bank
n
1 land sloping up along each side of a river or canal; ground near a river 河邊的斜坡; 河邊的土地; 河岸; 河畔
Can you jump over to the opposite bank? 你能跳到對岸嗎?
My house is on the south bank (of the river). 我家座落在(河的)南岸. =>Usage at coast1 用法見 coast1.
2 sloping ground, often forming a border or division (通常為形成邊界或分界線的)坡地
low banks of earth between rice-fields 稻田之間的地埂; 田埂
flowers growing on the banks on each side of the country lanes 鄉間小路兩旁斜坡上長的花.
3 = sand (sandbank).
4 flat-topped mass of cloud, snow, etc, esp one formed by the wind 頂部平坦的云堆、雪堆等(尤指由風吹成的)
The sun went behind a bank of clouds. 太陽鉆到云堆里去了.
bank v
1 [I] (of an aircraft, etc) travel with one side higher than the other, usu when turning (指飛機等)傾斜飛行(通常於轉彎時)
The plane banked steeply to the left. 飛機陡然向左側傾斜飛行.
2 (phr v) bank up rise in the form of banks1(4) 聚積成平頂狀
The snow has banked up against the shed. 雪在小屋旁聚積起來. bank sth up
(a) make sth into banks 使某物成堤狀.
(b) stop water of (a river, etc) from flowing by making a bank of earth, mud, etc (用泥土等)筑堤以堵截(河等的)流水
bank up a stream 筑堤以堵截水流.
(c) heap coal-dust, etc on (the fire in a fireplace or furnace) so that the fire burns slowly for a long time (用煤灰等)封爐火.
bank n
1 establishment for keeping money, valuables, etc safely, the money being paid out on the customer's order (by means of cheques) 銀行
have money in the bank, ie have savings 在銀行中有存款
[attrib 作定語]
a `bank manager 銀行經理
a `bank account 銀行帳戶
a `bank loan, ie money borrowed from a bank 銀行貸款.
2 (in gambling) sum of money held by the keeper of a gaming table, from which he pays his losses (賭博)莊家的賭本.
3 store (of valuable things, information, etc) (貴重物品、信息等的)儲庫
build up a bank of useful addresses, references, information, etc 建立一個有用的地址、參考書目、信息等的儲存庫
a `blood bank 血庫 * a `data bank 數據庫.
4 (idm 習語) ,break the `bank
(a) (in gambling) win more money than is in the bank3(2) (賭博)贏的錢比莊家的賭本還要多.
(b) (infml 口) cost more than one can afford 花費不起
Come on! One evening at the theatre won't break the bank. 得啦! 看一晚上戲不會傾家蕩產的.
bank v
1 [Tn] place (money) in a bank 將(錢)存入銀行
bank one's savings, takings, etc 把余錢、收入等存入銀行.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (with sb/sth) have an account (at a particular bank) (在某銀行中)有帳戶
Who do you bank with? 你在哪家銀行存款?
Where do you bank? 你的錢存在哪家銀行?
3 (phr v) bank on sb/sth base one's hopes on sb/sth 寄希望於某人[某事物]
I'm banking on your help/on you to help me. 我指望你的幫助[你來幫助我].
He was banking on the train being on time. 他指望火車能正點.
bank n row or series of similar objects, eg in a machine (類似物件的)一排或一系列(如機器中的)
a bank of lights, switches, etc 一列燈、開關等
a bank of cylinders in an engine 發動機中的一排汽缸 * a bank of oars 一排槳.
?? 考研助記
伴(ban)客(k)上 岸奔 銀行取錢
?? 擴展釋義
*[b??k]n. 銀行, 堤, 岸【醫】 庫相關詞組: to bank sth up to bank with...
?? 醫學釋義
①銀行 ②庫,堤岸
?? 同為「初中」詞匯
offervt. 提供,給予;提出,提議;出價,開價;表示愿意;
vi. 提議;企圖,想要;供奉;
n. 提議;出價,開價;試圖;求婚;