van
gb/vˈæn/ us/vˈæn/
A2
Angielski
~ 1500
furgon, kisbusz, élvonal, elővéd, él
RZECZOWNIK
A2
1
Schemat użycia:
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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
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.
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'van' with 'bus'; a bus is for public passenger transport, while a van is often for goods or small groups.
Znaczenie
Large vehicle for transport
Kolokacje
delivery van
|moving van
|police van
|camper van
|cargo van
Synonimy
truck (Generally refers to a larger, heavier goods vehicle than a van.)
|
minibus (Used for carrying people rather than goods; smaller than a bus.)
Antonimy
car (A smaller vehicle designed mainly for carrying people.)
Tematy
transportation
|daily life
|work
|travel
|daily_life
Definicja
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.
RZECZOWNIK
C1
2
Schemat użycia:
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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
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.
Częsty błąd:
Learners may not recognize this meaning and interpret 'van' only as a vehicle.
Znaczenie
Front position in movement or activity
Kolokacje
in the van of progress
|at the van of reform
Synonimy
vanguard (More formal; often used in military or metaphorical contexts.)
Antonimy
rear (The back part of a moving group.)
Tematy
movement
|leadership
|core_vocabulary
Definicja
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.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
van
IPA
GB/vˈæn/
US/vˈæn/
Sylaby i akcent
van (1 sylaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (van)
Formy wyrazu
Noun
- Base: van
- Plural: van, vans
Rodzina wyrazów
Forms
vans
noun
Related words
Wyrażenia
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.
Przykłady
- The organization has always been in the van of civil rights campaigns.
- Scientists here are in the van of space exploration.