lend

verb

1. 借给；借出
   to give sth to sb or allow them to use sth that belongs to you, which they have to return to you later
   1. I've lent the car to a friend.
      我把车借给一位朋友了。
   2. Can you lend me your car this evening?
      你今晚能把汽车借给我用一下吗？
   3. Has he returned that book you lent him?
      你借给他的那本书还你了吗？
2. （向…）贷（款）
   to give money to sb on condition that they pay it back over a period of time and pay interest on it
   1. The bank refused to lend the money to us.
      银行拒绝向我们贷款。
   2. They refused to lend us the money.
      他们拒绝向我们贷款。
3. 给…增加，增添（特色）
   to give a particular quality to a person or a situation
   1. The setting sun lent an air of melancholy to the scene.
      落日给景色增添了伤感的气氛。
   2. Her presence lent the occasion a certain dignity.
      她的出席使那场面增添了几分光彩。
4. 给予，提供（帮助、支持等）
   to give or provide help, support, etc.
   1. I was more than happy to lend my support to such a good cause.
      我非常乐意给这样美好的事业提供援助。
   2. He came along to lend me moral support.
      他来给予我精神上的支持。

1. VERB 借（钱）(给…)；（银行）货（款）
   When people or organizations such as banks lend you money, they give it to you and you agree to pay it back at a future date, often with an extra amount as interest.
   1. The bank is reassessing its criteria for lending money...
      银行正重新评估其贷款标准。
   2. I had to lend him ten pounds to take his children to the pictures.
      我只好借给他10英镑，让他带孩子们去看电影。
   3. ...financial deregulation that led to institutions being more willing to lend.
      使金融机构更愿意提供贷款的金融管制的解除
2. VERB 借出；把…借给
   If you lend something that you own, you allow someone to have it or use it for a period of time.
   1. Will you lend me your jacket for a little while?...
      你能把上衣借给我穿一会儿吗？
   2. He had lent the bungalow to the Conrads for a couple of weeks.
      他把那间平房借给康拉德一家住了两三个星期。
3. VERB 提供，给予（支持）
   If you lend your support to someone or something, you help them with what they are doing or with a problem that they have.
   1. He was approached by the organisers to lend support to a benefit concert...
      主办方找过他，希望他能对慈善音乐会给予支持。
   2. Stipe attended yesterday's news conference to lend his support.
      斯蒂普出席了昨天的新闻发布会以示支持。
4. VERB 使适合；使有帮助；使易遭受
   If something lends itself to a particular activity or result, it is easy for it to be used for that activity or to achieve that result.
   1. The room lends itself well to summer eating with its light, airy atmosphere.
      这个房间又亮堂又通风，夏天在此用餐最合适不过。
5. VERB 平添；增添；赋予
   If something lends a particular quality to something else, it adds that quality to it.
   1. Enthusiastic applause lent a sense of occasion to the proceedings...
      热烈的掌声给活动平添了几分隆重的色彩。
   2. A more relaxed regime and regular work lends the inmates a dignity not seen in other prisons.
      由于管理较为宽松而且经常从事劳动，这里的囚犯因此多了一份其他监狱的囚犯所没有的尊严感。
6. See also: lent
7. to lend an ear → see: ear

Do not confuse lend and borrow. You say that you borrow something from another person. However, if you allow someone to borrow something that belongs to you, you say that you lend it to them. Lend is often followed by two objects. Betty lent him some blankets... He lent Tim the money. Both borrow and lend can be used without objects. The poor had to borrow from the rich... Banks will not lend to them. The noun related to lend is loan. ...a government loan of £3m.Loan can also be used as a verb in the same way as lend, especially in American English. I'll loan you fifty dollars.
不要混淆lend和borrow。借他人东西用borrow... from...，借东西给他人则用lend...to...。lend后常接双宾语，如：Betty lent him some blankets（贝蒂借给他几条毛毯），He lent Tim the money（他把钱借给了蒂姆）。borrow和lend均可不接宾语，如：The poor had to borrow from the rich（穷人不得不向富人借钱），Banks will not lend to them（银行不会贷款给他们）。与lend相关的名词是loan：a government loan of £3m（一笔300万英镑的政府贷款）。loan还可用作动词，用法与lend相同，尤其是在美国英语中：I'll loan you fifty dollars（我会借给你50美元）。

1. Good studies are needed to lend credence to the notion that genuine progress can be made in this important field.
   需要进行认真的研究，以让人们相信在这一重要领域可以取得真正的进展。
2. 'Isn't it divine?' she said. 'I wish I had the right sort of brooch to lend you for it.'
   “它是不是美极了？”她说道，“真希望我有合适的胸针可以借给你来搭配它。”
3. However you dress it up, a bank only exists to lend money.
   无论你如何粉饰，银行就是为了放贷而生的。
4. They are always willing to lend an ear and offer what advice they can.
   他们总是愿意认真倾听并尽量提出建议。
5. He's not a friend, you say, yet you saw fit to lend him money.
   你说他不是朋友，但你却决定借钱给他。
6. I'd be glad to lend a hand.
   我很乐意帮忙。
7. The bank is reassessing its criteria for lending money
   银行正重新评估其贷款标准。
8. I had to lend him ten pounds to take his children to the pictures.
   我只好借给他10英镑，让他带孩子们去看电影。
9. Will you lend me your jacket for a little while?
   你能把上衣借给我穿一会儿吗？
10. He had lent the bungalow to the Conrads for a couple of weeks.
    他把那间平房借给康拉德一家住了两三个星期。
11. He was approached by the organisers to lend support to a benefit concert
    主办方找过他，希望他能对慈善音乐会给予支持。
12. Stipe attended yesterday's news conference to lend his support.
    斯蒂普出席了昨天的新闻发布会以示支持。
13. The room lends itself well to summer eating with its light, airy atmosphere.
    这个房间又亮堂又通风，夏天在此用餐最合适不过。
14. Enthusiastic applause lent a sense of occasion to the proceedings
    热烈的掌声给活动平添了几分隆重的色彩。
15. A more relaxed regime and regular work lends the inmates a dignity not seen in other prisons.
    由于管理较为宽松而且经常从事劳动，这里的囚犯因此多了一份其他监狱的囚犯所没有的尊严感。
16. Many more institutions, especially banks, were allowed to lend money for mortgages, and what was more, banks could lend out more money than they actually held
    允许更多的机构，尤其是银行推出抵押贷款；此外，银行发放的贷款可以超过其实际持有资金。
17. I'm skint! Lend us a tenner.
    我一个子儿也没有了，借我们10英镑吧。
18. Do you think, perhaps, that what happened today might lend weight to that criticism?
    你觉得今天发生的事情可能会使那种批评加剧吗？
19. If you won't let me pay for a taxi, then at least allow me to lend you something
    如果你不愿让我付出租车费，至少让我借点什么给你吧。
20. Lend me a hand.
    助我一臂之力。
21. Could you lend me your bicycle?
    你把自行车借给我骑一下好吗？
22. Will you lend your knife to that man?
    你能把小刀借给那人吗？
23. We shall gladly lend every effort in our power toward its realization.
    我们将乐意为它的实现而竭尽全力。
24. I was going to ask him to lend me a hand when he came just in time.
    我正想找他来帮帮忙，可好他来了。
25. Will you lend me ten yuan? I will pay you back next month.
    能借给我十元钱吗？我下个月还你。
26. If only the banks would lend money without limit!
    但愿银行能无限制地贷款！
27. I would not give ( lend) countenance to such a plan.
    我不赞同这样的计划。
28. She's crazy to lend him the money.
    她把钱借给他，真糊涂。
29. If the bank refuses to lend us the money, we're finished.
    要是银行不肯借钱，我们就完蛋了。
30. I'm sorry. I can't lend you anything& I don't have a red cent.
    很抱歉，我不能借钱给你&我身无分文。

  borrow lend【导航词义：借】

  borrow v. 借，借用

〔辨析〕指从他人处借来某物，归自己暂时使用，常与介词 from 连用。

  lend v. 借出，把…借给

〔辨析〕指把自己的东西暂时借出给他人，可后接双宾语。

lend itself to sth

1. 适合于
   to be suitable for sth
   1. I've lent the car to a friend.
      我把车借给一位朋友了。
   2. Can you lend me your car this evening?
      你今晚能把汽车借给我用一下吗？
   3. Has he returned that book you lent him?
      你借给他的那本书还你了吗？

v.

lend an ear (to sb/sth)

• 聆听；倾听
  to listen in a patient and sympathetic way to sb

lend (sb) a (helping) hand (with sth)

• 帮助；援助；搭把手
  to help sb with sth
  1. I went over to see if I could lend a hand.
     我过去看我能不能帮上忙。

lend colour to sth

• 使显得真实（或可能）
  to make sth seem true or probable
  1. Most of the available evidence lends colour to this view.
     现有的大部分证据支持这个观点。

lend your name to sth

• 公开表示支持
  to let it be known in public that you support or agree with sth
  1. I am more than happy to lend my name to this campaign.
     我非常愿意公开表示支持这个运动。
• 以…的名字命名（某地方）
  to have a place named after you

lend support, weight, credence, etc. to sth

• 对…提供支持（或强有力的证据、可靠性等使看起来更真实）
  to make sth seem more likely to be true or genuine
  1. This latest evidence lends support to her theory.
     这一最新的证据更加印证了她的理论。

give/lend a helping hand

• 帮助；伸出援助之手
  to help sb

verb

1. give temporarily
   1. I will lend you my car
   2. loan me some money

   Synonym:    loan

2. bestow a quality on
   1. Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company
   2. The music added a lot to the play
   3. She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings
   4. This adds a light note to the program

   Synonym:    impartbestowcontributeaddbring

3. have certain characteristics of qualities for something
   1. This story would lend itself well to serialization on television
   2. The current system lends itself to great abuse