[] the act of lending money; the amount of money that is lent 放款；贷款；贷款额◆Lending by banks and building societies rose to €4.9 billion last year. 去年由银行和房屋互助协会发放的贷款上升到 49 亿欧元。◆the consumer lending market 消费贷款市场OPPborrowing ⨁commercial / consumer / mortgage / personal lending 商业／消费／抵押／个人贷款⨁an increase / a rise / surge in lending 贷款的增加／上升／激增⨁a decrease / downturn in lending 贷款的减少／下降⨁a lending bank / institution / service 贷款银行／机构／服务bank lending predatory lending