lend

英 [lend] 美[lɛnd]
  • vt. 贷;增添,提供;把……借给
  • vi. 贷款
  • n. (Lend)人名;(德)伦德

CET4TEM4考研CET6中频词基本词汇

词态变化


第三人称单数: lends;过去式: lent;过去分词: lent;现在分词: lending;

中文词源


lend 借

来自古英语laen,借款,词源同loan.

英英释意


1. bestow a quality on;
"Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"
"The music added a lot to the play"
"She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"
"This adds a light note to the program"
2. give temporarily; let have for a limited time;
"I will lend you my car"
"loan me some money"
3. have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to;
"This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"
"The current system lends itself to great abuse"

英文词源


lend
lend: [15] Lend and loan are closely related – come in fact from the same ultimate source (which also produced English delinquent, ellipse, and relinquish). Why then does the verb have a d while the noun does not? Originally there was no d. The Old English verb ‘lend’ was lǣnan, which in Middle English became lene. But gradually during the Middle English period the past form lende came to be reinterpreted as a present form, and by the 15th century it was established as the new infinitive.
=> delinquent, ellipse, loan, relinquish
lend (v.)
late 14c., from Old English lænan "to lend," from læn "loan" (see loan). Cognate with Dutch lenen, Old High German lehanon, German lehnen, also verbs derived from nouns. Past tense form, with terminal -d, became the principal form in Middle English on analogy of bend, send, etc.

同义词辨析


lend, borrow, loan

这些动词均含"借"之意。

lend: 指将自己的东西借出给别人,也可用于借喻意义。

borrow: 指从某人或某处借来某物,也可用作比喻。

loan: 指通过正式的手续,借数目较大的贷款。在美国也可指借出东西。

考试真题


Broader definitions of the sharing economy include peer-to-peer lending or putting a solar panel on your roof and selling power back to the gr/d ( 电网)

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

The government now backs up the domestic car industry, lending it money and overseeing its turnaround plans.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

They are owned by individuals and by private businesses and corporations, lending institutions, direct mailing and telemarketing firms, credit bureaus, credit card companies, and government agencies at the local, state, and federal level.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

Vocational-type classes, such as computer science or journalism, on the other hand, are often more research-oriented and lend themselves to take-home testing.

2017年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

Most of the books she lent out came back without jackets.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

She can lend the man a sleeping bag.

出自-2012年12月听力原文

Analysts say the biggest problem is high unemployment, which weakens demand and makes banks reluctant to lend.

2016年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

But right now it's too risky for them to lend me money.

2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

The first thing every bank will do is study how much money I have and how much debt I have before they decide whether or not to lend me any more money.

2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

They said the bank has strict guidelines and requirements as to who they can lend money to.

2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

In a Swiss study, researchers sprayed oxytocin into the noses of half the subjects; those subjects were ready to lend significantly higher amounts of money to strangers than were their counterparts who inhaled something else.

2018年考研真题(英语一)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

词组搭配


lend an ear

(或 one's ears)listen sympathetically or attentively

倾听,洗耳恭听

the Samaritans lend their ears to those in crisis.

撒马利坦热线电话倾听求助人们的声音。

lend a hand (或 a helping hand)

the Samaritans lend their ears to those in crisis.

撒马利坦热线电话倾听求助人们的声音。

lend one's name to

allow oneself to be publicly associated with

以名义支持

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。

lend a helping hand

To be of assistance.

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实用场景例句


I've lent the car to a friend.
我把车借给一位朋友了。

牛津词典

Can you lend me your car this evening?
你今晚能把汽车借给我用一下吗?

牛津词典

Has he returned that book you lent him?
你借给他的那本书还你了吗?

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The bank refused to lend the money to us.
银行拒绝向我们贷款。

牛津词典

They refused to lend us the money.
他们拒绝向我们贷款。

牛津词典

The setting sun lent an air of melancholy to the scene.
落日给景色增添了伤感的气氛。

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Her presence lent the occasion a certain dignity.
她的出席使那场面增添了几分光彩。

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

He came along to lend me moral support.
他来给予我精神上的支持。

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I went over to see if I could lend a hand.
我过去看我能不能帮上忙。

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Most of the available evidence lends colour to this view.
现有的大部分证据支持这个观点。

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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。

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This latest evidence lends support to her theory.
这一最新的证据更加印证了她的理论。

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Her voice doesn't really lend itself well to blues singing.
她的嗓子不是很适于唱布鲁斯歌曲。

牛津词典

The bank is reassessing its criteria for lending money...
银行正重新评估其贷款标准。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Will you lend me your jacket for a little while?...
你能把上衣借给我穿一会儿吗?

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

You must be out of your mind if you think I'm going to lend you 100 dollars.
如果你以为我会借给你100美元,你准是疯了.

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