bank

詞型變化：

動詞過去式:banked 過去分詞:banked 現在分詞:banking 第三人稱單數:banks bank

詞意辨析：

bank, beach, coast, shore, seaside

這些名詞均含有“岸”之意。
bank: 多指有一定坡度的河岸、湖岸或堤岸。
beach: 指傾斜度小，被海、湖或河水沖刷而有沙或卵石積存的地方。
coast: 地理學上的名詞，專指被視為邊界的沿海陸地的盡頭。
shore: 指緊靠大湖泊或海洋的陸地邊緣或靠海的休養地。
seaside: 尤指療養地、遊覽地區的海邊。

相關對話：

1. The town stands on the left bank of the river.
   城鎮位於河的左岸。
2. Clouds are banking up.
   雲層正在堆積。
3. He has a large deposit in the bank.
   他在銀行有大筆存款。
4. The organ has two banks of keys.
   那架風琴有兩排鍵盤。
5. I bank with Bank of Communications.
   我在交通銀行存款。

英文解釋：

名詞 bank:

1. a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
   同義詞：depository financial institution, banking concern, banking company
2. sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
3. a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
4. a building in which the business of banking transacted
   同義詞：bank building
5. an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers
6. a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
   同義詞：savings bank, coin bank, money box
7. a long ridge or pile
8. the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
9. a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
   同義詞：cant, camber
10. a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)

動詞 bank:

1. tip laterally
2. enclose with a bank
3. do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank
4. act as the banker in a game or in gambling
5. be in the banking business
6. put into a bank account
   同義詞：deposit
7. cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
8. have confidence or faith in
   同義詞：trust, swear, rely