deposit1/dIˋpɑzIt; dIˈpɒzət or dIˈpɒzIt/n [C] 1 a part of the cost of something that you pay before paying the total amount later 订金: We put down a deposit on the house. 我们支付了这幢房子的订金。+of We require a deposit of 10%. 我们要求先支付 10% 作为订金。 2 an amount of money that you pay into a bank account [ withdrawal ] 存款: I’d like to make a deposit please. 请给我办理存款。3 money that you pay when you rent something such as an apartment or car, which will be given back if you do not damage it 押金: We paid one month's rent in advance, plus a deposit of $500. 我们预付了一个月的房租﹐再加 500 美元的押金。 4 a layer of a mineral, metal etc that is left in soil or rocks through a natural process 矿藏﹐矿床: oil and mineral deposits 油层和矿床
deposit2v [T] 1 to put money into a bank account or valuable things into a safe place 把〔钱或贵重物品〕存入〔银行或安全处〕: We deposited the money in a Swiss bank account. 我们把钱存入瑞士银行的账户里了。see box at见 ACCOUNT1 方框2 formal to put something down in a particular place【正式】把〔某物〕放在〔某处〕: She deposited her bag by the front door. 她把包放在了前门旁。3 to gradually leave a layer of a substance on a surface 使沉积: The river deposits silt along its bed. 河水把淤泥沉积在河床上。