lend/lend/ (lent, lent)

vt

1. 借出，借给

• Could you lend me your bicycle？ 你能把自行车借给我吗？

2. 贷(款)

• The commercial bank lent the money to his company. 商业银行给他的公司贷款。

3. 出租

• The library lends books, records, etc. for people to use at home. 图书馆出租书籍、唱片等物供人们在家阅读欣赏

4. 提供；赋予；增添

• His jokes lent cheerfulness to their conversation. 他讲的笑话使他们的谈话平添了轻松感。

• This news lends some support to earlier reports on the ceasefire. 这一消息验证了先前有关停火的报道。

• lend the occasion a little glamour 给这一场合增添一点光彩

词组lend an ear 倾听

• She is always willing to lend an ear to her friends. 她总是愿意倾听朋友们的诉说。

lend a hand 帮忙

• He lent me a hand with the box. 他帮我搬箱子。

lend oneself to 让自己参与(某种不好的事)

• He lent himself to the scandal. 他参与了那件丑闻。