| 释义 |
lend /lend/► SEE ALLlend colour to sthlend an ear (to sb/sth)lend (sb) a hand (with sth)lend your name to sthlend support, weight, credence, etc. to sth
●lend ˈcolour to sth (BrE) (NAmE lend ˈcolor to sth) make sth seem probable 使看起来似有可能；增加了可信度◆The tracks outside the house lend colour to her claim that somebody tried to break in last night.
她声称昨天夜里有人试图闯入，而屋外的足迹也令她的话显得更可信。●lend an ˈear (to sb/sth)listen to what sb is telling you 聆听；倾听◆He’s a good friend. He’s always ready to lend a sympathetic ear.
他是个很好的朋友，总是愿意带着同情心去倾听。●lend (sb) a ˈhand (with sth)help sb (to do sth) 帮助某人（做某事）◆I saw two men pushing a broken-down car along the road so I stopped to lend them a hand.
我看到两个人正沿着公路推一辆抛锚的车，于是我停下来给他们搭把手。◆She stayed with us for three weeks and didn’t once lend a hand with the housework!
她在我们这儿住了三周，却从来没有帮忙做家务！●lend your ˈname to sth (formal) let it be known in public that you support or agree with sth 以自己的名义表示支持；公开支持◆Famous actors sometimes lend their names to political causes.
有些著名演员有时会公开支持一些政治活动。●lend supˈport, ˈweight, ˈcredence, etc. to sthmake sth seem more likely to be true or genuine 对…提供支持（或证据等使看起来更真实）◆This latest evidence lends support to her theory.
这一最新的证据更加印证了她的理论。 |