Verb Master 動詞達人

【金錢動詞】Bank

Bank (銀行)，信任

 
Bank (河岸)，堆積

動詞「存入銀行」「與銀行往來」
to bank a check (支票存款)
to bank with HSBC (在匯豐有帳戶)

動詞「(飛機)側飛」
Two F16 fighters banked and broke away..
(兩架F16戰機各自側飛分散)

片語Bank on，保證、相信、信賴
Can I bank on you? (我可以相信你嗎？)
Bank on the bus arriving on time. (相信公車會準時)
All I can bank on is you. (我只能靠你了)

片語 Bank up，堆積(= pile up)
to bank up the coal (堆煤炭)
to bank up the dirt against the flood (堆土擋水)

【金錢動詞】Pawn
Pawn(當鋪pawn shop)，動詞「典當」「擔保」
pawn my car to pay the debt (當車償債)
pawn my name for it (用名譽擔保)

片語 Pawn off，把低價的東西高價賣出
to pawn off garbage on me
(把垃圾賣給我)
to pawn off stone as real diamond
(把石頭當鑽石賣)
to pawn off gossip as real news
(把八卦當新聞來播放)