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bank 1 B0059700 (băngk)n.1. A piled-up mass, as of snow or clouds; a heap: a bank of thunderclouds.2. A steep natural incline.3. An artificial embankment.4. often banksa. The slope of land adjoining a body of water, especially adjoining a river, lake, or channel.b. A large elevated area of a sea floor.5. Games The cushion of a billiard or pool table.6. The lateral inward tilting, as of a motor vehicle or an aircraft, in turning or negotiating a curve.v. banked, bank·ing, banks v.tr.1. To border or protect with a ridge or embankment.2. To pile up; amass: banked earth along the wall.3. To cover (a fire), as with ashes or fresh fuel, to ensure continued low burning.4. To construct with a slope rising to the outside edge: The turns on the racetrack were steeply banked.5. a. To tilt (an aircraft) laterally and inwardly in flight.b. To tilt (a motor vehicle) laterally and inwardly when negotiating a curve.6. Games To strike (a billiard ball) so that it rebounds from the cushion of the table.7. Sports To play (a ball or puck) in such a way as to make it glance off a surface, such as a backboard or wall.v.intr.1. To rise in or take the form of a bank.2. To tilt an aircraft or a motor vehicle laterally when turning.
[Middle English, of Scandinavian origin.]
bank 2 B0059700 (băngk)n.1. a. A business establishment in which money is kept for saving or commercial purposes or is invested, supplied for loans, or exchanged.b. The offices or building in which such an establishment is located.2. Games a. The funds of a gambling establishment.b. The funds held by a dealer or banker in certain games, especially gambling games.c. The reserve pieces, cards, chips, or play money in some games, such as poker, from which the players may draw.3. a. A supply or stock for future or emergency use: a grain bank.b. Medicine A supply of human fluids or tissues, such as blood, sperm, or skin, that is stored in a facility for future use.4. A place of safekeeping or storage: a computer's memory bank.v. banked, bank·ing, banks v.tr.1. To deposit in a bank.2. To store for future use.v.intr.1. To transact business with a bank or maintain a bank account.2. To operate a bank.Phrasal Verb: bank on To have confidence in; rely on.
[Middle English banke, from French banque, from Old Italian banca, bench, moneychanger's table, from Old High German banc.]
bank 3 B0059700 (băngk)n.1. A set of similar or matched things arranged in a row, especially:a. A set of elevators.b. A row of keys on a keyboard.2. Nautical a. A bench for rowers in a galley.b. A row of oars in a galley.3. Printing The lines of type under a headline.tr.v. banked, bank·ing, banks To arrange or set up in a row: "Every street was banked with purple-blooming trees" (Doris Lessing).
[Middle English, bench, from Old French banc, from Late Latin bancus, of Germanic origin.]bank on vb (intr, preposition) to expect or rely with confidence on: you can bank on him always arriving on time. Thesaurusbank 2verbTo place (money) in a bank:deposit, lay away, salt away.Informal: sock away.phrasal verb
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To place trust or confidence in:believe in, count on (or upon), depend on (or upon), reckon on (or upon), rely on (or upon), trust (in).Translationsbank2 (bӕŋk) noun1. a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety and/or to acquire interest. He has plenty of money in the bank; I must go to the bank today. 銀行 银行2. a place for storing other valuable material. A blood bank. 儲存庫 库 verb to put into a bank. He banks his wages every week. 把錢存入銀行 把钱存入银行ˈbanker noun a person who owns or manages a bank. 銀行業者或主管 银行家bank book a book recording money deposited in, or withdrawn from, a bank. 銀行存摺 银行存折banker's card (also cheque card) a card issued by a bank guaranteeing payment of the holder's cheques. 銀行信用卡 信用卡bank holiday a day on which banks are closed (and which is often also a public holiday). 國定假日 公假日，法定假日 ˈbank-note noun a piece of paper issued by a bank, used as money. 鈔票，紙鈔 钞票bank on to rely on. Don't bank on me – I'll probably be late. 指望 指望bank on
bank onTo rely on a future occurrence (even though it might not happen). I've really been banking on a holiday bonus this year—I don't have enough money to buy presents without it. I don't think you can bank on Tom coming tonight—he's really unreliable.See also: bank, onbank on somethingFig. to be so sure of something that one can trust it as one might trust a bank with one's money. I will be there on time. You can bank on it. I need a promise of your help. I hope I can bank on it.See also: bank, onbank onRely on, count on. For example, You can bank on Molly's caterer to do a good job. This expression alludes to bank as a reliable storage place for money. [Late 1800s] See also: bank, onbank onv. To rely on someone or something: You can bank on her to get the job done when it has to be done quickly. I wouldn't bank on the bus arriving on time.See also: bank, onEncyclopediaSeebankLegalSeeBank |