lend

/lend/ v.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

借出;借给

释义与例句

v. 借出;借给
to give someone something for a limited time, expecting it to be returned, or to provide money that must be repaid
  1. Could you lend me your pen for a moment?
    你能把钢笔借我用一会儿吗?
  2. The library lends laptops to students during term time.
    图书馆在学期期间向学生出借笔记本电脑。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The bank agreed to lend the company fifty thousand pounds.
    银行同意借给这家公司五万英镑。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 lend–lent–lent;借出说 lend me a book,借入说 borrow a book from me,两个动词不要混淆方向。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • lender 出借人;贷款机构
    名词,金融语境中常指银行或其他放贷机构。
  • lending 出借;放贷
    不可数名词,常见 bank lending(银行放贷)和 lending rate(贷款利率)。
同义词
  • loan 借出;贷款
    lend 和 loan 作动词都可指借出;loan 尤其常见于美式英语和金融语境,lend 在英式英语日常表达中更普遍。
    The museum loaned the painting to a gallery abroad. 博物馆把这幅画借给了国外一家画廊。
反义词
  • borrow 借入;借用
    borrow 是从对方处借入,lend 是把东西借给对方;方向不同,不能说 borrow someone something。
    May I borrow your charger for an hour? 我可以借你的充电器用一个小时吗?
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • borrow 借入
    lend someone something 是借给某人;borrow something from someone 是从某人处借来,主语与物品流向恰好相反。
    She borrowed three books from the library. 她从图书馆借了三本书。
常见搭配
  • lend someone something 把某物借给某人
    My neighbour lent me a ladder for the weekend. 邻居借给我一架梯子周末使用。
  • lend money to 借钱给
    Banks are often cautious about lending money to new businesses. 银行在借钱给新企业时往往很谨慎。