deposit /dɪˈpɒzɪt/ CET4 TEM4 ( depositing, deposited, deposits )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT 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. 保证金

  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。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT 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. 存款

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A deposit is an amount of a substance that has been left somewhere as a result of a chemical or geological process. 沉积物; 矿床

  例：

  ...underground deposits of gold and diamonds.

  …黄金和钻石的地下矿床。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT 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. 押金 [usu sing]

  例：

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

  我为另一套公寓支付了$500押金。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT A deposit is a sum of money which you put into a bank account. 银行存款

  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。

• 6. 

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

  例：

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

  顾客每月必须至少存入$100。

• 7. 

  V-T To deposit someone or something somewhere means to put them or leave them there. 放置

  例：

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

  克伦肖先生把男孩子和他们的手提箱留在了派克先生的草坪上。

• 8. 

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

  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。