1.loan可用作及物动词,意为“借,借出”。美式英语中常用lend代替loan。
2.loan on意为“以…作抵押而借出〔贷给〕”。
3.loan其后可接双宾语,其间接宾语也可转换为介词to的宾语。

loan on(v.+prep.)
以…为抵押而借出或贷给 lend (especially sth valuable) for a long period use (sth)
▲loan sth on sth
I would rather loan a million dollars on character than on any other collateral in the world.我若借出100万元,宁愿让别人用人格,而不是别的抵押品作担保。
How much will you loan on this watch?以这只手表作抵押,你肯借多少钱?

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
I have loaned his bicycle.我把他的自行车给借出去了。
Can I loan a ladder from you for a day or so?我可以借你的梯子用一两天吗?
用作双宾动词
▲S+～+pron./n.+n./pron.
Can you loan me your tennis racket?你能把网球拍借给我用一下吗?
She loaned me the money.她把钱借给了我。
I'll loan you fifty dollars.我借给你50美元。
Can you loan me a pen?你能借支笔给我吗?
▲S+～+n./pron.+to pron./n.
She loaned the money to me.她把钱借给了我。
The public library loans books to people.公共图书馆借书给人们。
He never loaned his car to anybody.他从不把汽车借给任何人。
We are grateful to all the parents who have loaned some of their precious possessions to the school for use in the play.我们对所有那些把自己的贵重物品借给学校来演戏的学生家长表示感激。
She loaned her collection of paintings to the gallery.她把自己收藏的画借给美术馆。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
Money which has been loaned to city councils by the central government can be repaid at a low rate of interest.那些由中央政府借给市政委员会的贷款,可以低息偿还。

loan, lease, lend
参见lease条。

在美式英语中,常将loan用作lend,而这种用法在英式英语中则较少见,英国人通常用loan表示“正式地长期出借”。

on loan
暂借being borrowed, as a book is from a library
This picture is on loan from the Louvre to the National Gallery.这幅画是由卢浮宫借给国家美术馆的。

The loan is interest free.这贷款是无息的。
We borrow a ￡10,000 loan to expand the business.为了扩大企业,我们借了一万英镑的款。
May I have the loan of this book?我可以借这本书吗?