vt (1) 储蓄，存(钱)(place(an amount of money) in a bank account， esp to earn interest， etc) [T+n， T+n+prep]：～some money in one's savings account/a bank 把一些钱存入储蓄账户/银行;The cheque was only～ed yesterday，so it hasn't been cleared yet. 这支票昨天才刚刚存入，所以还没有结算。〖同〗bank， save， store;

(2) 存放，寄存(give(sth valuable or important) to sb to have it kept safely) [T+n， T+n+prep(with)] (fml)： ～one's papers with one's lawyer/one's jewels with one's parents/one's child with one's friend 把文件寄存在律师处/珠宝寄存在父母处/孩子寄存在朋友处;～one's case in the left-luggage office/one's bags in the cloakroom把箱子存放在行李寄存处/包存放在衣帽间;

(3) 1) 预付定钱(金)(pay part of a large sum， the rest of which will be paid later) [T+n， T+n+prep]：You have to～tenth (10%) of the price of the house. 你得预付房价的一成(10%)。If you will～$5， we will hold the coat for you. 如果你愿意预付五美元定金，我们就给你留着这件外衣。～$300 on a car 预付300美元的购车款;2)付押(保证)金 (pay (an amount of money) as an guarantee in case one damages or loses sth one is renting) [T+n]：We have to～￡300 as well as the first month's rent. 我们得交第一个月的租金以及300英镑的保证金。

(4) 放下;下蛋(lay or put sth down(usu in the place shown)) [T+n， T+n+prep(on)](fml)：～the tools/the books on the floor 把工具/书放在地上;～one's shopping/one's luggage in the corner 把买的东西/行李放在角落里;～one's lunch tray at the cafeteria door 把午餐盘子放在自助餐厅门口;Some insects～their eggs on the ground. 有的昆虫把卵产在地面上。〖同〗put， place， set down;

(5) 使沉(淤)积((esp of liquids， a river or wind) let fall and leave lying on a surface (a layer of or thickness of solid matter) by a natural process) [T+n， T+n+prep(on)](fml)：Winds～ed a fine soil. 风过后，积下一层微尘。The river～ed (a layer of) mud on the fields flooded by it. 河水把(一层)泥浆沉积在淹过的田地上。 Soil was～ed on the banks. 泥土沉积在两岸。The river～ed soil/sand at its mouth. 河水把泥土/沙子沉积在河口。The flood～ed the silt in the streets. 洪水过后，淤泥沉积在街道上。〖同〗place， accumulate;

deposit oneself 坐下(fml)：He～ed himself on the comfortable chair/at the front of the audience. 他在那张舒适的椅子上/观众席的前排坐下。

→ de′positor n 储户，存款者;de′pository n 保管者，储藏室;

n(1) 存入款(amount of money paid into a bank account) [C]：a～of ￡100 (a ￡100～) 100英镑的存款; make a～of ￡100/several large～s at the bank 在银行存入100英镑/好几大笔款; draw out one's～取出存款;a current/fixed～活期/定期存款;have $100 on～in one's account 账户上有100美元存款;～account储蓄账户;

(2) 1) 定金(payment of a part of a large sum， the rest of which will be paid later) [C， 通常sing] [N(on)]：leave(pay/make/put down) a～(of ￡1000) on a car/to reserve a carpet 付(1000英镑的)定金预购汽车/留购一地毯; pay a (￡1000)～to the hotel to keep a room free for oneself 给旅馆付(1000美元)定金以保留一个房间;The～cannot be returned if you decide not to buy it. 如果你决定不买了，定金不退还。〖同〗instalment;2) 押(保证)金(amount of money that sb pays in advance as a guarantee， in case he damages or loses sth he is renting)[C， 通常sing][N(on)]：pay a ￡300～to the landlord before moving into the house 入住之前给房东付一笔300英镑的保证金;The landlord asked for a～to cover possible damage. 房主要求付保证金以赔偿可能造成的损坏。The boy returned the bottle and got his two-cent～back. 那男孩退了瓶子，要回两分钱的押金。

(3) 1 )沉积(淀);沉积(淀)物(layer of substance laid down at the bottom by a liquid， river， wind， etc) [U， C]：The flood left a thick(large/yellow)～of mud on the fields/in the street/over everything. 洪水在田地上/街上/所有的东西上留下厚厚的(大堆的/黄色的)泥浆。sand～s at the mouth of the river 河口处的泥沙沉积; a～of dust on the window sill 窗台上的浮尘;～at the bottom of a bottle of wine 酒瓶底的沉淀;the river's～of mud 河里的泥浆沉积;〖同〗accumulation; 2)矿层(layer(of coal， iron， etc)occurring naturally deep in the earth) [C， U]：There are several rich(valuable) mineral～s of gold/iron/oil/tin/coal in those mountain(ranges). 那些山(脉)里有几处丰富的(有价值的)金/铁/油/锡/煤矿。possess/find/utilize/be short of ore～s 有/找到/利用/缺少矿藏