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lend (obj)lendvpast lent lentto give (something) to someone for a short period of time, expecting it to be given back借出She doesn't like lending her books. [T]她不喜欢把书借给别人。If you need a coat I can lend you one/lend one to you. [+ two objects]如果你需要一件外衣,我可以借给你。A bank or other organization that lends gives money to you and you agree that you will pay the money back in the future, usually with additional money added to the original amount.贷出,放债The bank refuses to lend to students. [I]该银行拒绝向学生发放贷款。The bank agreed to lend him $5000/lend $5000 to him. [+ two objects]该银行同意贷给他5000美元。If something lends a particular quality to something else, it adds that quality to it.使带有,赋予Vases of flowers all around the room lent the place a cheerful look/lent a cheerful look to the place. [+ two objects]房间里四下摆放的鲜花给这个地方添了几分宜人的情调。Photographs lent some credibility to his story. [T]照片给他的故事增加了可信性。(fml) These events lend support to the view that the law is inadequate. [T]这些事件进一步证明了那种认为法律不健全的观点。If you lend an ear ( to someone or something) you listen carefully and patiently.倾听She's an expert on wines, so when she speaks it's worth lending an ear.她是酒类方面的专家,因此她的发言值得仔细听一听。(fml) If something lends itself to something else, it is suitable for that thing or can be considered in that way.有助于,适合于The computer lends itself to many different uses.该电脑适合于多种用途。If you lend your name to something, you give it your support.支持Some of the world's top dancers have lent their names to the project.一些世界顶级舞蹈演员已经表示支持该项目。Lending library is dated for a public LIBRARY (= an organization with a collection, esp. of books, which anyone can borrow).公共图书馆(esp. Br and Aus) A bank's lending rate (Am usually, Aus also interest rate) is the amount that it charges on money that it lends you.贷款利率Banks have raised their lending rates by 2%.银行已将贷款利率提高了2个百分点。 ☆ BORROW
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