loan/ləʊn $ loʊn/

n. an amount of money that you borrow, esp. from a bank

v. lend sb money

n. [C] 贷款：[loan of sth] a loan of $1,000 一笔1,000元的贷款

◇pay back a loan 还贷款

v. [T] 借出；贷与：[loan sb sth = loan sth to sb] He loaned me 10 yuan. 他借给了我10元钱。

常犯错误

✗ The bank borrowed him $ 20,000.

✓ The bank loaned him $ 20,000. 银行贷给他2万美元。