bank
gb/bˈæŋk/ us/bˈæŋk/
A1
Английски
~ 500
Значения
0 значения
Съществително
A1
entity
1
Financial company for money services
A place or company where people keep their money and can borrow money.
Модел на употреба:
[someone] opens an account at [a bank]
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bank' with 'ATM', but an ATM is a machine, not the whole bank.
Синоними
financial institution (More formal and general term covering banks and similar organizations.)
Антоними
credit union (A nonprofit financial cooperative, unlike a commercial bank.)
Колокации
open a bank account
|bank loan
|bank branch
|bank balance
|bank statement
Теми
business
|finance
|daily life
Примери
- 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.
Примери за учащи
- 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.
Съществително
A2
entity
2
Sloping land beside water
The side of a river or lake where the land meets the water.
Модел на употреба:
[someone] sits on [the bank] of [a river/lake]
Честа грешка:
Learners may confuse this with 'beach', which usually means sand by the sea or ocean.
Синоними
shore (Usually used for larger bodies of water like seas and lakes.)
Антоними
riverbed (The bottom of a river, as opposed to its edge.)
Колокации
river bank
|on the bank of the river
|fishing from the bank
Теми
nature
|geography
Примери
- 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.
Примери за учащи
- We sat on the bank of the river.
- The boat is near the bank.
- The bank is covered with grass.
Глагол
B1
action
3
Depend or count on something
To be sure that something will happen and plan based on it.
Модел на употреба:
[someone] banks on [something happening]
Честа грешка:
Learners may think this refers to money in a financial sense because of 'bank'. In this meaning, it's about trust or expectation.
Синоними
rely on (More general term for depending on someone or something.)
Антоними
doubt (To not trust or believe that something will happen.)
Колокации
bank on success
|bank on support
Теми
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- 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.
Примери за учащи
- I bank on my friends to help me.
- He banks on passing the exam.
- They bank on sunny weather.
Съществително
technical
B2
entity
4
Row or group of similar items
A line or group of similar things placed together.
Синоними
row (General term for things arranged in a line.)
Колокации
a bank of switches
|a bank of seats
Теми
technology
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- 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.
Примери за учащи
- 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.
Глагол
B2
action
5
Tilt an aircraft during a turn
When an airplane leans to one side while turning.
Синоними
tilt (General term for leaning to one side.)
Колокации
bank sharply
|bank left
Теми
transportation
|travel
Примери
- 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.
Примери за учащи
- The plane banked left.
- I felt the plane bank during the turn.
- The pilot banked right to change direction.
Граматика
Речникова форма
bank
IPA
GB/bˈæŋk/
US/bˈæŋk/
Срички и ударение
bank (1 сричка)
Stress on 1st syllable (bank)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: bank
- Plural: banks
Verb
- Base: bank
- 3rd Person Singular: banks
- Present Participle: banking
- Past: banked
Семейство думи
Изрази
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.
Примери
- 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.
Примери
- 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.
Примери
- They waved from the other side of the bank.
- We could see animals grazing on the other side of the bank.