van
gb/vˈæn/ us/vˈæn/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 1500
furgon, kisbusz, élvonal, elővéd, él
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
A2
1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
drive [a/an] van
The florist delivered the flowers in a white van.
A virágárus egy fehér furgonnal szállította ki a virágokat.
We rented a van to move our furniture.
Béreltünk egy furgont, hogy elszállítsuk a bútorainkat.
The police loaded the suspects into the back of the van.
A delivery van blocked the entrance for several minutes.
They converted an old van into a camper.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The man drives a blue van.
A férfi egy kék furgont vezet.
We put the boxes in the van.
Beraktuk a dobozokat a furgonba.
She works as a driver for a van.
The van is full of chairs.
A van is bigger than a car.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'van' with 'bus'; a bus is for public passenger transport, while a van is often for goods or small groups.
Σημασία
Large vehicle for transport
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
delivery van
|moving van
|police van
|camper van
|cargo van
Συνώνυμα
truck (Generally refers to a larger, heavier goods vehicle than a van.)
|
minibus (Used for carrying people rather than goods; smaller than a bus.)
Αντώνυμα
car (A smaller vehicle designed mainly for carrying people.)
Θέματα
transportation
|daily life
|work
|travel
|daily_life
Ορισμός
A big vehicle with a roof, used to carry things or people.
A large enclosed motor vehicle used for carrying goods or groups of people.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
C1
2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
in the van of [something]
This company is in the van of renewable energy research.
Ez a vállalat a megújuló energiával kapcsolatos kutatások élvonalában van.
The soldiers marched proudly in the van of the army.
A katonák büszkén meneteltek a hadsereg élén.
She was in the van of the feminist movement.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
Our school is in the van of new teaching ideas.
Iskolánk az új tanítási módszerek élvonalában van.
He is in the van of change.
Ő a változás élén jár.
The group is in the van of science.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may not recognize this meaning and interpret 'van' only as a vehicle.
Σημασία
Front position in movement or activity
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
in the van of progress
|at the van of reform
Συνώνυμα
vanguard (More formal; often used in military or metaphorical contexts.)
Αντώνυμα
rear (The back part of a moving group.)
Θέματα
movement
|leadership
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
The front part of a group of people moving or leading in an activity.
The leading position at the front of a moving group or in an activity or development.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
van
IPA
GB/vˈæn/
US/vˈæn/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
van (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (van)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: van
- Plural: van, vans
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
vans
noun
Related words
Εκφράσεις
in the van of
1/ˈɪn ðə vˈæn əv/
fixed phrase
formal
At the forefront of something
To be at the front or leading part of an activity, movement, or change.
Παραδείγματα
- The organization has always been in the van of civil rights campaigns.
- Scientists here are in the van of space exploration.