van
gb/vˈæn/ us/vˈæn/
A2
Англійська
~ 1500
furgon, kisbusz, élvonal, elővéd, él
ІМЕННИК
A2
1
Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
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.
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'van' with 'bus'; a bus is for public passenger transport, while a van is often for goods or small groups.
Значення
Large vehicle for transport
Словосполучення
delivery van
|moving van
|police van
|camper van
|cargo van
Синоніми
truck (Generally refers to a larger, heavier goods vehicle than a van.)
|
minibus (Used for carrying people rather than goods; smaller than a bus.)
Антоніми
car (A smaller vehicle designed mainly for carrying people.)
Теми
transportation
|daily life
|work
|travel
|daily_life
Визначення
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.
ІМЕННИК
C1
2
Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
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.
Поширена помилка:
Learners may not recognize this meaning and interpret 'van' only as a vehicle.
Значення
Front position in movement or activity
Словосполучення
in the van of progress
|at the van of reform
Синоніми
vanguard (More formal; often used in military or metaphorical contexts.)
Антоніми
rear (The back part of a moving group.)
Теми
movement
|leadership
|core_vocabulary
Визначення
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.
Граматика
Словникова форма
van
IPA
GB/vˈæn/
US/vˈæn/
Склади й наголос
van (1 склад)
Stress on 1st syllable (van)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: van
- Plural: van, vans
Споріднені слова
Forms
vans
noun
Related words
Вирази
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.
Приклади
- The organization has always been in the van of civil rights campaigns.
- Scientists here are in the van of space exploration.