lend

US /lend/

UK /lend/

借出, 貸給

to give something to someone for a short period of time, expecting that they will give it back to you

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Can you lend me your pen for a moment?

你能把你的筆借給我一下嗎？

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The bank refused to lend him any more money.

銀行拒絕再借給他錢。

增添, 賦予

to contribute or add (a quality or characteristic) to something

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The candles lent a romantic atmosphere to the room.

蠟燭為房間增添了浪漫氣氛。

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His experience will lend weight to our argument.

他的經驗將為我們的論點增添分量。