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