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bank1/bæŋk/ n. & v.●n. 1a the sloping edge of land by a river 河岸 b the area of ground alongside a river 河边 had a picnic on the bank 在河边野餐 2 a raised shelf of ground; a slope 垄，埂；坡 3 an elevation in the sea or a river bed 海底(或河底)隆起部分；沙洲 4a the artificial slope of a road etc., enabling vehicles to maintain speed round a curve (公路等)转弯处向内倾斜 b the sideways tilt of an aircraft when turning in flight 飞机转弯时向内倾斜 5 a mass of cloud, fog, snow, etc. (云、雾、雪等)堆，块 6 the edge of a hollow place (e.g. the top of a mine shaft) 凹陷地方的边缘(如井口区) ●v. 1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 up) heap or rise into banks 堆集(起来)，积聚(起来) 2 tr. heap up (a fire) tightly so that it burns slowly 压，闷，封(火) 3a intr. (of a vehicle or aircraft or its occupant) travel with one side higher than the other in rounding a curve (指车、飞机及其乘客)带坡度转弯，倾斜着行进 b tr. cause (a vehicle or aircraft) to do this 使(车、飞机)倾斜着行进 4 tr. contain or confine within a bank or banks 筑堤围拦；筑堤防护 5 tr. build (a road etc.) higher at the outer edge of a bend to enable fast cornering 使(路等)在转弯处外侧高些 [Middle English from Old Norse bakki, from Germanic: related to BENCH] |