Lend-Lease
noun /ˈlend liːs/
/ˈlend liːs/
[uncountable]- an arrangement during the Second World War following the US Lend-Lease Act (1941). The US lent military and other equipment to countries at war with Germany. The programme cost the US $50 billion and it marked the beginning of war production in the US. Countries paid back the loans (= sums of money lent) in various ways, e.g. by allowing the US to use military bases in Europe, etc.
租借：第二次世界大战期间根据美国《租借法案》（1941年）的安排。美国向与德国交战的国家提供了军事和其他装备。该计划耗资500亿美元，标志着美国战争的开始。各国以各种方式偿还了贷款，例如，允许美国使用欧洲的军事基地等。