| 释义 |
lend /lend/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I (lent /lent/)
❶ vt.
1. 把…借给；借出，出借
Could you lend me your car? 你能把汽车借我用一下吗?
I'll lend you ￡50, but I can't lend money to all my friends. 我可以借50镑给你，但我不能借钱给我所有的朋友。
2. 贷(款等)；出租(书等)
lend money and charge interest 贷款收息
Building societies lend funds to house buyers at a high rate of interest. 建屋互助会以高利把钱贷给购房户。
3. 给予；添加；提供；贡献
Fear lent speed to my limbs. 恐惧使我加快了脚步。
A fire lends cheer to a room. 炉火给房间增添生气。
I lent the old woman my arm as she couldn't walk easily. 老妇行走不便，我伸出胳膊让她扶着。
The community lent full support to the mayor's plan. 社区全力支持市长的计划。
He lent his skill to the company. 他把自己的技术贡献给公司。
He lent himself out as her escort for the first few weeks. 在最初的几个星期里，他充当她外出时的陪伴人。
❷ vi.
(营利性地)贷款
II n.
〈口〉借贷；出借
Could you give me the lend of twenty bucks? 你能借我20块钱吗?
He got the lend of my bicycle. 他借去了我的自行车。
[<ME lenen < OE lǣnan<lǣn loan] phr. lend oneself to 同意参与 (不名誉的行动)；适合于；有助于，对…有用； (由于固有的缺点而)易被 (滥用等)I will not lend myself to such a dishonest scheme. 我不愿参与这样一个不光彩的计划。The topic lends itself to class discussion. 这个题目适合于课堂讨论。Any system of taxation lends itself to manipulation by clever or unscrupulous men. 任何税收制度都会被圆滑或无耻之徒钻空子。 |