clearing-house
英 [ˈklɪə.rɪŋ ˌhaʊs]
美 [ˈklɪr.ɪŋ ˌhaʊs]
- 票据交换所
英语词源
- clearing-house (n.)
- also clearinghouse, 1832, from clearing + house (n.). The original was established 1775 in London by the bankers for the adjustment of their mutual claims for checks and bills; later the word was extended to similar institutions.
权威例句
- 1. I took the precaution of clearing out my desk before I left.
- 我临走时特地事先把办公桌清理了一下。
- 2. She was in the middle of clearing the breakfast things.
- 她正在忙着收拾早饭后的那一摊子。
- 3. It all depends on the weather clearing up.
- 这完全取决于天气是否会放晴。
- 4. Emergency teams are still clearing the debris from the plane crash.
- 各抢救小组仍在清理失事飞机的残骸。
- 5. We gave him covering fire as he dashed across the clearing.
- 我们用火掩护他冲过空地.