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| 1 | T to give someone something for a short time , expecting that they will give it back to you later . If you lend someone something , they borrow it from you （把某物）借出，借给（某人） |
| The local library will lend books for a month without charge. 当地图书馆图书的免费借阅期为一个月。 |
| lend sb sth She lent me her very expensive coat. 她把她那件极昂贵的外套借给了我。 |
| lend sth to sb Joe lent this car to us for the weekend. 乔把这部轿车借给我们周末使用。 |
| | 1a | I/T to give someone money that you expect them to pay back later （把钱）借给（某人） | | Can you lend me £10? 你能借给我10英镑吗？ | | Banks are willing to lend large amounts of money to people starting up businesses. 银行乐于把大量的钱借给创办企业的人。 | |
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| 2 | T to give something a particular quality 给…增加，为…增添（某种特质） |
| lend sth to sth The secrecy lent an air of intrigue to their planning. 他们的守口如瓶给他们的计划增添了一种神秘感。 |
| lend sth sth He looked at her and smiled, the smile lending his face a boyish charm. 他看着她笑了，这微笑使他脸上多了一分孩子般的可爱。 |
| | 2a | to make an opinion or idea seem more correct 增加（看法或想法）的可信度 | | An in-house study has lent credence to the complaints of poor and impersonal service. 一次在机构内部进行的调查证明大家抱怨服务糟糕、缺乏人情味是有根据的。 | |
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| 3 | T to give someone support or help 给予（支援或帮助） |
| lend (your) support Aid agencies lend support to refugees by providing blankets and food. 援助机构提供毯子和食物来援助难民。 |
| lend (your) assistance Then Max arrived to lend his assistance. 接着马克斯就前来帮他的忙。 |
| lend a (helping) hand Patricia is someone who is always ready to lend a helping hand. 帕特里夏总是很乐于助人。 |
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| - | lend an ear (to)
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| to listen to someone , especially someone who is upset |
| 倾听（某人，尤指心情不好的人） |
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| Just lend a sympathetic ear while she tells you her problems. 她告诉你她的问题时你认真倾听就行了。 |
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| - | lend itself to sth
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| to be suitable for a particular purpose |
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| Watercolour lends itself well to reproduction. 水彩画非常适于复制。 |
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| - | lend your name to sth
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| if someone , especially a famous person , lends their name to an organization or business , they publicly support it and allow their name to be connected with it |
| 让（机构或企业）用自己的名义；公开支持 |
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| There are around 100 charities to which Princess Diana lent her name. 约有100个慈善团体得到过黛安娜王妃的公开支持。 |
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