/lend; lɛnd/
v (pt, pp lent / lent; lZnt/)
1 [Tn, Dn.n, Dn.pr] ~ sth (to sb)
(a) give or allow the use of sth temporarily, on the understanding that it will be returned 借出某物; 将某物借与（某人）
*Can you lend me 5? I'll pay you back tomorrow. 可以借我5英镑吗? 我明天还你.
* I lent that record to John but never got it back. 我把那张唱片借给约翰了, 可是他再也没有还给我.
(b) provide (money) for a period of time in return for payment of interest 贷（款）
*The banks are lending money at a competitive rate of interest. 银行竞相以低利率贷款. Cf 参看 borrow.
2 [Tn, Dn.n, Dn.pr] ~ sth (to sth) contribute or add sth to sth 提供或增添某事物
*lend one's services 提供服务
* lend the occasion a little glamour 给这一场合增添一点光彩
* His presence lent dignity to the occasion. 有他出席这一场合就更形庄严.
* A little garlic lends flavour to a sauce. 调味汁中加点蒜, 其味益增.
3 [Tn.pr] ~ sth to sth (fml 文) make an event, development, report, etc more believable, significant, etc (used esp with the ns shown) 使事情、发展、报道等更加可信、意义更大等（尤与所示名词连用）
*lend credibility, credence, plausibility, etc to a report 使报道增加可信度、可靠性、接近真实的程度等
* This news lends some support to earlier reports of a ceasefire. 这一消息印证了先前有关停火的报道.
4 (idm 习语) give/lend colour to sth => colour1. lend an `ear (to sb/sth) listen patiently and sympathetically (to sb/sth) 耐心而同情地听着（某人的话[某事物]）. lend (sb) a (helping) hand (with sth) give (sb) help (with sth) （在某事上）帮助（某人）. lend oneself/one's name to sth (fml 文) allow oneself to be associated with sth 参与某事物
*a man who would never lend himself to violence 决不参与暴力活动的人
* She lent her name to many worthy causes. 她参与了许多有意义的事情.
5 (phr v) lend itself to sth be suitable for sth 适合于某事物
*a novel which lends itself well to dramatization for television 适合于拍成电视剧的小说.

v past tense and past participlelent [lent/