| 单词 | to bank on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto bank on b. intransitive. With on or upon, or with that-clause. To rely on or put one's trust in someone or something; to be confident that something is the case or will happen. Frequently in to bank on: to count on. Cf. to put one's money on at put v. Phrases 7. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > confident hope, trust > trust in, rely on [verb (transitive)] to set one's heart on (also (in)c825 littenc1175 leanc1230 fie1340 trusta1382 resta1393 reappose1567 repose1567 lite1570 rely1574 to set (up) one's rest1579 rely1606 to look back1646 recumba1677 to pin one's faith (also hope, etc.) on (also to) a person's sleeve1791 to look to ——1807 bank1884 1884 B. Nye Baled Hay 127 The man who ranks as a dignified snoozer, and banks on winning wealth and a deathless name. 1892 Congress. Rec. Apr. App. 249/2 I am not banking heavily on [him]..as an honest man. 1898 Sun (N.Y.) 14 Sept. The Democrats are banking upon this movement to help them out this fall. 1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy vi. 79 I was banking plenty strong, that next year..I'd take her home with me. 1949 D. Smith I capture Castle (U.K. ed.) i. ix. 152 ‘Don't bank on things too much,’ I begged. ‘Simon may not have the faintest idea of proposing.’ 1996 Wanderlust Oct. 41/2 Scheduled airlines routinely over-book their flights, banking on ‘no-shows’. 2009 C. Lawrence Cult of Celebrity 108 Advertisers are banking on the fact that because Simpson is a celebrity, I will want to wear whatever she's wearing. < as lemmas |
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