lends
v. 把…借给( lend的第三人称单数 ); 贷(款); 增加; 增添
When people or organizations such as banks lend you money, they give it to you and you agree to pay it back at a future date, often with an extra amount as interest.
The bank is reassessing its criteria for lending money...
银行正重新评估其贷款标准。
I had to lend him ten pounds to take his children to the pictures.
我只好借给他10英镑,让他带孩子们去看电影。
If you lend something that you own, you allow someone to have it or use it for a period of time.
Will you lend me your jacket for a little while?...
你能把上衣借给我穿一会儿吗?
He had lent the bungalow to the Conrads for a couple of weeks.
他把那间平房借给康拉德一家住了两三个星期。
If you lend your support to someone or something, you help them with what they are doing or with a problem that they have.
He was approached by the organisers to lend support to a benefit concert...
主办方找过他,希望他能对慈善音乐会给予支持。
Stipe attended yesterday's news conference to lend his support.
斯蒂普出席了昨天的新闻发布会以示支持。
If something lends itself to a particular activity or result, it is easy for it to be used for that activity or to achieve that result.
The room lends itself well to summer eating with its light, airy atmosphere.
这个房间又亮堂又通风,夏天在此用餐最合适不过。
If something lends a particular quality to something else, it adds that quality to it.
Enthusiastic applause lent a sense of occasion to the proceedings...
热烈的掌声给活动平添了几分隆重的色彩。
A more relaxed regime and regular work lends the inmates a dignity not seen in other prisons.
由于管理较为宽松而且经常从事劳动,这里的囚犯因此多了一份其他监狱的囚犯所没有的尊严感。
The Coronata wallpaper lends a formal air to the dining room.
科罗娜塔墙纸给餐厅增添了一种整齐有致的气氛。
Historical evidence lends credence to his theory.
史学根据使他的理论更为可信。
This poem lends itself to our program very well.
这首诗非常适合我们的节目.
The ornamental ironwork lends a touch of elegance to the house.
铁艺饰件为房子略添雅致.
Local colour lends [ adds ] peculiar interest to the novel.
地方色彩给这部小说增加了 兴味.