[transitive] (especially NAmE) loan sth (to sb) | loan (sb) sth to lend sth to sb, especially money向（某人）借出；把…借给（某人）◆The bank loaned the business more than $200 000.银行给这家企业的贷款超过二十万元。◆Lenders are reluctant to loan money to those they consider to be a financial risk. 贷款人都不愿贷款给那些他们认为有财务风险的人。 SYN lend