Clearing bank
n. 清算银行
📖 牛津释义
clearing bank
(Brit) any bank belonging to a clearing-house 票据交换银行.
🧩 词语组成解析
clearing
['klɪrɪŋ]
n. 小块空地，林中空地;结算;清扫;<军>前方医院，医疗后送站;
v. 变明朗( clear的现在分词);澄清;（通过票据交换所）交换票据;
clear清晰的+ ing 名词后缀→ 空旷地
bank
[bæŋk]
n. 银行;（条形的）堆;（河的）岸;库存;
vt.& vi. 堆积;筑（堤）;将（钱）存入银行;
vi. （转弯时）倾斜飞行;（在某银行）开账户，存款;
vt. （用煤等）封炉火;
bank=bench长椅→由柜台转化而来 → 银行
🗣️ 情景例句
She was playing with the idea of studying abroad.
她有出国留学的念头，但并非很认真。
Novelty is the great parent of pleasure.
新奇生乐趣。
The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it.
海盗们过去常把金子埋藏在那个洞里，可后来却没能取走。