Banks

The banks are set to merge next year.

这几家银行准备明年合并。

The plants grow wild along the banks of rivers.

沿河两岸生长着野生植物。

The river burst its banks and flooded nearby towns.

那条河决堤并淹没了附近的城镇。

There is a big difference in the amounts that banks charge.

银行的收费在数额上有很大的不同。

The banks are now desperately scrabbling to recover their costs.

那些银行正在拼命急于收回成本。

Japanese banks remain bearish.

日本银行继续看跌。

The inn is picturesquely situated on the banks of the river.

小客栈坐落在河畔，构成一幅美丽的图画。

on the banks of the river (= the ground at the side of a river)

在河岸上

a merger between the two banks

两家银行的合并

The big banks have been the pacesetters in developing the system.

大银行是发展这一体系的先驱。

The banks have had precious little to celebrate recently.

银行最近没几件值得庆贺的事。

Banks have brought trouble on themselves by lending rashly.

银行滥放贷款给自己惹来了麻烦。

Cash alone will not make Eastern Europe's banks viable.

仅靠现金不能使东欧的银行维持下去。

(figurative)The banks are socking customers with higher charges.

银行提高手续费，损害了客户的利益。

Since deregulation, banks are permitted to set their own interest rates.

管制撤销之后，银行可以自行设定利率。

Most people here cannot borrow from banks because they lack collateral.

由于拿不出东西作为抵押，这里大部分人无法从银行贷款。

Banks are built to look solid to reassure their customers.

银行往往建得看上去很坚固，好让顾客放心。

Kingston-upon-Thames, as the name indicates, is situated on the banks of the Thames.

泰晤士河畔金斯顿镇，正如其名称所示，位于泰晤士河畔。

Many streams have flooded their banks, making some roads impassable.

许多小河的水已经漫过堤岸，造成一些道路不能通行。

This means smaller banks can cream off big profits during lending booms.

这意味着在贷款业务剧增时小银行能够获得大笔利润。

Lending by banks rose to $10 billion last year.

去年银行发放的贷款增至100亿元。

The banks have the power to pull the plug on the project.

银行有能力让该工程终止。

(figurative)The big banks have been the pacesetters in developing the system.

大银行是发展这一体系的先驱。

The banks are socking customers with higher charges.

银行提高手续费，损害了客户的利益。

Some banks charge if you access your account to determine your balance.

有些银行对查询账户余额要收费。

Successfully merging two banks requires a fast and ruthless attack on costs.

成功合并两家银行需要坚决快速地着手解决费用问题。

Banks had increased scope to develop new financial products.

银行已为开发新的金融产品留出了更大余地。

Banks spent his national service in the Royal Navy.

班克斯在皇家海军服过兵役。

Investors are taking their cue from the big banks and selling dollars.

投资者效法大银行卖出美元。

Lending by banks rose to$ 10 billion last year.

去年银行发放的贷款增至100亿元。