lend
/lend/verb
(past and past participle lent)with two objs
1
- grant to (someone) the use of (something) on the understanding that it shall be returned把…借给（某人）, 借出：
Stewart asked me to lend him my car
斯图尔特要我把车借给他
the pictures were lent to each museum in turn.
那些画轮流借给各个博物馆。
1.1
- allow (a person or organization) the use of (a sum of money) under an agreement to pay it back later, typically with interest借出（钱）, 贷（款）：
no one would lend him the money
没有人肯借钱给他
no obj. banks lend only to their current account customers银行只贷款给活期存款账户
as noun lending balance sheets weakened by unwise lending.轻率贷款造成的收支状况不良。
2
- contribute or add (something, especially a quality) to给予, 增加（某种特质）：
the smile lent his face a boyish charm.
微笑让他的脸上平添了一丝男孩的魅力。
3
lend oneself to
accommodate or adapt oneself to使自己适应…：John stiffly lent himself to her aromatic embraces.
约翰僵硬地接受了她满身香味的拥抱。
3.1
lend itself to
(of a thing) be suitable for（物）适合：bay windows lend themselves to blinds.
凸窗适合安装百叶窗。
USAGE
短语
lend an ear （或 one's ears）
- listen sympathetically or attentively同情（或专注）地倾听：
the Samaritans lend their ears to those in crisis.
撒马利坦热线电话倾听求助者的声音。
lend a hand（或 a helping hand）
- 见HAND条give a hand.
lend one's name
- to allow oneself to be publicly associated with公开声明支持：
he lent his name and prestige to the organizers of the project.
他以自己的名义和声望支持这项计划的组织者。
派生词
lendable
adjective词源
Old English lǣnan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lenen, also to LOAN1. The addition of the final -d in late Middle English was due to association with verbs such as bend and send.