| 单词 | in the bank |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin the Bank b. in the Bank: (of a commercial bank) under obligation after borrowing from the Bank of England. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > [adverb] > requiring assistance from Bank of England in the Bank1930 1930 M. Clark Home Trade xxix. 234 In the language of the Money Market, money becomes tight and, maybe, the loans available from the banks are insufficient to go round. Then the assistance of the Bank of England is sought and the Money Market is said to be ‘in the Bank’. 1955 Times 30 June 16/7 Credit was tighter in Lombard Street yesterday, and one or two houses were ‘in the Bank’ for a very small amount. 1956 Oxf. Econ. Papers 8 249 To bid for bills at less than Bank Rate in a period when it is in the Bank practically all of the time. in the bank c. in the bank: already acquired; safely held. Cf. in the bag at bag n. 18f, money in the bank at money n. Phrases 2a(o). ΚΠ 1941 N.Y. Times 23 Feb. s5/1 The chief contenders will be N. Y. U., which has 5 points in the bank with Leslie MacMitchell; Penn State, Penn, Princetown, Pitt and Fordham. 1986 New Yorker 30 June 22/1 Many of the changes predicted for the coming years appear to be ‘already in the bank’. 1992 Boxing News 11 Sept. 12/4 With the title safely in the bank he could have been excused a safety-first final round. 2000 C. Donaldson Skydive vii. 83/1 The recent intermediate sky-diver, with the basic skills safely ‘in the bank’. 2005 Rowing News May 77/1 The fact that the U.S. men are starting out on a four-year project with a gold medal in the bank is great but to be honest I think it makes it harder. < as lemmas |
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