lend

英 [lend]

美 [lend]

v.  借给; 借出; (向…)贷(款); 给…增加，增添(特色)

过去式：lent　第三人称单数：lends　过去分词：lent　现在分词：lending　

中考高考CET4考研BEC

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2740 / COCA.3548

同义词辨析

borrowlend【导航词义：借】

短语用例

lend itself to sth

• 适合于
  to be suitable for sth
  1. I've lent the car to a friend.
     我把车借给一位朋友了。
  2. Can you lend me your car this evening?
     你今晚能把汽车借给我用一下吗？
  3. Has he returned that book you lent him?
     你借给他的那本书还你了吗？

习惯用语

v.

lend an ear (to sb/sth)
• 聆听；倾听
  to listen in a patient and sympathetic way to sb
lend (sb) a (helping) hand (with sth)
• 帮助；援助；搭把手
  to help sb with sth
• I went over to see if I could lend a hand.
  我过去看我能不能帮上忙。
lend colour to sth
• 使显得真实（或可能）
  to make sth seem true or probable
• Most of the available evidence lends colour to this view.
  现有的大部分证据支持这个观点。
lend your name to sth
• 公开表示支持
  to let it be known in public that you support or agree with sth
• I am more than happy to lend my name to this campaign.
  我非常愿意公开表示支持这个运动。
• 以…的名字命名（某地方）
  to have a place named after you
lend support, weight, credence, etc. to sth
• 对…提供支持（或强有力的证据、可靠性等使看起来更真实）
  to make sth seem more likely to be true or genuine
• This latest evidence lends support to her theory.
  这一最新的证据更加印证了她的理论。
give/lend a helping hand
• 帮助；伸出援助之手
  to help sb

牛津词典

verb

• 借给；借出
  to give sth to sb or allow them to use sth that belongs to you, which they have to return to you later
  1. I've lent the car to a friend.
     我把车借给一位朋友了。
  2. Can you lend me your car this evening?
     你今晚能把汽车借给我用一下吗？
  3. Has he returned that book you lent him?
     你借给他的那本书还你了吗？
• （向…）贷（款）
  to give money to sb on condition that they pay it back over a period of time and pay interest on it
  1. The bank refused to lend the money to us.
     银行拒绝向我们贷款。
  2. They refused to lend us the money.
     他们拒绝向我们贷款。
• 给…增加，增添（特色）
  to give a particular quality to a person or a situation
  1. The setting sun lent an air of melancholy to the scene.
     落日给景色增添了伤感的气氛。
  2. Her presence lent the occasion a certain dignity.
     她的出席使那场面增添了几分光彩。
• 给予，提供（帮助、支持等）
  to give or provide help, support, etc.
  1. I was more than happy to lend my support to such a good cause.
     我非常乐意给这样美好的事业提供援助。
  2. He came along to lend me moral support.
     他来给予我精神上的支持。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 借（钱）(给…)；（银行）货（款）
  When people or organizations such as bankslendyou money, they give it to you and you agree to pay it back at a future date, often with an extra amount as interest.
  1. The bank is reassessing its criteria for lending money...
     银行正重新评估其贷款标准。
  2. I had to lend him ten pounds to take his children to the pictures.
     我只好借给他10英镑，让他带孩子们去看电影。
  3. ...financial deregulation that led to institutions being more willing to lend.
     使金融机构更愿意提供贷款的金融管制的解除
• VERB 借出；把…借给
  If youlendsomething that you own, you allow someone to have it or use it for a period of time.
  1. Will you lend me your jacket for a little while?...
     你能把上衣借给我穿一会儿吗？
  2. He had lent the bungalow to the Conrads for a couple of weeks.
     他把那间平房借给康拉德一家住了两三个星期。
• VERB 提供，给予（支持）
  If youlendyour supporttosomeone or something, you help them with what they are doing or with a problem that they have.
  1. He was approached by the organisers to lend support to a benefit concert...
     主办方找过他，希望他能对慈善音乐会给予支持。
  2. Stipe attended yesterday's news conference to lend his support.
     斯蒂普出席了昨天的新闻发布会以示支持。
• VERB 使适合；使有帮助；使易遭受
  If somethinglends itself toa particular activity or result, it is easy for it to be used for that activity or to achieve that result.
  1. The room lends itself well to summer eating with its light, airy atmosphere.
     这个房间又亮堂又通风，夏天在此用餐最合适不过。
• VERB 平添；增添；赋予
  If somethinglendsa particular qualitytosomething else, it adds that quality to it.
  1. Enthusiastic applause lent a sense of occasion to the proceedings...
     热烈的掌声给活动平添了几分隆重的色彩。
  2. A more relaxed regime and regular work lends the inmates a dignity not seen in other prisons.
     由于管理较为宽松而且经常从事劳动，这里的囚犯因此多了一份其他监狱的囚犯所没有的尊严感。
• See also:lent
• tolend an ear→ see:ear

Do not confuselendandborrow. You say that youborrowsomethingfromanother person. However, if you allow someone toborrowsomething that belongs to you, you say that youlendittothem.Lendis often followed by two objects.Betty lent him some blankets... He lent Tim the money.Bothborrowandlendcan be used without objects.The poor had to borrow from the rich... Banks will not lend to them.The noun related tolendisloan....a government loan of £3m.Loancan also be used as a verb in the same way aslend, especially in American English.I'll loan you fifty dollars.
不要混淆lend和borrow。借他人东西用borrow... from...，借东西给他人则用lend...to...。lend后常接双宾语，如：Betty lent him some blankets（贝蒂借给他几条毛毯），He lent Tim the money（他把钱借给了蒂姆）。borrow和lend均可不接宾语，如：The poor had to borrow from the rich（穷人不得不向富人借钱），Banks will not lend to them（银行不会贷款给他们）。与lend相关的名词是loan：a government loan of £3m（一笔300万英镑的政府贷款）。loan还可用作动词，用法与lend相同，尤其是在美国英语中：I'll loan you fifty dollars（我会借给你50美元）。

英英释义

verb

• give temporarily
  1. I will lend you my car
  2. loan me some money
  Synonym:loan
• bestow a quality on
  1. Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company
  2. The music added a lot to the play
  3. She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings
  4. This adds a light note to the program
  Synonym:impartbestowcontributeaddbring
• have certain characteristics of qualities for something
  1. This story would lend itself well to serialization on television
  2. The current system lends itself to great abuse

双语例句

• I would not give ( lend) countenance to such a plan.
  我不赞同这样的计划。
• He was approached by the organisers to lend support to a benefit concert
  主办方找过他，希望他能对慈善音乐会给予支持。
• The bank is reassessing its criteria for lending money
  银行正重新评估其贷款标准。
• I had to lend him ten pounds to take his children to the pictures.
  我只好借给他10英镑，让他带孩子们去看电影。
• 'Isn't it divine?' she said. 'I wish I had the right sort of brooch to lend you for it.'
  “它是不是美极了？”她说道，“真希望我有合适的胸针可以借给你来搭配它。”
• However you dress it up, a bank only exists to lend money.
  无论你如何粉饰，银行就是为了放贷而生的。
• Good studies are needed to lend credence to the notion that genuine progress can be made in this important field.
  需要进行认真的研究，以让人们相信在这一重要领域可以取得真正的进展。
• If the bank refuses to lend us the money, we're finished.
  要是银行不肯借钱，我们就完蛋了。
• Will you lend me ten yuan? I will pay you back next month.
  能借给我十元钱吗？我下个月还你。
• They are always willing to lend an ear and offer what advice they can.
  他们总是愿意认真倾听并尽量提出建议。