loan /ləun/ I. n. 1.［c］借贷，贷款: government loan 公债；domestic and foreign loans 内债和外债; loan office 贷款处 2.［u］借(指动作): May we have the loan of your ladder? 我们借你的梯子用用行吗? on loan 借来：I have the book on loan from the library. 我这本书是从图书馆借来的。 ‖II. vt. 借给，贷给：Can you loan me￡10? 你能借给我10英镑吗? He loaned his collection of pictures to the public gallery. 他把自己收藏的画借给了公共画廊。