churn
gb/t͡ʃˈɚn/ us/t͡ʃˈɚn/
B1
Английски
felkavar, kavarog, kavarog a gyomra, felfordul a gyomra, köpül, vajköpülő, kavargás, nyüzsgés, feltúr, lemorzsolódik, ügyfeleket veszít, lemorzsolódási arány, lemorzsolódás, túlzott kereskedést folytat, túlforgat
ГЛАГОЛ
B2
1
Модел на употреба:
[something] churns; churn [something]
The storm churned the sea into white foam.
A vihar fehér habbá korbácsolta a tengert.
The mixer churned the batter until it was smooth.
A mixer simára keverte a masszát.
Wheels churned the puddles into muddy water.
Примери за учащи
The water churned under the boat.
A víz kavargott a csónak alatt.
The machine churned the mixture.
A gép kavarta a keveréket.
Честа грешка:
Learners may confuse this with 'turn' (rotate once) rather than continuous violent movement.
Значение
stir violently; make foam
Колокации
churning water
|churning sea
|churning waves
|churn the water
|mud churned up
|a churning river
|churning foam
|churning current
Синоними
roil (Suggests a rough, disturbed surface, especially of water.)
|
agitate (More general; can be physical or emotional.)
Антоними
calm (To make or become still and not turbulent.)
|
settle (To become quieter or less disturbed.)
Теми
nature
|daily_life
Определение
To move around strongly and repeatedly.
To move or stir something about forcefully and continuously, often so that it becomes frothy or turbulent.
ГЛАГОЛ
B2
2
Модел на употреба:
[someone's] stomach churns; [someone] churns with [emotion]
My stomach churned as the plane hit turbulence.
Kavargott a gyomrom, amikor a repülő turbulenciába került.
The thought of lying to her made his insides churn.
Már a gondolattól is kavargott a gyomra, hogy hazudjon neki.
She read the message again, feeling anger churn into panic.
Примери за учащи
My stomach churned before the exam.
Kavargott a gyomrom a vizsga előtt.
The bad smell made me churn inside.
A rossz szagtól felfordult a gyomrom.
Честа грешка:
Often used intransitively; *'churn my stomach'* is possible but less common than *'my stomach churned'*.
Значение
feel sick or anxious
Колокации
stomach churn
|my stomach churned
|make my stomach churn
|churn with anxiety
|churn with anger
|churn inside
|feel your stomach churn
Синоними
writhe (Stronger and more physical; suggests twisting movement.)
|
seethe (Focuses more on anger than nausea.)
Антоними
settle (Used of the stomach or emotions becoming calm.)
|
relax (To become less anxious or tense.)
Теми
health
|emotions
Определение
To feel very nervous or sick in your stomach.
To feel disturbed, nauseous, or anxious, as if turning over inside.
ГЛАГОЛ
B1
3
köpül
C1
Модел на употреба:
churn [cream] (into butter); churn [butter]
They churned fresh cream to make butter.
Friss tejszínből vajat köpültek.
The recipe uses home-churned butter for extra flavor.
A recept a gazdagabb íz kedvéért házilag köpült vajat használ.
Traditionally, the cream was churned by hand.
Примери за учащи
We churned cream into butter.
Tejszínből vajat köpültünk.
This butter is churned at the farm.
Ez a vaj a farmon, köpüléssel készül.
Честа грешка:
Not used for general mixing; it specifically refers to butter-making (or similar vigorous agitation).
Значение
make butter by mixing cream
Колокации
churn butter
|churn cream
|home-churned butter
|churn the cream
|churned into butter
Синоними
make (General verb; does not include the specific method.)
Антоними
buy (Opposite action: purchasing instead of making.)
Теми
food
|home
Определение
To make butter by mixing cream for a long time.
To make butter by shaking or stirring cream until the fat separates from the liquid.
СЪЩЕСТВИТЕЛНО
B2
4
vajköpülő
C1
Модел на употреба:
a churn; a butter churn
An old wooden churn sat by the fireplace.
Egy régi fa vajköpülő állt a kandalló mellett.
They used a hand churn to make small batches of butter.
Kézi vajköpülőt használtak, hogy kis adagokban készítsenek vajat.
The museum displayed a traditional butter churn.
Примери за учащи
This churn is used to make butter.
Ezt a vajköpülőt vaj készítésére használják.
Честа грешка:
Often needs context; many speakers say 'butter churn' to avoid confusion with other senses.
Значение
a container for making butter
Колокации
butter churn
|wooden churn
|milk churn
|an old churn
|a hand churn
Синоними
butter maker (More descriptive; less common as a single term.)
Теми
food
|home
|history
Определение
A container used to make butter.
A container in which cream is churned to make butter, traditionally operated by a plunger or crank.
СЪЩЕСТВИТЕЛНО
C1
5
Модел на употреба:
the churn of [something]
From the cliff, they watched the churn of the waves below.
A szikláról nézték alattuk a hullámok kavargását.
He missed the city’s constant churn after moving to the countryside.
Miután vidékre költözött, hiányzott neki a város állandó nyüzsgése.
The office had the usual morning churn of meetings and emails.
Примери за учащи
I could hear the churn of the waves.
Hallottam a hullámok kavargását.
Честа грешка:
This is abstract and often needs a 'of' phrase (e.g., 'the churn of traffic').
Значение
turbulent movement or activity
Колокации
the churn of the sea
|the churn of traffic
|constant churn
|the daily churn
Синоними
turmoil (Emphasizes confusion and disorder.)
|
turbulence (Common for air or water movement; more technical sounding.)
Антоними
stability (A condition of steadiness and little change.)
|
calm (Lack of disturbance or activity.)
Теми
nature
|daily_life
Определение
A lot of busy movement and change.
A state of strong, restless movement or rapid, unsettled activity.
ГЛАГОЛ
B2
6
Модел на употреба:
churn up [something]
The horses churned up the field after the rain.
Az eső után a lovak feltúrták a mezőt.
Heavy trucks churned the dirt road into deep ruts.
A nehéz teherautók feltúrták a földutat, mély nyomvályúkat hagyva maguk után.
Kids running through the puddles churned up mud.
Примери за учащи
The car churned up the mud.
Az autó felkavarta a sarat.
Честа грешка:
Usually used with 'up' for this meaning (e.g., 'churn up the mud').
Значение
break up ground by movement
Колокации
churn up mud
|churn up snow
|churn up the ground
|boots churned up
|tire tracks churned up
Синоними
tear up (Stronger; suggests damage or removal.)
|
stir up (More general; can also mean cause trouble.)
Антоними
smooth (To make a surface even and less disturbed.)
Теми
daily_life
|transport
|outdoors
Определение
To make the ground messy by moving through it.
To disturb, break up, or mix something such as soil, mud, or snow by repeated movement.
ГЛАГОЛ
C1
BUSINESS
7
Модел на употреба:
[customers/users/employees] churn; churn [customers]
Many users churn after the free trial ends.
Sok felhasználó lemorzsolódik az ingyenes próbaidőszak lejárta után.
The company changed its onboarding to reduce churn.
A cég átalakította a felhasználói bevezetést, hogy csökkentse a lemorzsolódást.
If support is slow, subscribers churn quickly.
Примери за учащи
Some users churn after one week.
Néhány felhasználó egy hét után lemorzsolódik.
Честа грешка:
In business English, 'churn' often refers to leaving (not just changing). It is commonly uncountable as a process and countable as a rate/number in reports.
Значение
customers leaving a service
Колокации
users churn
|customers churn
|high churn
|reduce churn
|churned in the first month
|churned subscribers
Синоними
leave (General and less technical.)
|
attrit (More formal/technical; often used in HR contexts.)
Антоними
stay (To continue using the service or remain with the company.)
|
retain (Company-focused; to keep customers/users.)
Теми
business
|technology
|work
Определение
When people stop using a service and leave.
To lose customers, users, or employees over time as they stop using a service or leave an organization, often while new ones replace them.
СЪЩЕСТВИТЕЛНО
C1
BUSINESS
8
Модел на употреба:
churn (in [a company/product]); churn among [a group]
The app has low churn compared with its competitors.
Az alkalmazás lemorzsolódási aránya alacsony a versenytársaihoz képest.
We saw a spike in churn after the price increase.
Az áremelés után hirtelen megugrott a lemorzsolódás.
Churn is highest among first-time subscribers.
Примери за учащи
High churn is bad for a business.
A magas lemorzsolódási arány rossz egy vállalkozásnak.
Честа грешка:
Often confused with 'turnover' (which can also mean revenue). In this sense it means people leaving.
Значение
rate or amount of customer loss
Колокации
high churn
|low churn
|monthly churn
|reduce churn
|track churn
|churn problems
|churn is rising
Синоними
attrition (More formal; often used for staff as well as customers.)
|
turnover (Common in business; can also mean sales, so context matters.)
Антоними
retention (Keeping customers/users instead of losing them.)
Теми
business
|technology
|work
Определение
How many customers or users leave over time.
The amount or rate at which customers, users, or employees stop using a service or leave an organization over a period of time.
ГЛАГОЛ
C2
TECHNICAL
9
Модел на употреба:
churn [an account]
The broker was accused of churning the client’s account for commissions.
A brókert azzal vádolták, hogy jutalékért túlzott kereskedést folytatott az ügyfél számláján.
Regulators fined the firm for churning customer portfolios.
A szabályozó hatóságok megbírságolták a céget az ügyfélportfóliók túlforgatása miatt.
Account churning can be hard to prove without trading records.
Честа грешка:
This is a specialized finance meaning; in general contexts, 'churn' usually does not mean 'trade'.
Значение
trade excessively to earn fees
Колокации
churn an account
|account churning
|churn for commissions
|churn trades
Синоними
overtrade (Broader; not necessarily for commissions.)
Антоними
hold (Keeping investments without frequent trading.)
Теми
business
|finance
|law
Определение
To trade too much in a client’s account to make fees.
To carry out excessive buying and selling in a client’s account mainly to generate commissions or fees.
Граматика
Речникова форма
churn
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈɚn/
US/t͡ʃˈɚn/
Срички и ударение
churn (1 сричка)
Stress on 1st syllable (churn)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: churn
- Plural: churns
Verb
- Base: churn
- 3rd Person Singular: churns
- Present Participle: churning
- Past: churned
Семейство думи
Forms
churns
noun
churning
verb
churned
verb
Изрази
churn out
1/t͡ʃˈɚn ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
produce quickly in large quantities
To make many things quickly.
Примери
- The factory churns out thousands of phones a day.
- He churned out three reports in one afternoon.
- Some studios churn out sequels with the same formula.
Примери за учащи
- This factory churns out cars.
- She churned out emails all morning.
churn over
1/t͡ʃˈɚn ˈoʊvɚ/
phrasal verb
think about repeatedly and anxiously
To think about something again and again with worry.
Примери
- She lay awake churning over what she had said.
- He churned the problem over for days without deciding.
- I kept churning over the details and getting more anxious.
churn through
1/t͡ʃˈɚn θɹˈu/
phrasal verb
process or use very quickly
To handle a lot of something quickly.
Примери
- The team churned through hundreds of support tickets in a day.
- The new model churns through data much faster than the old one.
- We churned through our budget in the first quarter.
Примери за учащи
- The computer churned through the data.
churn up
1/t͡ʃˈɚn ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
stir up; bring to the surface
To stir something and make it messy, or to bring back something unpleasant.
Примери
- The tractor churned up mud as it crossed the field.
- The documentary churned up painful memories for her.
- The argument churned up old resentments.
Примери за учащи
- The boots churned up the snow.