Lend

[lend] or [lɛnd]

解釋/意思:

(verb.) give temporarily; let have for a limited time; 'I will lend you my car'; 'loan me some money'.

(verb.) bestow a quality on; 'Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company'; 'The music added a lot to the play'; 'She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings'; 'This adds a light note to the program'.

(verb.) 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'.

編輯:思朋斯--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; as, to lend a book; -- opposed to borrow.

(v. t.) To allow the possession and use of, on condition of the return of an equivalent in kind; as, to lend money or some article of food.

(v. t.) To afford; to grant or furnish in general; as, to lend assistance; to lend one's name or influence.

(v. t.) To let for hire or compensation; as, to lend a horse or gig.

伯尼編輯

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. [1]. Loan, accommodate with.[2]. Give, grant, afford, furnish, bestow, confer, impart.

埃莉诺校對

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Advance, loan, grant, afford, present

ANT:Resume, retract, appropriate, retain, withhold, refuse

編輯:桑德拉

解釋/意思:

v.t. to give for a short time something to be returned: to afford grant or furnish in general: to let for hire.—v.i. to make a loan:—pr.p lend′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. lent.—ns. Lend′er; Lend′ing the act of giving in loan: (Shak.) that which is lent or supplied.

整理:康拉德