•The flood waters fell, depositing mud over the whole area.洪水退去后，留下的淤泥覆盖了整个地区。

•The bus deposited me miles from anywhere.公车把我扔在一个前不着村后不着店的地方。

•The cuckoo deposits (= puts) her eggs in other birds' nests.布谷鸟把自己的蛋下在其他鸟类的窝里。

•I deposited my luggage in a locker at the station.我把行李存放在车站的储物柜里了。

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•There's a night safe outside the bank, so you can deposit money whenever you wish.银行外面有夜间保险箱，你可以随时把钱存进去。

•I deposited £500 in my account this morning.今天早上我在自己的帐户中存了500英镑。

•When we moved in, we had to deposit $1000 with the landlord in case we broke any of his things.我们搬进去时必须向房东交1000美元的押金，以防我们损坏其房内物件。

•You deposit 20% now and pay the rest when the car is delivered.你可以先付20%的订金，余款在交车时支付。

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•Decant the wine carefully, so that you leave the deposit in the bottom of the bottle.将酒小心倒出来，以免把瓶底的沉淀物也倒出来。

•In hard-water areas, a chalky deposit often forms in pipes and kettles.在水质较硬的地区，水管和水壶内常会形成白色沉积物。

•The flood left a thick deposit of mud over the entire ground floor of the house.洪水在整个房子的底层留下了一层厚厚的淤泥。

•mineral/oil/coal deposits矿／油／煤层

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•To open an account, you need to make a minimum deposit of $500.开设帐户至少需要存入500美元。

•The shop assistant says if I leave £10 as a deposit, they'll keep the dress for me.店员说如果我交十英镑订金，他们就会为我留着那条裙子留起。

•We paid/put a deposit of £10 000 on the house, and paid the balance four weeks later.我们交了一万英镑的购屋预付款，并在四周后付清余额。

•It costs £1000 a week to hire the yacht, plus a £120 refundable/returnable deposit.租一周游艇要花上1000英镑，外加120英镑的可退还押金。

•You pay a 10p deposit/deposit of 10p on the bottle, which you get back when you return the empty bottle.瓶子收取十便士押金，空瓶送回后可退还押金。

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•I've got £5000 on deposit in the building society.我在这家房屋互助协会里存了5000英镑。