We put down a deposit on a house.
我们支付了买房子的订金。
put down a deposit (on sth)(= pay a deposit)
支付定金
【核心词汇】deposit
a part of the cost of something you are buying that you pay some time before you pay the rest of it
订金,预付款
money that you pay when you rent something such as an apartment or car, which will be given back if you do not damage it
〔租用东西的〕押金,保证金
A depositis a sum of money which you pay when you start renting something. The money is returned to you if you do not damage what you have rented.
押金
A depositis a sum of money which you put into a bank account.
银行存款
【词组搭配】
1. put down a deposit (on sth)(= pay a deposit)
支付定金
2. make a deposit (= pay some money ) into my savings account
存一笔钱到我的储蓄账户里
【例句拓展】
1. I put down a $500 security deposit for another apartment.
我为另一套公寓支付了$500押金。
2. She told me I should make a depositevery week and they'd stamp my book.
她告诉我我每周都要存一次钱,而他们会在我的存折上盖印。
3. We put down a deposit ona house.
我们支付了买房子的订金。
4. We ask for one month’s rent in advance, plus a depositof $500.
我们要求预付一个月的租金,再加500美元的押金。
5. I’d like to make a deposit(= pay some money ) intomy savings account.
我想存一笔钱到我的储蓄账户里。
6. I have placed money on deposit in a bank.
我已把钱存入一家银行。
7. He has a large depositin the bank.
他在银行里有大笔存款。