lend verb ⇨lend (lend money)⇨give4 (lend an air of melancholy)⇨provide (lend moral support)⇨lend (sb) a hand⇨help1lend
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lend ♦︎ loan ♦︎ advanceThese words all mean to allow sb to use sth that belongs to you, which they have to return to you later, or to give sb money, which they have to pay back later.这些词均表示把物品或钱借给别人。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to lend / loan / advance sth to sb◆to lend / loan / advance money◆a bank / building society lends money◆to kindly lend / loan sth■lend(lent, lent) [transitive, intransitive] to give sth to sb or allow them to use sth that belongs to you, which they have to return to you later; to give money to sb on condition that they pay it back later借给;借出;(向⋯)贷款◆I've lent the car to a friend.我把车借给了一个朋友。◆They refused to lend us the money.他们拒绝借钱给我们。◆Banks are less willing to lend in these uncertain times.在这种前景不明朗时期,银行是不那么愿意贷款的。OPPborrow ⇨ borrow■loan [transitive] (especially NAmE) to lend sth to sb, especially money借出,贷与(尤指钱)◆The bank is happy to loan money to small businesses.这家银行乐于贷款给小型企业。◆A friend loaned me $1 000.一个朋友借给了我1 000元。ⓘ Especially in British English, loan also means to lend a valuable object to a museum or art gallery.尤其是在英式英语中,loan还表示把贵重物品出借给博物馆或美术馆◆This exhibit was kindly loaned by the artist's family.本展品承蒙艺术家的家人惠借。▸loan
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[singular] ◆an exhibition of paintings on loan(= borrowed) from private collections借用私人收藏品举办的画展◆I even gave her the loan of my car.我甚至把车也借给了她。 see also loan ⇨ loannoun■advance [transitive] (ratherformal) to give sb money before the time it would usually be paid预付;透支◆We are willing to advance the money to you.我们愿意预付款项给你。◆We will advance you the money.我们将把钱款预付给你。 see also advance ⇨ loannoun