| 单词 | lend |
| 释义 | lend (once / 131 pages) v When you lend something, you loan it or let someone borrow it. You might, for example, lend your bike to your brother — if he promises to be careful with it. Libraries lend people books, and car rental companies lend people cars — in both cases, the item that's been borrowed is supposed to be returned eventually. Another way to lend is to "add a quality to," or "be suitable for." You could say that you think your hat lends you a mysterious quality, or that your trench coat lends itself to walking through a foggy city at dusk. WORD FAMILYlend: lendable, lender, lending, lends, lent+/lender: lenders/lending: lendings USAGE EXAMPLESOne of the most common, especially in rural areas, is as a lending library or book exchange. BBC(Dec 31, 2016) Throughout the finished film — lent a brooding quality by its stark landscapes; misty, desaturated palette; and figures often seen in silhouette — his influence is unmistakable. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Years ago, he lent his name to billboards in Chinese cities that showed horrific piles of tusks. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1v give temporarily; let have for a limited time I will lend you my car Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper loan borrow get temporarily farm out, hire out, rent out grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee trustextend credit to advancepay in advance give transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody 2v have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to This story would lend itself well to serialization on television The current system lends itself to great abuse Hyper be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) 3v bestow a quality on Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company Syn|Hypo|Hyper add, bestow, bring, contribute, impart factor be a contributing factor instill, transfuseimpart gradually tinselimpart a cheap brightness to throw inadd as an extra or as a gratuity breatheimpart as if by breathing alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation |
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