词汇 | lend |
释义 | lend 2 ENTRIES FOUND: lend (verb) lending library (noun) lend /ˈlɛnd/ verb lends; lent /ˈlɛnt/ ; lending lend /ˈlɛnd/ verb lends; lent /ˈlɛnt/ ; lending Learner's definition of LEND 1 a [+ object] : to give (something) to (someone) to be used for a period of time and then returned借出;把…借给(某人) She often lends us books. = She often lends books to us.她常借书给我们。 Could you lend me your pen? [=could I borrow your pen?]把你的笔借给我好吗? I lent our ladder to the neighbors.我把梯子借给了邻居。 b : to give (money) to someone who agrees to pay it back in the future借出(钱);贷(款) [+ object] Can you lend me 50 cents? [=can I borrow 50 cents from you?]你能借我50美分吗? The bank wouldn't lend us the money.银行就是不贷款给我们。 [no object] Many banks won't lend to people with bad credit.许多银行不会贷款给信用差的人。 2 [+ object] : to make (something) available to (someone or something)提供;给予 They offered to lend us their services. [=to provide us with their services]他们主动向我们提供服务。 They are glad to lend their support to worthy causes.他们很乐意为有意义的事业提供支持。 It's surprising that he would lend his name to such a venture. [=that he would allow his name to be associated with such a venture]令人吃惊的是,他愿意以个人名义支持这样一个有风险的企业。 3 [+ object] a : to add (something that is needed or wanted) to (something)增加 A bit of grated carrot lends some color to the dish. = A bit of grated carrot lends the dish some color.少量的胡萝卜丝给这盘菜增色。 A growing amount of evidence lends weight/credence/credibility to their theory. [=makes their theory seem true or correct]不断增多的证据使他们的理论越来越有分量/可信/可靠。 b : to provide (something that is needed or wanted)提供(帮助) She's always there to lend a (helping) hand. [=she's always there to help]她总是愿意伸出援手。 lend an ear — see 1ear lend itself to ◊ Something that lends itself to a purpose is good or suitable for that purpose.适合于;适宜于 Her voice lends itself well to (singing) opera.她的嗓音适合(唱)歌剧。 The topics lend themselves to classroom discussion.这些话题适合课堂讨论。 — lender noun, plural lenders [count] banks and other lenders银行及其他贷方 borrowers and lenders借方和贷方 — see also moneylender |
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