Clearing-house
[法] 票据交换联盟
📖 牛津释义
clearing-house
n office at which banks exchange cheques and then pay in cash the amount they still owe each other 票据交换所.
🧩 词语组成解析
clearing
['klɪrɪŋ]
n. 小块空地，林中空地;结算;清扫;<军>前方医院，医疗后送站;
v. 变明朗( clear的现在分词);澄清;（通过票据交换所）交换票据;
clear清晰的+ ing 名词后缀→ 空旷地
house
[haʊs]
n. 房屋;全家人;（从事某种生意的）公司;（英国）下议院;
v. 给…提供住房;收藏;安置;
🗣️ 情景例句
Mr. Douglas is currently on leave.
道格拉斯先生眼下正在休假。
The many children of that family used to play together for hours.
那一家的孩子们常常大伙一起玩上几个小时。
They also hunted and killed wild animals.
他们还猎杀野兽。