lend
verb
lend verb
1 a. to let someone borrow money or something that belongs to you for a short time b. if a bank or financial institution lends money, it lets someone have it on condition that they pay it back later, often gradually, with an additional amount as INTEREST 贷出，贷（款） T I,T
lend sth to sb
I lent my CD player to Dave and I haven’t got it back yet.
我把激光唱机借给戴夫，到现在还没有拿回来。
lend sb sth
The hospital agreed to lend us a wheelchair.
医院同意借给我们一把轮椅。
Can you lend me £10 until tomorrow?
借给我 10 英镑，明天还你好吗？
The government is trying to encourage the banks to lend more.
政府设法鼓励银行发放更多的贷款。
lend sth to sb
A lot of banks are unwilling to lend money to new businesses.
许多银行都不愿意给新企业贷款。
lend sb sth
The building society agreed to lend us £60,000.
建房互助会答应借给我们 6 万英镑。
2
lend (sb) a hand
to help someone do something, especially something that needs physical effort 帮助（某人）做事〔尤指需要体力的事〕
Can you lend me a hand with this?
这个你能帮我一把吗？
3 to give a situation, event etc a particular quality [正式] 给予，增添〔某种特性〕 T | formal
lend sth to sth
The presence of members of the royal family lent a certain dignity to the ceremony.
王室成员的出席为这场典礼增添了一种庄严的气氛。
4
lend an ear
to listen to someone, especially in a sympathetic way 〔尤指同情地〕倾听
He’s always prepared to lend a sympathetic ear.
他总是怀着一颗同情心去倾听。
5
lend itself to sth
to be suitable for being used in a particular way 适用于某事
None of her books really lends itself to being made into a film.
她的书没有一本真正适合拍成电影。
6
lend (your) support (to sth)
to support or help someone （为某事）提供支持
The government has now lent its support to the campaign.
政府现已开始支持这场运动了。
7
lend weight/support to sth
to make an opinion or belief seem more likely to be correct 使某事更可信
The police have new evidence which lends weight to their theory.
警方有新证据支持他们的说法。
8
lend your name to sth
to announce publicly that you support something that someone is trying to do 公开支持某事，声援某事
The French prime minister has now lent his name to the protest.
法国总理现在已开始声援这次抗议活动。