新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

deposit

英  [dɪˈpɒzɪt]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • deposits

    1[C 可数名词] 保证金

    A deposit is a sum of money which is part of the full price of something, and which you pay when you agree to buy it.

    近义词

    down payment

    双语例句

    例:

    A £50 deposit is required when ordering, and the balance is due upon delivery.

    订货时需要先付50英镑保证金,余款在交货时支付。

    2[C 可数名词] 存款

    A deposit is a sum of money which is in a bank account or savings account, especially a sum which will be left there for some time.

    3[C 可数名词] 沉积物 , 矿床

    A deposit is an amount of a substance that has been left somewhere as a result of a chemical or geological process.

    近义词

    sediment , silt

    双语例句

    例:

    underground deposits of gold and diamonds.

    黄金和钻石的地下矿床。

    4[C 可数名词] 押金

    A deposit is a sum of money which you pay when you start renting something. The money is returned to you if you do not damage what you have rented.

    近义词

    security

    双语例句

    例:

    I put down a $500 security deposit for another apartment.

    我为另一套公寓支付了500美元押金。

    5[C 可数名词] 银行存款

    A deposit is a sum of money which you put into a bank account.

    反义词

    withdrawal

    双语例句

    例:

    She told me I should make a deposit every week and they'd stamp my book.

    她告诉我我每周都要存一次钱,而他们会在我的存折上盖印。

    例:

    The initial deposit required to open an account is a minimum 100 dollars.

    开户需要的首笔存入额是至少100美元。

    VERB. 动词
  • deposits , depositing , deposited

    1[T 及物动词] 存储

    If you deposit a sum of money, you put it into a bank account or savings account.

    双语例句

    例:

    The customer has to deposit a minimum of $100 monthly.

    顾客每月必须至少存入100美元。

    2[T 及物动词] 放置

    To deposit someone or something somewhere means to put them or leave them there.

    近义词

    plant

    双语例句

    例:

    Mr Crenshaw deposited the boys and their suitcases on Mr Peck's lawn.

    克伦肖先生把男孩子们和他们的手提箱都留在了派克先生的草坪上。

    3[T 及物动词] 寄存

    If you deposit something somewhere, you put it where it will be safe until it is needed again.

    双语例句

    例:

    You are advised to deposit valuables in the hotel safe.

    建议您将贵重物品寄存在旅馆的保险柜里。

    4[PASSIVE 被动及物动词] 使沉积

    If a substance is deposited somewhere, it is left there as a result of a chemical or geological process.

    双语例句

    例:

    The phosphate was deposited by the decay of marine microorganisms.

    磷酸盐由海洋微生物腐烂后沉积而成。