单词 | unbank |
释义 | unbankv.1 1. transitive. To free from a bank or barrier. In quot. 1842 figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > open [verb (transitive)] > open by freeing of obstruction > by barriers or chains breaka1000 to break up1523 unchain1616 unbarricade1623 disbar1636 unbank1842 1842 H. Taylor Edwin the Fair i. v. 36 Unbank the hours To that soft overflow which bids the heart Yield increase of delight. 2. To clear (a fire) from banked-up matter. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > burn or consume by fire [verb (transitive)] > make a fire > clear of banked-up matter unbank1890 1890 Sci. Amer. 17 May 315/3 The first duty of an engineer..is to ascertain how many gauges of water there are in his boilers. Never unbank or replenish the fires until this is done. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). unbankv.2 (un- prefix2 1b: cf. bank n.3 2a.) ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > [verb (transitive)] > injure the credit of > ruin financially to do up1780 unbank1834 swamp1864 1834 J. C. Calhoun Wks. (1874) II. 363 We must..use a bank to unbank the banks, to the extent that may be necessary. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < v.11842v.21834 |
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