borrow和lend的區別

怎麼樣才能表達“借給”而不是“借來”的意思呢?簡單，用一個單詞：lend就可以了。本文是本站小編精心收集的borrow和lend的相關資料，僅供參考！

borrow

to use something that belongs to someone else and that you must give back to them later

例：

Can I borrow a little money from you?

You are allowed to borrow six books from the library at a time.

I borrowed his bike.

可以從解釋和例句中發現，borrow所表達的意思是“借來，借入”。

那麼，怎麼樣才能表達“借給”而不是“借來”的意思呢?簡單，用一個單詞：lend就可以了。

lend

to let someone borrow money or something that belongs to you for a short time

例：

I lent my CD player to Dave and I haven't got it back yet.

The hospital agreed to lend us a wheelchair.

Can you lend me some money?

lend就是表達“借給，借出”意思的`單詞。

1. 首先，看看這個詞： borrow, 向他人借東西，一般這樣來用： borrow something from somebody:

You may borrow a laptop from your roommate.

你可以借用一下你同室的手提電腦。

They borrow a big sum of money from a bank.

他們向銀行貸了一大筆款.

Remember this policy: return everything you borrow.

記住這個原則：借東西要還。

She borrowed this theory from one article.

她是從一篇文章裏採納了這種理論.

May I borrow your magazine for a while?

我能借你的雜誌一會兒嗎?

2.　lend: vt. & vi.把…借給(借出去)

He neither lends nor borrows.

他既不借給人也不向人借。

Can you lend me 10 dollars?

能借給我10塊錢嗎?

I have a policy that I never lend money.

我有個原則：我從不借錢給別人。

Don't lend yourself to such dishonest schemes.

別參與這種欺詐的勾當。

Lend: vt.增加, 增添

This poem lends itself to our program very well.

這首詩非常適合我們的節目。

I beg your pardon; you would like to borrow 2 dollars from me? Are you Kidding，a poor woman like me, I’m not able to lend you even one penny. (請再説一遍，你想從我這兒借2塊錢?開玩笑吧，像我這樣的窮女人，我連1分錢都沒能力借給你啊)。

語法點小擴展

1. borrow和lend在過去完成時(have done)不能加上時間段，比如這樣：

× I’ve borrowed a book from him since last week

√ I’ve borrowed a book from him / I borrowed a book from him last week

× I’ve lent Jack my phone since yesterday

√ I’ve lent Jack my phone / I lent Jack my phone yesterday

2. 表示借東西的期限時，可以加上介詞“for”和時間，表示借入/借出東西之後預計多久還。

例：

I can lend you ten thousand dollars for 3 weeks.

I’ve borrowed a car from John for one month.

Could you lend me a pen for a while?

例題解析

lend就是表達“借給，借出”意思的單詞。

As we know, some people are good at ________, but bad at giving back.

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owing g

解析：borrow是借進來，對象是自己;lend是借出去，對象是別人，根據題意，人們擅長借東西，但是不擅長還。這裏借表示借給自己，不是借出去，所以此題應選C。