bank
US: /ˈbæŋk/
UK: /bˈæŋk/
UK: /bˈæŋk/
English Vietnamese dictionary
bank /bæɳk/
- danh từ
- đê, gờ, ụ (đất, đá)
- bờ (sông, hồ, kênh, lạch, ruộng...)
- đống
- big banks of snow: những đống tuyết lớn
- bãi ngầm (ở đáy sông)
- sự nghiêng cánh (máy bay); sự nghiêng sang một bên (ôtô trong khi quành hay chạy vòng tròn)
- (ngành mỏ) bờ miệng giếng, bờ miệng hầm
- động từ
- đắp bờ (để ngăn)
- to bank up a river: đắp bờ ngăn sông
- chất đống, dồn thành đống
- the sand banks up: cát dồn lại thành đống
- nghiêng đi (ô tô, máy bay khi lái vòng)
- đắp bờ (để ngăn)
- danh từ
- nhà ngân hàng
- (đánh bài) vốn (của) nhà cái
- to break the bank: đánh cho nhà cái hết vốn
- động từ
- gửi (tiền) vào ngân hàng; gửi tiền ở ngân hàng
- he banks one tenth of his salary every month: anh ta gửi 1 qoành 0 tiền lương hàng tháng vào ngân hàng
- đổi tiền
- làm cái (đánh bạc)
- làm chủ ngân hàng; làm nghề đổi tiền
- to bank on (upon) somebody
- trông nom vào ai, hy vọng vào ai, tin cậy vào ai
- gửi (tiền) vào ngân hàng; gửi tiền ở ngân hàng
- danh từ
- chỗ ngồi (của người nô lệ chèo thuyền chiến)
- dãy mái chèo (thuyền chiến)
- (âm nhạc) bàn phím
- bàn thợ
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
for money
1 an organization that provides various financial services, for example keeping or lending money: My salary is paid directly into my bank. + I need to go to the bank (= the local office of a bank). + a bank account / loan + a bank manager
in gambling
2 a supply of money or things that are used as money in some games, especially those in which gambling is involved
sth collected / stored
3 an amount of sth that is collected; a place where sth is stored ready for use: a bank of knowledge + a blood / sperm bank + a databank
of river / canal
4 the side of a river, canal, etc. and the land near it: He jumped in and swam to the opposite bank. + It's on the north bank of the Thames. + They built a house on the banks of the River Severn (= on land near the river).
slope
5 a raised area of ground that slopes at the sides, often at the edge of sth or dividing sth: There were low banks of earth between the rice fields. + The girls ran down the steep grassy bank.
6 an artificial slope built at the side of a road, so that cars can drive fast around bends
of cloud / snow, etc.
7 a mass of cloud, snow, etc., especially one formed by the wind: The sun disappeared behind a bank of clouds.
of machines, etc.
8 a row or series of similar objects, especially machines: a bank of lights / switches / computers
Idioms: not break the bank (informal, humorous) if you say sth won't break the bank, you mean that it won't cost a lot of money, or more than you can afford: We can just get a sandwich if you want-that won't break the bank.
more at LAUGH v.
+ verb
money
1 [VN] to put money into a bank account: She is believed to have banked (= been paid) £10 million in two years.
2 [V] ~ (with / at ...) to have an account with a particular bank: The family had banked with Coutts for generations.
of plane
3 [V] to travel with one side higher than the other when turning: The plane banked steeply to the left.
form piles
4 [VN] ~ sth (up) to form sth into piles: They banked the earth (up) into a mound.
a fire
5 [VN] ~ sth (up) to pile coal, etc. on a fire so that the fire burns slowly for a long time: The fire was banked up as high as if it were midwinter.
Phrasal Verbs: bank on sb/sth to rely on sb/sth: I'm banking on your help. + [+ to inf] I'm banking on you to help me. + [+ -ing] I was banking on getting something to eat on the train.
bank up to form into piles, especially because of the wind: The snow had banked up against the wall.
Collocation dictionary
1 for money
ADJ.
big, large, major | small | central, clearing, commercial, investment, issuing, reserve, savings
The central bank has put up interest rates. The bond will be priced by the issuing bank. She has her money in one of the largest savings banks.
| private | foreign, international, overseas
VERB + BANK
go to | borrow (sth) from
BANK + VERB
lend sb sth
The bank lent her money to buy a car.
| underwrite sth
A group of ten international banks is to underwrite and sell the bonds.
| collapse, crash
Investors lost millions when the bank crashed.
BANK + NOUN
account, balance, charges, deposit, loan, statement | manager | robber
PREP.
from a/the ~
He got a large loan from the bank.
| in a/the ~
I'll put half the money in the bank and spend the rest.
| out of a/the ~
I need to get some money out of the bank.
2 by a river/canal
ADJ.
far, opposite, other
We could see them waving on the opposite bank.
| canal, river
VERB + BANK
burst, overflow
The River Frome had burst its banks after torrential rain.
PREP.
along a/the ~
We strolled along the river bank.
| on a/the ~
a picnic on the banks of the Thames
3 area of sloping ground
ADJ.
steep | grassy
PREP.
down a/the ~
The children rolled down the grassy bank.
| up a/the ~
4 mass of cloud, etc./row of machines, etc.
ADJ.
huge, vast
a huge bank of switches and buttons
PREP.
~ of
a vast bank of cloud
Concise English dictionary
banks|banked|bankingbæŋk
noun
+a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
+sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
+a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
+a building in which the business of banking transacted
+an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers
+a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
+a long ridge or pile
+the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
+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
+a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)
verb
+tip laterally
+enclose with a bank
+do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank
+act as the banker in a game or in gambling
+be in the banking business
+put into a bank account
+cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
+have confidence or faith in
