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单词 lend
释义
lend
verb
uk
/lend/us
/lend/
lent|lent

lendverb(GIVE)

A2[T]
to give something to someone for ashortperiodoftime,expectingit to be given back:
借出，借给
She doesn't like lending herbooks.她不喜欢把书借给别人。
[+ two objects]If you need acoatI can lend you one/lend onetoyou.你如果需要外衣，我可以借给你一件。
B2[IorT]
If abankor otherorganizationlendsmoney, it givesmoneyto someone whoagreesthat they willpaythemoneyback in thefuture, usually withextramoneyaddedto theoriginalamount:
贷（款），放贷（给某人）
Thebankrefusesto lendtostudents.银行拒绝向学生们发放贷款。
[+ two objects]Thebankagreedto lend him $5,000.银行同意贷给他5000美元。
More examples
  • Veryreluctantly, I'veconsentedto lend her mycar.
  • Allright, I'll lend you themoney.
  • When thebankrefusedto lend us any moremoneywerealizedwe'dreachedthe end of theroad.
  • It was mostgenerousof you to lend me themoney.
  • Here's thebookI said I'd lend you.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Borrowing & lending
  • amortizable
  • amortization
  • arrears
  • bad debt
  • bonded
  • borrow
  • borrowing
  • credit rating
  • holiday
  • IOU
  • leveraged buyout
  • over-borrowed
  • overdraft
  • overpayment
  • pay downsomething
  • pay off
  • paysomeone/somethingback
  • reschedule
  • secure
  • straight
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Banks

lendverb(ADD TO)

[T]
If something lends aparticularqualityto somethingelse, itaddsthatqualityto it:
增添，添加
[+ two objects]Vases offlowersall around theroomlent theplaceacheerfullook/lent acheerfullooktotheplace.几瓶花给这个房间增添了一些欢乐的气氛。
formalTheseeventslendsupportto theviewthat thelawisinadequate.这些事件进一步证明了法律还不健全的观点。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to give something to someone
  • giveGive me that dirty plate.
  • offerYour doctor should be able to offer advice.
  • provideThis booklet provides useful information about local services.
  • supplyThe lake supplies the whole town with water.
  • donateFour hundred dollars has been donated to the school book fund.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Giving, providing and supplying
  • accommodate
  • accord
  • administer
  • administration
  • assignment
  • award
  • hand off
  • handsomethingin
  • handsomethingout
  • handsomethingover
  • handsomethinground
  • invest
  • lay
  • passing
  • reassignment
  • rebid
  • regift
  • reprovision
  • resource
  • spare
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lend itself tosomethingC2formal
If something lends itself to somethingelse, it issuitablefor that thing or can beconsideredin that way:
适合于
The novel'scomplex,imaginativestyledoes not lend itself totranslation.小说复杂而充满想象力的风格无法翻译出来。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Being suitable or unsuitable
  • age-barred
  • appropriately
  • be made forsomeone/somethingidiom
  • become
  • befit
  • compatibly
  • dress/look/act the partidiom
  • extravagantly
  • face
  • fill/fit the billidiom
  • level
  • make
  • misdirection
  • order
  • out of orderidiom
  • part
  • someone'sface doesn't fitidiom
  • suit
  • suitsomeone(right) down to the groundidiom
  • unworthy
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Grammar

Lendorborrow?
Lend means ‘give something to someone for a short time, expecting that you will get it back’. The past simple and the -ed form are lent:…

Idioms

lendyourname tosomething
lend an ear
(Definition oflendfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

lend| American Dictionary

lend
verb[T]
us
/lend/
past tense and past participlelentus/lent/
to give something to someone for ashortperiodoftime,expectingit to be given back:
Can you lend me a fewdollarstillpayday?

Idiom

lend itself tosomething
(Definition oflendfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

lend| Business English

lend
verb
uk
/lend/us
lentuk/lent/|lentuk/lent/
[IorT]BANKING,FINANCE
if abankor otherfinancialorganizationlendsmoneyto someone, it gives themmoneyfor aperiodoftimewhich they thenpayback withinterest:
Britain'sbuildingsocietieschieflylendmoneyforhousepurchase.
lend $5,000/£2bn/€1m, etc. to sbThe Ohio Development Financing Advisory Councilagreedto lend $20 million to the Port Authority.
lend sb $5,000/£2bn/€1m, etc.Anumberofprominentbusinessmenarerumouredto have lent thePartyover £20 million.
lend to sb/sthBanks have beenheavilycriticizedfor lending topeoplewho cannotaffordtherepayments.
[T]
to give someone something for aperiodoftime, after which they will give it back to you:
lend sb sthCan you lend me $20?
lend sth to sbHertasksincludedpersuadingstorestoofferdiscountsor lendclothesonapprovalto herboss.
to give something aqualitythat makes itbetterin some way:
lend sth to sthWehopethat thesemeasureswill lendstabilityto theeconomy.
lend weight (to sth)February'stradefigureslendweightto the Fund's lesscheerfulview.
lend credence/credibility (to sth)Otherevidencehelpedlendcredibilitytotheirclaims.
lend a (helping) hand
to do something thathelpsacompanyorperson:
The Federal Reserve isexpectedto lend ahandbycontinuingtocutinterestratesforcefully.
lend your support (to sth)
tosupportsomeone or something:
I have lent mysupportto hisplanfor aprivatereferendum.
(Definition oflendfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflend

lend
Below the bridge, the shiny wings of dragonflies lent an air of charm to the creek.
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Shortly, we will see how the author of the personification in conjunction with the idea of lending human form and speech to a geographical locus.
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Moral support, and on numerous occasions, food and shelter, has been lent by my family and in-laws.
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The fact that anti-perfectionism is based on restraint, on not doing as much good as one can, lends it a slightly paradoxical air.
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The accumulation of data over a long period of time is a situation that lends itself well to the use of a microcomputer.
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A prestigious roster of international architects lends status to the project and client commissioning the work, and enhances the media appeal of the undertaking.
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The idea has lent itself to nationalist fantasies, enabling recent identities to be projected far back into the past.
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Neither the one nor the other lends itself to transparent deductive or narrative presentation.
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The thing to be contradicted has to be strong, so that it lends its weight to the subversion of it.
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Obviously, the design also lends itself to evaluating the effects of various mediators and moderators of outcome.
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In addition, the medical profession showed more competence in giving direction to unstructured discussions, and in lending significance to the issue in general.
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Students also continue throughout the semester to participate in one or two activities from their first rotation, lending some continuity to the practicum experience.
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Robots cannot replace syntactic models; but they can instantiate them, as a slide rule does the logarithm, lending credibility.
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Metaphors do not poverty make, but through cultural discourse practices are valorized, options legitimated and statuses lent prestige or disparagement.
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Few terms lent themselves to being declared one-to-one.
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