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