cheque作“支票”解时为英式拼法,美式拼法为check。

You must put a cheque on your spending.你花钱要有节制。
It's an invalid cheque.这是一张作废的支票。

1.我哥哥给我开了一张支票。
［误］  My brother opened a cheque for me.
［正］  My brother drew a cheque for me.
［正］  My brother wrote out a cheque for me.
［析］  开支票不可说open a cheque,而须说write out〔draw〕 a cheque。
2.另一次有人看见爱因斯坦把一张1500美元的支票当书签用。
［误］  Another time Einstein was seen using a cheque of $1500 as a book.
［正］  Another time Einstein was seen using a cheque for $1500 as a bookmark.
［析］  cheque在英式英语中表示“支票,账单”,如表示“…(钱数的)支票”,须用介词for能用of。