bank
gb/bˈæŋk/ us/bˈæŋk/
A1
إنجليزي
~ 500
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
A1
entity
1
Financial company for money services
A place or company where people keep their money and can borrow money.
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] opens an account at [a bank]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bank' with 'ATM', but an ATM is a machine, not the whole bank.
مرادفات
financial institution (More formal and general term covering banks and similar organizations.)
أضداد
credit union (A nonprofit financial cooperative, unlike a commercial bank.)
تراكيب شائعة
open a bank account
|bank loan
|bank branch
|bank balance
|bank statement
مواضيع
business
|finance
|daily life
أمثلة
- I went to the bank to deposit my paycheck.
- The bank approved her application for a mortgage.
- Most banks now offer online banking services.
- He withdrew cash from the bank before his trip.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- I put my money in the bank.
- She works at a bank.
- We go to the bank every Friday.
- The bank is near the bus stop.
اسم
A2
entity
2
Sloping land beside water
The side of a river or lake where the land meets the water.
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] sits on [the bank] of [a river/lake]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may confuse this with 'beach', which usually means sand by the sea or ocean.
مرادفات
shore (Usually used for larger bodies of water like seas and lakes.)
أضداد
riverbed (The bottom of a river, as opposed to its edge.)
تراكيب شائعة
river bank
|on the bank of the river
|fishing from the bank
مواضيع
nature
|geography
أمثلة
- They picnicked on the grassy bank of the river.
- Flooding damaged several houses along the bank.
- He tied the boat to a tree on the bank.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- We sat on the bank of the river.
- The boat is near the bank.
- The bank is covered with grass.
فعل
B1
action
3
Depend or count on something
To be sure that something will happen and plan based on it.
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] banks on [something happening]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may think this refers to money in a financial sense because of 'bank'. In this meaning, it's about trust or expectation.
مرادفات
rely on (More general term for depending on someone or something.)
أضداد
doubt (To not trust or believe that something will happen.)
تراكيب شائعة
bank on success
|bank on support
مواضيع
daily life
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- You can bank on her to arrive on time.
- They’re banking on good weather for the wedding.
- Don’t bank on getting a pay rise this year.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- I bank on my friends to help me.
- He banks on passing the exam.
- They bank on sunny weather.
اسم
technical
B2
entity
4
Row or group of similar items
A line or group of similar things placed together.
مرادفات
row (General term for things arranged in a line.)
تراكيب شائعة
a bank of switches
|a bank of seats
مواضيع
technology
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The control room has a bank of monitors.
- A bank of lights lit up the stage.
- There is a bank of lockers near the entrance.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- There is a bank of computers in the room.
- I saw a bank of lights above the stage.
- We sat in a bank of seats at the stadium.
فعل
B2
action
5
Tilt an aircraft during a turn
When an airplane leans to one side while turning.
مرادفات
tilt (General term for leaning to one side.)
تراكيب شائعة
bank sharply
|bank left
مواضيع
transportation
|travel
أمثلة
- The pilot banked sharply to avoid the storm.
- The plane banked left as it approached the runway.
- You could feel the aircraft banking during the turn.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The plane banked left.
- I felt the plane bank during the turn.
- The pilot banked right to change direction.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
bank
IPA
GB/bˈæŋk/
US/bˈæŋk/
المقاطع والنبر
bank (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (bank)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: bank
- Plural: banks
Verb
- Base: bank
- 3rd Person Singular: banks
- Present Participle: banking
- Past: banked
عيلة الكلمة
تعبيرات
bank on
1/bˈæŋk ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
Rely or depend on something happening
To be sure that something will happen and make plans based on it.
أمثلة
- You can bank on their support for the project.
- I’m banking on good weather for our picnic.
break the bank
1/bɹˈeɪk ðə bˈæŋk/
idiom
informal
Be too expensive or unaffordable
To cost more money than you can afford.
أمثلة
- That car looks nice, but it doesn’t have to break the bank.
- A vacation abroad need not break the bank if you plan carefully.
the other side of the bank
1/ðə ˈʌðɚ sˈaɪd əv ðə bˈæŋk/
fixed phrase
Opposite side of river/lake edge
The land across from you, on the other side of a river or lake.
أمثلة
- They waved from the other side of the bank.
- We could see animals grazing on the other side of the bank.