bank
noun [ C ] uk/bæŋk/ us/bæŋk/
(MONEY)
A1 银行
an organization where people and businesses can invest or borrow money, change it to foreign money, etc., or a building where these services are offered
The big banks have been accused of exploiting small firms. 大型银行被指责剥削小企业。
I need to go to the bank at lunchtime. 我得利用午饭时间去趟银行。
I had to take out a bank loan to start my own business. 为了创办自己的公司我不得不从银行借款。
庄家的赌本
In gambling, the bank is money that belongs to the owner and can be won by the players.
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- I must go to the bank and change some money.
- The bank agreed to lend me a top-up of £500.
- The bank became suspicious after several large withdrawals were made from his account in a single week.
- I used to work in the local branch of a large bank.
- The four biggest banks are all planning to cut their service charges.
(RIVER)
B2 堤，岸
sloping raised land, especially along the sides of a river
By the time we reached the opposite bank, the boat was sinking fast. 当我们到达对岸时，船正在快速下沉。
These flowers generally grow on river banks and near streams. 这些花通常开在河堤上和溪流附近。
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- Rats had burrowed into the bank of the river.
- The geese were strung out along the river bank.
- We pushed the boat off from the river bank.
- There were several families picnicking on the river bank.
- The children pelted down the bank, over the bridge and along the path.
(MASS)
一堆，一团（泥、云等）
a pile or mass of earth, clouds, etc.
A dark bank of cloud loomed on the horizon. 天际隐约出现一大片黑云。
(ROWS)
一排，一列，一组（尤指机器或机器零件）
a row of similar things, especially machines or parts of machines
a bank of switches 一排开关
(STORE)
（储藏血液、器官等的）库
A bank of something, such as blood or human organs for medical use, is a place that stores these things for later use.
a blood bank 血库
a sperm bank 精子库
bank
verb uk/bæŋk/ us/bæŋk/
(MONEY)
[ I or T ]把钱存入银行，在某银行存款
to keep your money in a particular bank, or to put money into a bank
I used to bank with Lloyd's. 我过去常把钱存在劳埃德银行。
[ T ] informal赢得一定数额的钱
to win or earn a particular amount of money
She banked £500 in tips that day! 那天她赚了500英镑的小费！
(TURN)
[ I ]（飞机）倾斜着飞行
(of an aircraft) to fly with one wing higher than the other when turning
We felt the plane bank steeply as it changed direction. 我们感觉到飞机转向时倾斜得很厉害。
(MASS)
[ I or T ]（使）堆积
to collect in or form into a mass, or to make something do this
The snow had banked up in the corner of the garden. 雪堆积在园子的角落里。
We banked up the fire (= put more coal on it) to keep it burning all night. 我们把炉火封好，这样就可以整晚不灭。
Phrasal verb
bank on someone/something 指望，信赖;依赖，依靠
to expect something or depend on something happening
Can I bank on your support? 我能指望你吗？
[ + -ing verb ] I wouldn't bank on him being there. 我可不会指望他会在那儿。
"Do you think she'll come?" "I wouldn't bank on it." “你觉得她会来吗？”“我可不指望。”
I'd banked on getting a pay rise this year. 我本来指望今年能加薪的。