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
Are there any parties going on tonight?
今晚有聚会吗？
It's easy to fall into a trap, but hard to get out again.
堕入陷阱易，脱离陷阱难。
Were you in San Francisco at the time of the big earthquake in 1989?
1989年旧金山大地震时，你在那儿吗？