churn
gb/t͡ʃˈɚn/ us/t͡ʃˈɚn/
B1
英語
felkavar, kavarog, kavarog a gyomra, felfordul a gyomra, köpül, vajköpülő, kavargás, nyüzsgés, feltúr, lemorzsolódik, ügyfeleket veszít, lemorzsolódási arány, lemorzsolódás, túlzott kereskedést folytat, túlforgat
動詞
B2
1
用法パターン：
[something] churns; churn [something]
The storm churned the sea into white foam.
A vihar fehér habbá korbácsolta a tengert.
The mixer churned the batter until it was smooth.
A mixer simára keverte a masszát.
Wheels churned the puddles into muddy water.
学習者向け例文
The water churned under the boat.
A víz kavargott a csónak alatt.
The machine churned the mixture.
A gép kavarta a keveréket.
よくある間違い：
Learners may confuse this with 'turn' (rotate once) rather than continuous violent movement.
意味
stir violently; make foam
コロケーション
churning water
|churning sea
|churning waves
|churn the water
|mud churned up
|a churning river
|churning foam
|churning current
類義語
roil (Suggests a rough, disturbed surface, especially of water.)
|
agitate (More general; can be physical or emotional.)
対義語
calm (To make or become still and not turbulent.)
|
settle (To become quieter or less disturbed.)
テーマ
nature
|daily_life
定義
To move around strongly and repeatedly.
To move or stir something about forcefully and continuously, often so that it becomes frothy or turbulent.
動詞
B2
2
用法パターン：
[someone's] stomach churns; [someone] churns with [emotion]
My stomach churned as the plane hit turbulence.
Kavargott a gyomrom, amikor a repülő turbulenciába került.
The thought of lying to her made his insides churn.
Már a gondolattól is kavargott a gyomra, hogy hazudjon neki.
She read the message again, feeling anger churn into panic.
学習者向け例文
My stomach churned before the exam.
Kavargott a gyomrom a vizsga előtt.
The bad smell made me churn inside.
A rossz szagtól felfordult a gyomrom.
よくある間違い：
Often used intransitively; *'churn my stomach'* is possible but less common than *'my stomach churned'*.
意味
feel sick or anxious
コロケーション
stomach churn
|my stomach churned
|make my stomach churn
|churn with anxiety
|churn with anger
|churn inside
|feel your stomach churn
類義語
writhe (Stronger and more physical; suggests twisting movement.)
|
seethe (Focuses more on anger than nausea.)
対義語
settle (Used of the stomach or emotions becoming calm.)
|
relax (To become less anxious or tense.)
テーマ
health
|emotions
定義
To feel very nervous or sick in your stomach.
To feel disturbed, nauseous, or anxious, as if turning over inside.
動詞
B1
3
köpül
C1
用法パターン：
churn [cream] (into butter); churn [butter]
They churned fresh cream to make butter.
Friss tejszínből vajat köpültek.
The recipe uses home-churned butter for extra flavor.
A recept a gazdagabb íz kedvéért házilag köpült vajat használ.
Traditionally, the cream was churned by hand.
学習者向け例文
We churned cream into butter.
Tejszínből vajat köpültünk.
This butter is churned at the farm.
Ez a vaj a farmon, köpüléssel készül.
よくある間違い：
Not used for general mixing; it specifically refers to butter-making (or similar vigorous agitation).
意味
make butter by mixing cream
コロケーション
churn butter
|churn cream
|home-churned butter
|churn the cream
|churned into butter
類義語
make (General verb; does not include the specific method.)
対義語
buy (Opposite action: purchasing instead of making.)
テーマ
food
|home
定義
To make butter by mixing cream for a long time.
To make butter by shaking or stirring cream until the fat separates from the liquid.
名詞
B2
4
vajköpülő
C1
用法パターン：
a churn; a butter churn
An old wooden churn sat by the fireplace.
Egy régi fa vajköpülő állt a kandalló mellett.
They used a hand churn to make small batches of butter.
Kézi vajköpülőt használtak, hogy kis adagokban készítsenek vajat.
The museum displayed a traditional butter churn.
学習者向け例文
This churn is used to make butter.
Ezt a vajköpülőt vaj készítésére használják.
よくある間違い：
Often needs context; many speakers say 'butter churn' to avoid confusion with other senses.
意味
a container for making butter
コロケーション
butter churn
|wooden churn
|milk churn
|an old churn
|a hand churn
類義語
butter maker (More descriptive; less common as a single term.)
テーマ
food
|home
|history
定義
A container used to make butter.
A container in which cream is churned to make butter, traditionally operated by a plunger or crank.
名詞
C1
5
用法パターン：
the churn of [something]
From the cliff, they watched the churn of the waves below.
A szikláról nézték alattuk a hullámok kavargását.
He missed the city’s constant churn after moving to the countryside.
Miután vidékre költözött, hiányzott neki a város állandó nyüzsgése.
The office had the usual morning churn of meetings and emails.
学習者向け例文
I could hear the churn of the waves.
Hallottam a hullámok kavargását.
よくある間違い：
This is abstract and often needs a 'of' phrase (e.g., 'the churn of traffic').
意味
turbulent movement or activity
コロケーション
the churn of the sea
|the churn of traffic
|constant churn
|the daily churn
類義語
turmoil (Emphasizes confusion and disorder.)
|
turbulence (Common for air or water movement; more technical sounding.)
対義語
stability (A condition of steadiness and little change.)
|
calm (Lack of disturbance or activity.)
テーマ
nature
|daily_life
定義
A lot of busy movement and change.
A state of strong, restless movement or rapid, unsettled activity.
動詞
B2
6
用法パターン：
churn up [something]
The horses churned up the field after the rain.
Az eső után a lovak feltúrták a mezőt.
Heavy trucks churned the dirt road into deep ruts.
A nehéz teherautók feltúrták a földutat, mély nyomvályúkat hagyva maguk után.
Kids running through the puddles churned up mud.
学習者向け例文
The car churned up the mud.
Az autó felkavarta a sarat.
よくある間違い：
Usually used with 'up' for this meaning (e.g., 'churn up the mud').
意味
break up ground by movement
コロケーション
churn up mud
|churn up snow
|churn up the ground
|boots churned up
|tire tracks churned up
類義語
tear up (Stronger; suggests damage or removal.)
|
stir up (More general; can also mean cause trouble.)
対義語
smooth (To make a surface even and less disturbed.)
テーマ
daily_life
|transport
|outdoors
定義
To make the ground messy by moving through it.
To disturb, break up, or mix something such as soil, mud, or snow by repeated movement.
動詞
C1
BUSINESS
7
用法パターン：
[customers/users/employees] churn; churn [customers]
Many users churn after the free trial ends.
Sok felhasználó lemorzsolódik az ingyenes próbaidőszak lejárta után.
The company changed its onboarding to reduce churn.
A cég átalakította a felhasználói bevezetést, hogy csökkentse a lemorzsolódást.
If support is slow, subscribers churn quickly.
学習者向け例文
Some users churn after one week.
Néhány felhasználó egy hét után lemorzsolódik.
よくある間違い：
In business English, 'churn' often refers to leaving (not just changing). It is commonly uncountable as a process and countable as a rate/number in reports.
意味
customers leaving a service
コロケーション
users churn
|customers churn
|high churn
|reduce churn
|churned in the first month
|churned subscribers
類義語
leave (General and less technical.)
|
attrit (More formal/technical; often used in HR contexts.)
対義語
stay (To continue using the service or remain with the company.)
|
retain (Company-focused; to keep customers/users.)
テーマ
business
|technology
|work
定義
When people stop using a service and leave.
To lose customers, users, or employees over time as they stop using a service or leave an organization, often while new ones replace them.
名詞
C1
BUSINESS
8
用法パターン：
churn (in [a company/product]); churn among [a group]
The app has low churn compared with its competitors.
Az alkalmazás lemorzsolódási aránya alacsony a versenytársaihoz képest.
We saw a spike in churn after the price increase.
Az áremelés után hirtelen megugrott a lemorzsolódás.
Churn is highest among first-time subscribers.
学習者向け例文
High churn is bad for a business.
A magas lemorzsolódási arány rossz egy vállalkozásnak.
よくある間違い：
Often confused with 'turnover' (which can also mean revenue). In this sense it means people leaving.
意味
rate or amount of customer loss
コロケーション
high churn
|low churn
|monthly churn
|reduce churn
|track churn
|churn problems
|churn is rising
類義語
attrition (More formal; often used for staff as well as customers.)
|
turnover (Common in business; can also mean sales, so context matters.)
対義語
retention (Keeping customers/users instead of losing them.)
テーマ
business
|technology
|work
定義
How many customers or users leave over time.
The amount or rate at which customers, users, or employees stop using a service or leave an organization over a period of time.
動詞
C2
TECHNICAL
9
用法パターン：
churn [an account]
The broker was accused of churning the client’s account for commissions.
A brókert azzal vádolták, hogy jutalékért túlzott kereskedést folytatott az ügyfél számláján.
Regulators fined the firm for churning customer portfolios.
A szabályozó hatóságok megbírságolták a céget az ügyfélportfóliók túlforgatása miatt.
Account churning can be hard to prove without trading records.
よくある間違い：
This is a specialized finance meaning; in general contexts, 'churn' usually does not mean 'trade'.
意味
trade excessively to earn fees
コロケーション
churn an account
|account churning
|churn for commissions
|churn trades
類義語
overtrade (Broader; not necessarily for commissions.)
対義語
hold (Keeping investments without frequent trading.)
テーマ
business
|finance
|law
定義
To trade too much in a client’s account to make fees.
To carry out excessive buying and selling in a client’s account mainly to generate commissions or fees.
文法
辞書形
churn
IPA
GB/t͡ʃˈɚn/
US/t͡ʃˈɚn/
音節・強勢
churn （1音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (churn)
活用形
Noun
- Base: churn
- Plural: churns
Verb
- Base: churn
- 3rd Person Singular: churns
- Present Participle: churning
- Past: churned
関連語
Forms
churns
noun
churning
verb
churned
verb
表現
churn out
1/t͡ʃˈɚn ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
produce quickly in large quantities
To make many things quickly.
例文
- The factory churns out thousands of phones a day.
- He churned out three reports in one afternoon.
- Some studios churn out sequels with the same formula.
学習者向け例文
- This factory churns out cars.
- She churned out emails all morning.
churn over
1/t͡ʃˈɚn ˈoʊvɚ/
phrasal verb
think about repeatedly and anxiously
To think about something again and again with worry.
例文
- She lay awake churning over what she had said.
- He churned the problem over for days without deciding.
- I kept churning over the details and getting more anxious.
churn through
1/t͡ʃˈɚn θɹˈu/
phrasal verb
process or use very quickly
To handle a lot of something quickly.
例文
- The team churned through hundreds of support tickets in a day.
- The new model churns through data much faster than the old one.
- We churned through our budget in the first quarter.
学習者向け例文
- The computer churned through the data.
churn up
1/t͡ʃˈɚn ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
stir up; bring to the surface
To stir something and make it messy, or to bring back something unpleasant.
例文
- The tractor churned up mud as it crossed the field.
- The documentary churned up painful memories for her.
- The argument churned up old resentments.
学習者向け例文
- The boots churned up the snow.