| 单词 | loan |
| 释义 | loan 1. n. & v. --n 1. something lent, esp. a sum of money to be returned normally with interest. 2. the act of lending or state of being lent. 3. funds acquired by the State, esp. from individuals, and regarded as a debt. 4. a word, custom, etc., adopted by one people from another. --vtr. lend (esp. money). Phrases and idioms loan shark colloq. a person who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest. loan-translation an expression adopted by one language from another in a more or less literally translated form. on loan acquired or given as a loan. Derivatives loanable adj. loanee n. loaner n. Etymology: ME lan f. ON l{aacute}n f. Gmc: cf. LEND 2. n. (also loaning) Sc. 1. a lane. 2. an open place where cows are milked. Etymology: ME var. of LANE |
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