bank
gb/bˈæŋk/ us/bˈæŋk/
A1
Anh
~ 500
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
A1
entity
1
Financial company for money services
A place or company where people keep their money and can borrow money.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] opens an account at [a bank]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bank' with 'ATM', but an ATM is a machine, not the whole bank.
Từ đồng nghĩa
financial institution (More formal and general term covering banks and similar organizations.)
Từ trái nghĩa
credit union (A nonprofit financial cooperative, unlike a commercial bank.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
open a bank account
|bank loan
|bank branch
|bank balance
|bank statement
Chủ đề
business
|finance
|daily life
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
Danh từ
A2
entity
2
Sloping land beside water
The side of a river or lake where the land meets the water.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] sits on [the bank] of [a river/lake]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may confuse this with 'beach', which usually means sand by the sea or ocean.
Từ đồng nghĩa
shore (Usually used for larger bodies of water like seas and lakes.)
Từ trái nghĩa
riverbed (The bottom of a river, as opposed to its edge.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
river bank
|on the bank of the river
|fishing from the bank
Chủ đề
nature
|geography
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- We sat on the bank of the river.
- The boat is near the bank.
- The bank is covered with grass.
Động từ
B1
action
3
Depend or count on something
To be sure that something will happen and plan based on it.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] banks on [something happening]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may think this refers to money in a financial sense because of 'bank'. In this meaning, it's about trust or expectation.
Từ đồng nghĩa
rely on (More general term for depending on someone or something.)
Từ trái nghĩa
doubt (To not trust or believe that something will happen.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
bank on success
|bank on support
Chủ đề
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I bank on my friends to help me.
- He banks on passing the exam.
- They bank on sunny weather.
Danh từ
technical
B2
entity
4
Row or group of similar items
A line or group of similar things placed together.
Từ đồng nghĩa
row (General term for things arranged in a line.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
a bank of switches
|a bank of seats
Chủ đề
technology
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
Động từ
B2
action
5
Tilt an aircraft during a turn
When an airplane leans to one side while turning.
Từ đồng nghĩa
tilt (General term for leaning to one side.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
bank sharply
|bank left
Chủ đề
transportation
|travel
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The plane banked left.
- I felt the plane bank during the turn.
- The pilot banked right to change direction.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
bank
IPA
GB/bˈæŋk/
US/bˈæŋk/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
bank (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (bank)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: bank
- Plural: banks
Verb
- Base: bank
- 3rd Person Singular: banks
- Present Participle: banking
- Past: banked
Họ từ
Cách diễn đạt
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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- They waved from the other side of the bank.
- We could see animals grazing on the other side of the bank.