banks
US /bæŋks/
UK /bæŋks/
复数名词
1.
银行
financial institutions that accept deposits and make loans
示例:
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Many people keep their savings in banks.
许多人把他们的储蓄存在银行里。
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The government regulates the country's banks.
政府监管该国的银行。
2.
岸, 河岸
the land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake
示例:
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We walked along the river banks.
我们沿着河岸散步。
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The floodwaters overflowed the banks.
洪水漫过了河岸。
动词
1.
存入银行, 办理银行业务
to put money into a bank account
示例:
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I need to bank this check tomorrow.
我明天需要把这张支票存入银行。
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He banks his salary every month.
他每个月都把工资存入银行。
2.
堆积, 聚集
to build up in a mass or pile
示例:
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Snow banked up against the fence.
雪在栅栏边堆积起来。
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The clouds banked high in the sky.
云层在天空中堆积得很高。