banks
US /bæŋks/
UK /bæŋks/
複數名詞
1.
銀行
financial institutions that accept deposits and make loans
範例:
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Many people keep their savings in banks.
許多人把他們的儲蓄存在銀行裡。
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The government regulates the country's banks.
政府監管該國的銀行。
2.
岸, 河岸
the land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake
範例:
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We walked along the river banks.
我們沿著河岸散步。
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The floodwaters overflowed the banks.
洪水漫過了河岸。
動詞
1.
存入銀行, 辦理銀行業務
to put money into a bank account
範例:
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I need to bank this check tomorrow.
我明天需要把這張支票存入銀行。
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He banks his salary every month.
他每個月都把工資存入銀行。
2.
堆積, 聚集
to build up in a mass or pile
範例:
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Snow banked up against the fence.
雪在柵欄邊堆積起來。
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The clouds banked high in the sky.
雲層在天空中堆積得很高。