give something to someone for a short period of time, expecting it to be given back
She doesn't like lending her books. 她不喜欢把书借给别人。
[ + two objects ] If you need a coat I can lend you one/lend one to you. 你如果需要外衣，我可以借给你一件。
B2 [ I or T ]贷（款），放贷（给某人）
If a bank or other organization lends money, it gives money to someone who agrees that they will pay the money back in the future, usually with extra money added to the original amount.
The bank refuses to lend to students. 银行拒绝向学生们发放贷款。
[ + two objects ] The bank agreed to lend him $5,000. 银行同意贷给他5000美元。
- More examples
- Very reluctantly, I've consented to lend her my car.
- All right, I'll lend you the money.
- When the bank refused to lend us any more money we realized we'd reached the end of the road.
- It was most generous of you to lend me the money.
- Here's the book I said I'd lend you.
(ADD TO)
[ T ]增添，添加
If something lends a particular quality to something else, it adds that quality to it.
[ + two objects ] Vases of flowers all around the room lent the place a cheerful look/lent a cheerful look to the place. 几瓶花给这个房间增添了一些欢乐的气氛。
formal These events lend support to the view that the law is inadequate. 这些事件进一步证明了法律还不健全的观点。
lend itself to something C2 formal 适合于
If something lends itself to something else, it is suitable for that thing or can be considered in that way.
The novel's complex, imaginative style does not lend itself to translation. 小说复杂而充满想象力的风格无法翻译出来。
It's a topic that doesn't lend itself to his rather humorous style of commentary.
The process lends itself to commercial use because it is simple to replicate.
This is an aspect of police work that doesn't lend itself to numerical analysis.
The nature of his business lent itself to a good deal of creative accounting.
Idioms
lend your name to somethingidiom 支持，拥护
to give something your support
Some of the world's top dancers have lent their names to the project. 一些世界顶级舞蹈家都支持这个项目。
lend an earidiom old-fashioned 聆听，倾听
to listen to someone with sympathy
Claire's always one to lend a sympathetic ear if you have problems. 你有什么问题时，克莱尔总是乐于倾听。