bank
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bank1 /bæŋk/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] 1 MONEYplace for money 存钱的地方 a) BFBa business that keeps and lends money and provides other financial services 银行in the bank We have very little money in the bank. 我们存在银行里的钱很少。 Barclays Bank 巴克莱银行 a bank loan 银行贷款 b) BFBa local office of a bank 银行（营业厅） I have to go to the bank at lunch time. 午饭时间我得去银行。 → clearing bank, merchant bank2 RIVER/LAKEriver/lake 河/湖DN land along the side of a river or lake 岸，堤bank of the banks of the River Dee 迪河两岸 the river bank 河岸3. blood/sperm/organ bank HBHa place where human blood etc is stored until someone needs it 血库/精子库/器官库4 DNclouds/mist 云/雾 a large mass of clouds, mist etc 云团，积云；雾团 a fog bank 一团雾气bank of banks of mist 团团薄雾5 PILEraised area 高出的地方DN a large sloping mass of earth, sand, snow etc 〔土、沙、雪等堆积起来的〕坡，埂 She was sitting on a grassy bank. 她坐在草坡上。bank of steep banks of snow 陡峭的雪坡 banks of flowers 满坡的野花6 machines 机器LINE a large number of machines, television screens etc arranged close together in a row 〔紧密排成的〕一排，一列bank of banks of TV monitors 一排排的电视监视器7. GAMEgame 游戏DGG a supply of money used to gamble, that people can win 庄家的赌本 → break the bank at break1(24)8 be makin' bank American English spoken informal to earn a lot of money for the work that you do 挣大钱 Check out Omar’s new car. The brother must be makin' bank. 看看奥马的新车，这位兄弟肯定是在赚大钱了。n9 the bank of Mum and Dad British English informal used when saying that your parents will provide you with the money that you need for something Some young people turn to the bank of Mum and Dad when they want to buy a house.10. ROADroad 道路TTR a slope made at a bend in a road or racetrack to make it safer for cars to go around 〔公路或赛道拐弯处防止车辆侧滑或侧翻的〕内侧斜坡，边坡 → bottle bank, food bank, memory bankn COLLOCATIONSverbsgo to the bankI went to the bank and took out $80.borrow from a bankYou may be able to borrow some money from the bank.a bank lends somethingThe bank lent me £10,000 to help me start the business.bank + NOUNa bank accountHow much do you have in your bank account at the moment?your bank balance (=the actual amount that you have in your bank account)I'm just going to check my bank balance online.a bank cardYou can withdraw money using your bank card.bank chargesWill I have to pay bank charges on this account?a bank clerk (=a junior worker in a bank)He began his career as a bank clerk.a bank loanWhat's the interest rate on your bank loan?a bank note (=a piece of paper money)a $10 bank notea bank statement (=a written statement of how much you have in a bank account)I get a written bank statement once a month.a bank managerCould I make an appointment with the bank manager, please?a bank robber/robberyThe bank robbers were never caught.types of banka high street bank (=one of the ordinary banks that most people use)There's a lot of competition between the major high street banks.a commercial bank (=an ordinary bank, or one that deals with large businesses)the role of UK commercial banks in the debt crisisan investment/merchant bank (=one that buys and sells stocks and shares etc)Goldman Sachs, the US investment banka savings bank (=a bank that accepts your savings and provides mortgages)a clearing bank (=one of the banks in Britain that uses a clearing house when dealing with other banks)large commercial customers of the clearing banksa central bank (=the main financial authority in a country)The Bundesbank is the central bank of Germany.the World Bank (=an international organization providing financial help to developing countries)The road building was funded by the World Bank.
Examples from the Corpus
bank• The money supply is unchanged and banks still have the original deposit.• The scientists sit behind banks of computers, giving instructions to the crew of the spaceship.• Four big banks cut their prime lending rate by half a point to 9.5%.• The bill would force banks to lower credit card interest rates.• the grassy banks of the river• One hour and 12K later I had deposited a couple of pounds into my bank account.• Boy, you must have all kinds of bank after payday, huh?• Fans who couldn't get into the stadium watched the match on banks of TV monitors outside.• The sun was setting behind the opposite bank.• A minority-owned bank had agreed to the arrangements and several nonprofit housing sponsors were lined up to participate in the program.• He was drunk and drove into a snow bank.• They were building a new theatre on the south bank of the Thames.• Parks and playgrounds that are perfect for picnicking include the Esplanade, which runs along the banks of the Charles River.• I'll stop at the bank on the way home.• Portland is a sprawling city on the banks of the Willamette River.• The pre-tax figure was above City expectations and gave evidence that the bank is finally coming to grips with its bad-debt problem.• The bank reported fourth-quarter results that were in line with estimates, even though net income rose only 1 percent.• The banks, in turn, claimed that their hands were tied by federal regulators who discouraged them from lending.in the bank• My aim is to have $ 5,000 in the bank after I graduate college, when I get married.• Tod is a big depositor in the bank where fear is kept.• There was a loss of self-esteem in the bank and a belief that Crocker was the only problem.• But she went to an audition for a manufactured girl band, got lucky, and now has millions in the bank.• Talk about money in the bank.• They want jobs, houses, money in the bank, families, security.fog bank• Out here he fog bank which hung over the city had thinned to non-existence.• These are very well-educated professional women in Fog Bank who felt insecure about investing.• The fog bank was unattainable and rather than surrender, Kennedy opened fire against both vessels with his antique and wholly inadequate guns.bank2 verb 1 MONEYmoney 钱BFB a) [transitive] to put or keep money in a bank 把 〔钱〕存入银行 Did you bank that check? 你把那张支票存入银行了吗？ b) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to keep your money in a particular bank 在〔某家银行〕存钱bank with Who do you bank with? 你把钱存入哪家银行？bank at I’ve always banked at First Interstate. 我总是在第一州际银行存钱。2 TURNplane 飞机 [intransitive]TTATTC if a plane banks, it slopes to one side when turning 〔飞机转弯时〕倾斜飞行3 PILE/ROWSpile/rows 堆/排 (also bank up) [transitive] British EnglishLINE to arrange something into a pile or into rows 把…堆起来[排成行]4 CLOUD/MISTcloud/mist 云/雾 (also bank up) [transitive]DN to form a mass of cloud, mist etc 〔云团、雾团等〕聚集，堆积起来5 FIREfire 火 (also bank up) [transitive]BURN to cover a fire with wood or coal to keep it going for a long time 〔用木柴或煤〕封〔火〕，压〔火〕6 bank on somebody/something phrasal verb DEPEND ON/RELY ONto depend on something happening or someone doing something 依靠，指望 SYN count on→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
bank• Dozens of candles were banked before the altar.• The bobsled run has banked curves about a mile long.• The enemy fighter banked left, then right.• She's managed to bank more than $300,000.• Bank the hot coals on a grill.bank with• Who do you bank with?From Longman Business DictionaryBankBank /bæŋk/ nounBANKINGORGANIZATIONS The Bank the BANK OF ENGLAND, Britain’s central bankThe Bank is worried that strong demand for labour could lead to higher wages and prices.bankbank1 noun [countable]1BANKINGa business that makes its profit by paying interest to people who keep money there and charging a higher rate of interest to borrowers who borrow money from the bank. Different types of bank provide a variety of other financial servicesThe major banks have announced an increase in interest rates. → see also GirobankThings you do at the bankpay money into your bank account (=put money in)withdraw money from your bank account (=take money out)cash a cheque British English/check American English (=exchange it for cash)pay in a cheque British English/check American English (=give your bank a cheque that is payable to you, so that money goes into your bank account)check your balance (=find out how much money is in your bank account)transfer money to someone else’s/your account (=move money from your account to another account, either another one of yours or someone else’s)use an ATM/cash machine British English/cash dispenser American English (=put a card into a machine to obtain cash from your bank account)arrange a loan (=ask a bank to lend you some money)arrange an overdraft British English (=make an arrangement with your bank to spend more money than you have in your account)order foreign currency (=ask your bank to get you some foreign money)2the local branch of a particular bankI have to go to the bank at lunchtime.3break the bank to cost or need so much money that a person or organization is unable to paycustomers who want to get a reasonable PC without breaking the bank4a store of something that can be used when needed → data bank → job bank → land bankbankbank2 verbBANKING1[transitive] to put or keep money in a bankDid you bank that check?He banked rather than spent $3,800 in tax refunds.2[intransitive] to keep your money in a particular bankbank withSome families have banked with Hoare since the 17th century. → see also overbanked→ See Verb tableOrigin bank1 1. (1400-1500) French banque, from Old Italian banca “long seat, bank”2. (1100-1200) Probably from a Scandinavian language. 3. (1200-1300) Old French banc “long seat”bank1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1bank2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese
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bank1 S1 W1 /bæŋk/ 
noun [countable]
Language: French
Origin: banque, from Old Italian banca 'long seat, bank'
Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language.
Language: Old French
Origin: banc 'long seat'1. PLACE FOR MONEY
a. a business that keeps and lends money and provides other financial services
in the bank
We have very little money in the bank.
Barclays Bank
a bank loan
b. a local office of a bank:
I have to go to the bank at lunch time. ⇨ clearing bank, merchant bank
2. RIVER/LAKE land along the side of a river or lake
bank of
the banks of the River Dee
the river bank
3. blood/sperm/organ bank a place where human blood etc is stored until someone needs it
4. CLOUDS/MIST a large mass of clouds, mist etc:
a fog bank
bank of
banks of mist
5. RAISED AREA a large sloping mass of earth, sand, snow etc:
She was sitting on a grassy bank.
bank of
steep banks of snow
banks of flowers
6. MACHINES a large number of machines, television screens etc arranged close together in a row
bank of
banks of TV monitors
7. GAME a supply of money used to gamble, that people can win ⇨ break the bank at break1(24)
8. be makin' bank American English spoken informal to earn a lot of money for the work that you do:
Check out Omar’s new car. The brother must be makin' bank.
9. ROAD a slope made at a bend in a road or racetrack to make it safer for cars to go around
⇨ bottle bank, food bank, memory bank
■ verbs
▪go to the bank I went to the bank and took out $80.
▪borrow from a bank You may be able to borrow some money from the bank.
▪a bank lends something The bank lent me £10,000 to help me start the business.
■ bank + NOUN
▪a bank account How much do you have in your bank account at the moment?
▪your bank balance (=the actual amount that you have in your bank account) I'm just going to check my bank balance online.
▪a bank card You can withdraw money using your bank card.
▪bank charges Will I have to pay bank charges on this account?
▪a bank clerk (=a junior worker in a bank) He began his career as a bank clerk.
▪a bank loan What's the interest rate on your bank loan?
▪a bank note (=a piece of paper money) a $10 bank note
▪a bank statement (=a written statement of how much you have in a bank account) I get a written bank statement once a month.
▪a bank manager Could I make an appointment with the bank manager, please?
▪a bank robber/robbery The bank robbers were never caught.
■ types of bank
▪a high street bank (=one of the ordinary banks that most people use) There's a lot of competition between the major high street banks.
▪a commercial bank (=an ordinary bank, or one that deals with large businesses) the role of UK commercial banks in the debt crisis
▪an investment/merchant bank (=one that buys and sells stocks and shares etc) Goldman Sachs, the US investment bank
▪a savings bank (=a bank that accepts your savings and provides mortgages)
▪a clearing bank (=one of the banks in Britain that uses a clearing house when dealing with other banks) large commercial customers of the clearing banks
▪a central bank (=the main financial authority in a country) The Bundesbank is the central bank of Germany.
▪the World Bank (=an international organization providing financial help to developing countries) The road building was funded by the World Bank.
bank2 verb
1. MONEY
a. [transitive] to put or keep money in a bank:
Did you bank that check?
b. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to keep your money in a particular bank
bank with
Who do you bank with?
bank at
I’ve always banked at First Interstate.
2. PLANE [intransitive] if a plane banks, it slopes to one side when turning:
The plane banked, and circled back toward us.
3. PILE/ROWS (also bank up) [transitive] British English to arrange something into a pile or into rows:
Snow was banked up on either side of the road.
4. CLOUD/MIST (also bank up) [transitive] to form a mass of cloud, mist etc:
Banked clouds promised rain.
5. FIRE (also bank up) [transitive] to cover a fire with wood or coal to keep it going for a long time:
Josie banked up the fire to last till morning.
bank on somebody/something phrasal verb
to depend on something happening or someone doing something
SYN count on
bank on (somebody) doing something
I was banking on being able to get some coffee on the train.
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noun [countable] Sense 1,3,7
Date: 1400-1500Language: French
Origin: banque, from Old Italian banca 'long seat, bank'
Sense 2,4,6,8
Date: 1100-1200Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language.
Sense 5
Date: 1200-1300Language: Old French
Origin: banc 'long seat'
a. a business that keeps and lends money and provides other financial services
in the bank
b. a local office of a bank:
2. RIVER/LAKE land along the side of a river or lake
bank of
3. blood/sperm/organ bank a place where human blood etc is stored until someone needs it
4. CLOUDS/MIST a large mass of clouds, mist etc:
bank of
5. RAISED AREA a large sloping mass of earth, sand, snow etc:
bank of
6. MACHINES a large number of machines, television screens etc arranged close together in a row
bank of
7. GAME a supply of money used to gamble, that people can win ⇨ break the bank at break1(24)
8. be makin' bank American English spoken informal to earn a lot of money for the work that you do:
9. ROAD a slope made at a bend in a road or racetrack to make it safer for cars to go around
⇨ bottle bank, food bank, memory bank
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verb1. MONEY
a. [transitive] to put or keep money in a bank:
b. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to keep your money in a particular bank
bank with
bank at
2. PLANE [intransitive] if a plane banks, it slopes to one side when turning:
3. PILE/ROWS (also bank up) [transitive] British English to arrange something into a pile or into rows:
4. CLOUD/MIST (also bank up) [transitive] to form a mass of cloud, mist etc:
5. FIRE (also bank up) [transitive] to cover a fire with wood or coal to keep it going for a long time:
bank on somebody/something phrasal verb
to depend on something happening or someone doing something
SYN count on
bank on (somebody) doing something
Income 收入
earn money/cash/( a fortune挣钱；挣一大笔钱 make money/a fortune/( a killing on the stock market在股市上赚钱／赚一大笔钱／发大财 acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune获得／继承／积累财富／一大笔钱 build up funds/savings积累资金／存款 get/receive/leave (sb) an inheritance/a legacy得到／（给某人）留下遗产 live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension靠低微的工资／固定收入／养老金过活 get/receive/draw/collect a pension领取养老金 depend/be dependent on ( benefits/BrE ( welfare/social securityNAmE 靠福利金／社会保障金过活
Expenditure 开支；支出
spend money/your savings/( a fortune on…把钱／存款／一大笔钱花在…上 invest/put your savings in…投资／把储蓄金用于… throw away/waste/ ( shell out money on…把钱浪费／花费巨资在…上 lose your money/inheritance/pension失去钱财／遗产／养老金 use up/ ( wipe out all your savings把储蓄用光 pay (in) cash用现金支付 use/pay by a credit/debit card用信用卡／借记卡支付 pay by/make out a/write sb a/accept a ( cheque/BrE ( check用支票支付；开支票；给某人开支票；接受支票 change/exchange money/currency/( traveller's cheques/BrE ( traveler's checks兑换钱／货币／旅行支票 give/pay/leave (sb) a deposit预付（某人）订金
Banks 银行
have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account持有／开立／注销／冻结银行账户 credit/debit/pay sth into/take money out of your account记入账户的贷方／借方；把钱存入账户／从账户中取出 deposit money/funds in your account往账户里存钱／存入资金 withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.从自动提款机等取钱／现金／30 英镑 ( make a deposit/withdrawal存款；取款 find/go to/use ( an ATM/especially
NAmE ( a cash machine/dispenserBrE 找到／去／使用自动提款机 be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn账面有钱／亏空；有盈余；透支
Personal finance 个人理财
manage/handle/plan/run/ ( especially
BrE sort out your finances管理／处理／计划／经营管理／整顿财务问题 plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget计划／管理／制订／严格执行预算 offer/extend credit (to sb)（给某人）提供贷款 arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft商定／获得贷款／透支额 pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt偿还钱／贷款／债务 pay for sth in ( instalments/especially
BrE ( installmentsNAmE usually
以分期付款方式购买某物
Financial difficulties 财务困难
get into debt/financial difficulties陷入债务／财务困难 be short of/ ( be strapped for cash缺钱 run out of/owe money钱用光了；欠钱 face/get/ ( be landed with a bill for £…面对／收到一张…英镑的账单 can't afford the cost of…/payments/rent承担不起…的费用／款项／房租 fall behind with/ ( especially
NAmE fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent拖欠按揭贷款／分期偿还款项／房租 incur/run up/accumulate debts带来／积欠／累积债务 tackle/reduce/settle your debts处理／减少／付清债务
