bank
gb/bˈæŋk/ us/bˈæŋk/
A1
انگلیسی
~ 500
معنیها
۰ معنی
اسم
A1
entity
1
Financial company for money services
A place or company where people keep their money and can borrow money.
الگوی کاربرد:
[someone] opens an account at [a bank]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bank' with 'ATM', but an ATM is a machine, not the whole bank.
هممعنیها
financial institution (More formal and general term covering banks and similar organizations.)
متضادها
credit union (A nonprofit financial cooperative, unlike a commercial bank.)
ترکیبهای رایج
open a bank account
|bank loan
|bank branch
|bank balance
|bank statement
موضوعها
business
|finance
|daily life
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
الگوی کاربرد:
[someone] sits on [the bank] of [a river/lake]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse this with 'beach', which usually means sand by the sea or ocean.
هممعنیها
shore (Usually used for larger bodies of water like seas and lakes.)
متضادها
riverbed (The bottom of a river, as opposed to its edge.)
ترکیبهای رایج
river bank
|on the bank of the river
|fishing from the bank
موضوعها
nature
|geography
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
الگوی کاربرد:
[someone] banks on [something happening]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may think this refers to money in a financial sense because of 'bank'. In this meaning, it's about trust or expectation.
هممعنیها
rely on (More general term for depending on someone or something.)
متضادها
doubt (To not trust or believe that something will happen.)
ترکیبهای رایج
bank on success
|bank on support
موضوعها
daily life
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
هممعنیها
row (General term for things arranged in a line.)
ترکیبهای رایج
a bank of switches
|a bank of seats
موضوعها
technology
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
هممعنیها
tilt (General term for leaning to one side.)
ترکیبهای رایج
bank sharply
|bank left
موضوعها
transportation
|travel
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The plane banked left.
- I felt the plane bank during the turn.
- The pilot banked right to change direction.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
bank
IPA
GB/bˈæŋk/
US/bˈæŋk/
هجاها و تکیه
bank (۱ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (bank)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: bank
- Plural: banks
Verb
- Base: bank
- 3rd Person Singular: banks
- Present Participle: banking
- Past: banked
خانوادهٔ واژه
عبارتها
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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- They waved from the other side of the bank.
- We could see animals grazing on the other side of the bank.