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