loan¹ ◙ noun 1. a thing that is borrowed, especially a sum of money that is expected to be paid back with interest • 借贷物；贷款 »borrowers can take out a loan for £84,000. 借贷人可以贷出84,000英镑。 an act of lending something to someone • 出借 »she offered to buy him dinner in return for the loan of the flat. 她因为借了他的房子请他吃饭。 short forloanword • loanword. 的简称 ◙ verb 1. [with obj.] [常作 be loaned] borrow (a sum of money or item of property) • 借（钱等财物） »the word processor was loaned to us by the theatre. 剧院把文字处理器借给了我们。 »[with two objs] he knew Rab would not loan him money. 他知道拉布是不会借给他钱的。
【IDIOMS】
◘ on loan 1. (of a thing) being borrowed • （物）借来的，借出的 »the painting is at present on loan to the Tate Gallery. 那幅画现在借给了泰特美术馆。 (of a worker or sports player) on secondment to another organization or team, typically for an agreed fixed period • （工人）借调，（运动员）转借
【派生】
♦ loanable adjective ♦ loanee noun ♦ loaner noun
【语源】
1. Middle English (also denoting a gift from a superior): from Old Norse lán, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leen, German Lehn, also to lendloan² ◙ (也作 loaning), noun 1. [usu. in place names] [Scottish] a lane or narrow path, especially one leading to open ground • [苏格兰] （尤指通向开阔地的）小路 »Whitehouse Loan. 白宫小路。 an open, uncultivated piece of land where cows are milked • （未开垦的开阔的）挤牛奶场