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单词 bank
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bank1/bangk/ noun

a mound, pile, or ridge, e.g. of earth or snow

a piled-up mass of cloud or fog

an undersea elevation rising esp from the continental shelf

the rising ground bordering a lake or river or forming the embankment along a road or railway

a slope

the lateral inward tilt of a surface along a curve or of a vehicle, esp an aircraft, when following a curved path

[Middle English, prob of Scandinavian origin; related to bench1]

bank2verb intrans

(often + up) to rise in or form a bank

to incline an aircraft laterally when turning

said of an aircraft: to incline laterally

to follow a curve or incline, esp in racing

verb trans

to surround (something) with a bank

(usu + up) to heap fuel onto (a fire) to ensure slow burning

to build (a road or railway) with the outer edge of a curve higher than the inner


bank3noun

an establishment for keeping, lending, exchanging, or issuing money and for the transmission of funds

a person conducting a gambling house or game, esp the banker in a game of cards

a supply of something held in reserve, e.g.:

(the bank) the money, chips, etc held by the bank or banker for use in a gambling game

the pool of pieces belonging to a game, e.g. dominoes, from which the players draw

a collection of something kept available for use when needed

a data bank

a sperm bank

a container for collecting paper, glass, etc for recycling

a bottle bank

[Middle English from early French banque or Italian banca, literally ‘bench’, of Germanic origin; related to bench1]

bank4verb trans

to deposit (money) in a bank

verb intrans

(often + with) to deposit money or have an account in a bank

Where do you bank?

bank on

to depend or rely on (somebody or something)


bank5noun

a group or series of objects arranged close together in a row or tier

a row of keys on a typewriter or computer keyboard

a bench for the rowers of a galley

[Middle English from Old French banc bench, of Germanic origin; related to bench1]

bank6verb trans

to arrange (objects, etc) in rows or tiers

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