- the land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake（河或湖的）堤岸：
willows lined the riverbank.
河岸边垂柳成行。
- a long, high slope, mass, or mound of a particular substance高坡; 大块; 丘墩：
a grassy bank
绿茵茵的斜坡
a bank of snow.
大片雪坡。
- an elevation in the seabed or a river bed; a mudbank or sandbank（泥）滩; 沙洲。
- a transverse slope given to a road, railway, or sports track to enable vehicles or runners to maintain speed round a curve（公路、铁路或跑道的横向、用以帮助车辆或运动员在弯道处保持速度的）斜坡。
- mass noun the sideways tilt of an aircraft when turning in flight（飞机飞行）转弯时的侧斜：
flying with small amounts of bank
只有几次小倾侧的飞行
count noun the aeroplane flew through banks of up to 30 degrees.飞机甚至有30度倾侧。
- a set or series of similar things, especially electrical or electronic devices, grouped together in rows（尤指成套电器或电子设备的）（一）排（一）组：
the DJ had big banks of lights and speakers on either side of his console.
流行音乐节目主持人的控制台两边有成排的灯和扬声器。
- a tier of oars一排桨。
- the cushion of a pool table台球桌橡皮内边。
- heap (a substance) into a mass or mound把…堆起来：
the rain banked the soil up behind the gate
雨将泥土在大门后堆了起来
snow was banked in humps at the roadside.
路边有一堆堆的雪。
- no obj. rise or form into a mass or mound堆积; 积聚：
purple clouds banked up over the hills.
山顶上空紫霞积聚成片。
- heap a mass or mound of a substance against (something)靠…堆：
people were banking their houses with earth.
人们把泥土靠着房子堆起来。
- heap up (a fire) with tightly packed fuel so that it burns slowly封（炉火）, 闷火烧：
she banked up the fire.
她封了炉火。
- edge or surround with a ridge or row of something用…排边; 围：
steps banked with pots of chrysanthemums.
两边排着盆菊的台阶。
- (with reference to an aircraft vehicle) tilt or cause to tilt sideways in making a turn（飞机转弯时）倾侧：
no obj. the plane banked as if to return to the airport飞机倾侧转弯, 似乎要飞回机场
with obj. I banked the aircraft steeply and turned.我让飞机大坡度倾侧, 转了个弯。
- build (a road, railway, or sports track) higher at the outer edge of a bend to facilitate fast cornering使（公路、铁路或跑道）拐弯处路面向内倾斜（以便于快速转弯）。
- often as noun banking Brit. (of a locomotive) provide additional power for (a train) in ascending an incline〈英〉（机车上坡时）加马力。
- (of an angler) succeed in bringing (a fish) to the side of a river or lake（钓鱼者）把（鱼）弄到靠岸：
it was the biggest rainbow trout that had ever been banked.
这是钓到岸边的最大的虹鳟鱼。
- N. Amer. (in pool) play (a ball) so that it rebounds off a surface such as a backboard or cushion〈北美〉让（台球撞边）反弹。
- a financial establishment that uses money deposited by customers for investment, pays it out when required, makes loans at interest, and exchanges currency银行：
as modifier a bank account.银行账户。
- a stock of something available for use when required储备库：
a blood bank
血库
figurative 〈喻〉Britain has a bank of highly exportable skills.
英国有大量极有出口价值的技术。
- a site or receptacle where something may be deposited for recycling（存放再生物原料的）场所; 容器：
a paper bank.
废纸桶。
the bank
the store of money or tokens held by the banker in some gambling or board games（赌博或棋戏中的）庄家赌本。
- the person holding this store; the banker庄家。
- deposit (money or valuables) in a bank把（钱, 贵重物品）存入银行：
I banked the cheque.
我把支票存进了银行。
- no obj. have an account at a particular bank（在某银行）开有账户：
the family has banked with Coutts for generations.
这个家族连续几代在卡茨银行开有账户。
- informal (especially of a competitor in a game or race) win or earn (a sum of money)〈非正式〉（尤指参赛者）赢得（一笔钱）：
he banked £100,000 for a hole-in-one.
他在高尔夫赛中一击入穴, 赢得十万英镑。
- store (something, especially blood, tissue, or sperm) for future use将…（尤指血、人体组织或精子）存库。
break the bank
- (in gambling) win more money than is held by the bank（赌博中）赢光庄家的钱。
- usu. with negative informal cost more than one can afford〈非正式〉（价格）令人无法承受：
we're offering five-night breaks at a price that won't break the bank.
我们五个晚上插播广告的价格不会让人无法承受。
bank on
- rely on confidently信赖, 指望：
the prime minister cannot bank on their support.
首相不能指望他们的支持。