Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #2753
cheque
/tʃek/
verb
开支票取款
withdraw money by writing a cheque
- 1.
withdraw money by writing a check
通过开支票提取资金
通过开支票提取资金
In use
I chequed a hundred pounds from my bank account to pay the electric bill.
She is chequing fifty dollars from her savings to buy a train ticket.
We will cheque some cash from the bank before the shops close.
Verb forms
base cheque · third person cheques · -ing chequing · past chequed · past participle chequed
核对（支票）
Connections
Idioms & figurative uses
- blank cheque
- 完全授权；不受限制的权力The investors gave the CEO a blank cheque to restructure the company.投资者给首席执行官完全授权来重组公司。
- rubber cheque
- 空头支票；不能兑现的支票She discovered too late that the payment was a rubber cheque.她发现这笔付款是空头支票时已经太晚了。
- the cheque's in the post
- 支票已寄出（常用来敷衍欠款不还的人）He keeps saying the cheque's in the post, but we still haven't been paid.他一直说支票已经寄出来了，但我们还没收到钱。
Pop culture & quotes
- The cheque is in the post.
- 支票已经寄出了（常用借口，指声称已付款但可能并未寄出）Every time I ask for payment, he says, 'The cheque is in the post.'每次我催款时，他都说‘支票已经寄出了’。
Synonyms
- draw
- 提取；支取（存款） · draw 常用于英式英语，如 draw money 或 draw a cheque；与目标词义相近，但 draw a cheque 侧重开支票，draw money 侧重取款。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
cheque读音同check；想象开支票取款时像‘检查’一下账户，钱就划走。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：银行、财务 cheque 作动词的用法比较少见，通常出现在银行或财务场景中，语气较正式；日常口语中更常用名词 cheque 来表示支票，搭配 write/cash 等动词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: check, deck, neck, wreck all end in /ɛk/, matching cheque /tʃɛk/. Lookalikes ending in -que (technique /tɛkˈniːk/, boutique /buːˈtiːk/) end in /k/ but have different vowels, so they do not rhyme with cheque.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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