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banking on

/ˈbæŋkɪŋ ɑːn/· verb phrase

教育/经济B2

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Chinese meaning

指望；依赖

把bǎ希xī望wàng寄jì托tuō在zài某mǒu事shì上shàng

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年nián轻qīng人rén指zhǐ望wàng大dà学xué学xué位wèi换huàn来lái好hǎo工gōng作zuò

Example

young people today are banking on their college degree opening doors to more than house parties and sororities

如今的年轻人指望大学学位带来的，不只是聚会和姐妹会那样的校园生活，而是更多机会。

Source: Fortune · 12 Jul 2026

Background ✎

美měi联lián储chǔ研yán究jiū显xiǎn示shì，大dà学xué平píng均jūn每měi年nián花huā费fèi约yuē3.8万wàn美měi元yuán，学xué生shēng指zhǐ望wàng学xué位wèi换huàn来lái高gāo薪xīn工gōng作zuò，但dàn结jié果guǒ因yīn专zhuān业yè不bù同tóng差chā异yì很hěn大dà。

Roots · etymology

由"存入银行"引申为"信赖、指望"

  • bank（银行，可靠托付之处）+ on

Collocations

  • bank on it / banking on a degree / banking on success

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