*bank¹/bæŋk; bæŋk/ n [C] 1 the company or place where you can borrow money, save money etc 银行: I went to the bank at lunchtime to pay in my salary. 午饭时我去银行存了薪水。 2 land along the side of a river or lake 河岸，堤: trees lining the river bank 沿河岸种植的树木 3 a place where a type of thing is stored until someone needs it 库，贮藏所: a blood bank 血库 4 a large pile of snow, sand etc 〔雪、土等的〕大堆，团 5 cloud/fog etc bank a large area of cloud, FOG etc 云层/雾团等