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