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bang-er /'baerj0(r)/ noun {BrE, informal) 1 a sausage 香肠：bangers and mash ♦肠知土豆泥 2       beat.er)

an old car that is in bad condition 破旧的汽车 3 a fire­work that makes a loud noise when it explodes 爆竹厂 鞭炮

Bangla /'bAi3l3:/ now/? [Ul 1 the Bengali language 孟力口拉 语 2 Bangladesh 孟加备隱'.丫’’ ban-gle /'baerjgl/ noun a pi6ce of jewellery in the form of a large ring of gold, silver, etc. worn loosely around the wrist 手镯一picture o jewellery ■bang-up fl办'Vj/ormo/) very good 挺好的；很棒的 bania /'bAnja/ noun 〇nd£) 1 a person who sells things ^ A 2 (disapproving) a person who is interested in making money财迷;贪财的人

ban.ish /'baemJV verfc [VN] 1 [usually passive]〜sb (from ■".) (to ...) to order sb to leave a place, especially a country, as a punishment放逐；流釦；(某人）驱逐出迤 PnTl exile ： He was banished to Australia, where he dfed月veyears〖ater.他被流放到澳大利亚，五年后在邡里 去世。◊ The chiWren were. banished 介om the room.孩于们被赶出餐室:q 2 〜sb/sth (from sth) to make sb/sth go away; to get rid of sb/sth 赶走；驱除：The sight of food banished all other thoughts from my mind. 看到吃的，我别的什£都忘记t:。 ban-ish-ment /'baemj'mant/ noun [u] the punishment of being sent away from a place, especially from a country 放流放；驱逐出境.

ban-i$-ter (also ban；nis-ter) /'baemsta(r)/ noun {BrE also ban.is七兮rs [pi.]) the posts and rail which you can hold for support wtien going up or down stairs (楼梯的} 栏衧，無爭：to hold on to the banister/banisters 扶举一picture c> staircase

banjo /'baend30u; NAmE 'baBnd3〇u/ noun {pi. -os) a musical instrument like a guitar, with a long neck, a round body and four or more strings 班卓，班卓琴（拨 弦乐器，长颈、圆身）pictures page Rio bank /baeqk/ noun, verb ■ noun

►                 FOR MONEY 金.■.钱 1 ■ an organization that provides various financial services, for example keeping or lending money ■银行：My salary is paid directly into my banfc•我的工癀直瘗拨到義的银行。◊ J need to go to the banfc (= the local office of a .bank)•我得去趟银行。oa bank ioari 银行贷款◊ a bank manager 银行经理一see

also INVESTMENT BANK, MERCHANT BANK

►                 IN GAMBLING 赌博 2 a supply of money or things that are used as money in some games, especially those in which gambling is involved (尤指赌博中的）筹码；

赌本

►                 STH COLLECTED/STORED 收集 / 储存物 3 an amount of sth

that is collected; a place where sth is stored ready for use 库存；库.：a banfc 〇/ fcnowiecige 知识.宝库◊ a blood/sperm bank Ml /          — see also databank

►                 OF RIVER/CANAL 河；水道 4 the side of a river, canal， etc. and the land near it 岸；.河畔：ffe jumped in and swam to the opposite banfc.他跳下水，游到对岸。◊ It’s on the north bank o/the 77iames.:它植于.泰晤士河北岸。

0 a house on the banks of the River Severn (=? on land near the river)塞文河畔的一所房子

‘ SLOPE 斜坡 5 a raised area of ground that slopes at the sides，often at the edge of sth or dividing sth 斜坡； 垄；J^： There were low banks of earth between the rice 月eZds.稻田之间有低矮的田埂。◊ 77ie girk ran down the steep grassy banfc.女孩子们沿着长满青草的陡坡跑下去。

6 an artificial slope built at the side of a road, so that cars can drive fast around bends (路面拐弯处为方便车 辆快速行驶而筑起的）边坡

►                 OF CLOUD/SNOW, ETC, 雪等 7 a mass of cloud，snow， etc” especially one .formed by the wind (尤指风吹到一 起 A )积云（或雪等）The sun disappeared be/iind a banfco/douds.太阳i肖失在一大片云后面。

►                 OF MACHINES, ETC,机器等 8 a row or series of similar objects，especially machines —排，一系列.（同类物品， 尤指机器）：a banfc 〇/ Hghts/swftches/computers 一排灯/开关/卄算机

not .break the 'bank {informal, humorous) if you