| 单词 | lend |
| 释义 | lend (lend ) Word forms: lends , lending , lent 1. verb A2 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. The bank is reassessing its criteria for lending money. [VERB noun] I had to lend him ten pounds to take his children to the pictures. [VERB noun noun] ...financial de-regulation that led to institutions being more willing to lend. [VERB] Synonyms: loan, advance, sub [British, informal], accommodate one with lending uncountable noun ...a financial institution that specializes in the lending of money. [+ of] ...a slump in bank lending. 2. verb A2 If you lend something that you own, you allow someone to have it or use it for a period of time. Will you lend me your jacket for a little while? [VERB noun noun] He had lent the bungalow to the Conrads for a couple of weeks. [VERB noun + to] 3. verb If you lend your support to someone or something, you help them with what they are doing or with a problem that they have. He was approached by the organisers to lend support to a benefit concert. [VERB noun + to] Stipe attended yesterday's news conference to lend his support. [VERB noun] Synonyms: give, provide, add, present 4. verb 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. The room lends itself well to summer eating with its light, airy atmosphere. [VERB pronoun-reflexive + to] 5. verb If something lends a particular quality to something else, it adds that quality to it. Enthusiastic applause lent a sense of occasion to the proceedings. [VERB noun + to] A more relaxed regime and regular work lends the inmates a dignity not seen in other prisons. [VERB noun noun] 6. See also lent 7. to lend an ear phrase If you lend an ear to someone or their problems, you listen to them carefully and sympathetically. They are always willing to lend an ear and offer what advice they can. Synonyms: listen, pay attention, heed, take notice 8. to lend a hand phrase B2 If you lend someone a hand, you help them. I'd be glad to lend a hand. Synonyms: help, help out, do your bit, be of assistance 9. to lend your name to something phrase [VERB inflects, PHRASE noun] If you lend your name to something such as a cause or project, you support it. He had political points of view and lent his name to a lot of causes. Quotations: Neither a borrower nor a lender beHamlet Idioms: lend a hand or lend someone a hand to help someone to do something If I'd known, I'd have been glad to lend a hand – you should have rung me up. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers lend an ear to someone to listen carefully and sympathetically to a person who has a problem Slowly your status at work will improve, and your boss and colleagues will lend a sympathetic ear to your gripes and grievances. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: lend money Investors effectively lend money to the government and get a fixed level of income in return. Times, Sunday Times No one would lend money to consumers or businesses at a negative interest rate, as it would be better just to sit on the cash. Times, Sunday Times It aimed to lend money where conventional banks would not and to reinforce the notion of free trade and competitiveness in the private sector. Times, Sunday Times Problems for businesses are being compounded by the banks themselves, which are showing a real reluctance to lend money. Times, Sunday Times Retail bonds offer another way for investors to lend money for profit. Times, Sunday Times The program mixes standard repertoire with the finest works by lesser-known composers to lend perspective to major musical figures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In bad times and in good, a march across a nicely sculpted chunk of countryside lends perspective and eases the mind. Times, Sunday Times But then again, maybe distance lends perspective. Times, Sunday Times All of which lends perspective to what has since unfolded. Times, Sunday Times Events have instead unfolded to lend weight to other long-held concerns: the court's place and personnel. Times, Sunday Times But onlyagold medal, she said, would lend weight to her views. Times, Sunday Times One might have thought that these humble beginnings would lend weight to their stories, battling against the odds, and all that. Times, Sunday Times He used his books to lend weight to the causes he espoused. Times, Sunday Times His bulk seems to lend weight to the story. Times, Sunday Times He said that tighter lending criteria could lead to a slowdown in consumer spending and a rise in savings ratios. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The cost of buy-to-let deals is considerably higher than standard mortgages and lenders impose much tighter lending criteria. Times, Sunday Times (2010) We help people who have the income yet their choices are limited because bank lending criteria excludes those who are self-employed or older. Times, Sunday Times (2016) As a part-owner of the company, she would not qualify under the strict lending criteria of banks. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Translations: Chinese: 借给 Japanese: 貸す |
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