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单词 unbank
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unbankv.1

Etymology: un- prefix2 1b.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈbank.
1. transitive. To free from a bank or barrier. In quot. 1842 figurative.
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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.
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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

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix2, bank n.3
Etymology: < un- prefix2 + bank n.3Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈbank.
(un- prefix2 1b: cf. bank n.3 2a.)
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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).
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