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
I can't understand modern art, to me it look like rubbish.
我不能理解现代艺术，对于我来说，那些东西简直就是垃圾。
Every dog is valiant at his won door.
狗在家门前条条都凶悍。
People travelling long distances frequently have to decide whether they would prefer to go by land, sea, or air.
出远门的人常常需要决定是走旱路、水路，还是坐飞机。