banks

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。

The banks can pull the plug on the project at any time.

银行可以随时终止该工程。

Lending by banks rose to$ 10 billion last year.

去年银行发放的贷款增至100亿元。

(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 set to merge next year.

这几家银行准备明年合并。

Increased vigilance during financial dealings was what those banks should have practiced.

这些银行在金融交易中本应提高警觉性。

The small stream overflowed its banks, causing several roads to become impassable.

这条小河的水漫过了堤岸，导致几条道路无法通行。

a merger between the two banks

两家银行的合并

There were low banks of earth between the rice fields.

稻田之间有低矮的田埂。

Accessing your account to determine the remaining balance may incur fees at certain banks.

查询账户以确定剩余余额可能会在某些银行产生费用。

Banks and building societies fiercely compete for new business opportunities.

银行和购房互助协会激烈竞争新的业务机会。

Banks are designed to appear solid to reassure their customers.

银行被设计得看起来坚固，以让客户安心。

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

银行提高手续费，损害了客户的利益。

Banks created trouble for themselves by lending rashly.

银行因鲁莽放贷而给自己制造了麻烦。

The rough rock of the steep cliffs resembled the banks of a deep canal.

粗糙岩石构成的陡峭悬崖像一条很深运河的河岸。

Most farmers in this region cannot obtain loans from banks because they lack assets to borrow against.

这个地区大部分农民无法从银行获得贷款，因为他们缺乏可供抵押的资产。

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

在河岸上

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

投资者效法大银行卖出美元。

The plants grow wild along the banks of rivers.

沿河两岸生长着野生植物。

Banks actively encourage people to borrow money.

银行积极鼓动人们贷款。

The lifeless hamlet clung to the banks of the roaring Nyakchu River as we hurried through it.

这座毫无生气的村庄紧挨着咆哮的那曲河，我们匆匆穿行而过。

The leading banks are expected to redouble their efforts to keep the value of the dollar down.

人们预计各大银行会加倍努力以保持美元的低价位。

During lending surges, smaller banks can cream off a large profit, which greatly benefits them.

在贷款激增期间，小银行能够攫取巨额利润，这使它们受益匪浅。

The banks are socking customers with higher charges.

银行提高手续费，损害了客户的利益。

Banks are several businesses rolled into one.

银行集数种商业活动于一身。

The precious achievements gave the banks little reason to celebrate lately.

这些珍贵的成果最近让银行没什么值得庆祝的理由。

Banks now have the freedom to determine interest rates independently following deregulation.

解除管制后，银行现在可以自主决定利率。

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

大银行是发展这一体系的先驱。

Sky-high benchmark interest rates set by banks at 7% defy rational justification.

银行设定的7%基准利率高得离谱，缺乏合理依据。

The deficit grew due to the banks' negligence and connivance.

赤字因银行的疏忽和纵容而增加。