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| /dɪˈpɒzɪt/ |
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| 1 | a first payment that you make when you agree to buy something expensive such as a car or house . The rest of the money that you pay later is called the balance 定金；保证金 |
| She paid a ￡500 deposit, and agreed to pay the balance within six months. 她付了500英镑的定金并同意在6个月内支付余款。 |
| put down a deposit (=pay it) We’ ve put down a deposit on a new house. 付定金 |
| | 1a | an amount of money that you pay when you start to rent something such as a flat or car , that is returned to you when you stop renting it （租赁的）押金 | |
| | 1b | an amount of money that you pay into a bank account 储蓄；存款 | | make a deposit He made a ￡2,000 cash deposit on 5 April. 4月5日他存入2000英镑的现金。 | |
| | 1c | in the UK, an amount of money that someone pays to become a candidate in an electionCandidates who do not get many votes do not get their deposit back after the election （英国的）选举保证金 | | lose your deposit (=get very few votes) The Conservative candidate came last and lost her deposit. 得票很少 | |
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| 2 | a layer of a metal or another substance that has formed in soil or rock 矿床；矿藏 |
| Rich mineral deposits have been discovered in the area. 已发现这个地区有丰富的矿藏。 |
| | 2a | a layer of a substance that gradually forms on or inside something 沉积层；沉淀层 | | the build-up of fat deposits in the arteries 动脉里脂肪层的增厚 | |
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