(lent, lent/lent/) [] lend (sth) (to sb/sth) | lend sb sth(about a bank or financial institution) to give money to sb on condition that they pay it back over a period of time and pay interest on it（银行或金融机构）贷（款）◆The bank refused to lend the money to us.这家银行拒绝向我们贷款。◆They refused to lend us the money.他们拒绝给我们贷款。◆30 financial institutions lent $2 billion to the project.30 家金融机构给这项工程贷款 20 亿元。◆Some banks have stopped lending to small businesses.有些银行已经停止给小企业贷款。 [] to give sth to sb or allow them to use sth that belongs to you, which they have to return to you later借给；借出◆Can you lend me a pen?你能借给我一支钢笔吗？◆Security cards should not be lent to other employees.安全卡不应该借给其他雇员。SYNloan ➡borrow lend / borrow / loan <chn/> You borrow something from somebody but lend something to somebody. * borrow 指从别人那里借来某物，lend 指把某物借给别人：I borrowed Dave's laptop. 我借了戴夫的笔记本电脑。Dave lent me his laptop. 戴夫把他的笔记本电脑借给了我。 In the context of money, the verb loan is often used instead of lend or borrow, especially in American English. 指金钱时，动词 loan 常代替 lend 或 borrow，尤其在美式英语中更是如此：We loaned the money from the bank 我们从银行贷款。The bank was willing to loan us the money. 银行愿意货款给我们。 The person or organization that borrows something or receives a loan is called the borrower, and the person or organization that lends something or gives a loan is called the lender. 借入某物或得到贷款的个人或组织称为 borrower （借款人），而借出某物或贷放资金的个人或组织称为 lender （贷款人）。➡ See note at loan参见 loan。