collocation
UK/,kɔleˈkeiʃən/US/kɒlә'keiʃәn/
B2
Definitions
n.
(linguistics) A pair or group of words that habitually occur together (e.g. 'heavy rain').
（语言学）词语搭配；固定搭配（如 "heavy rain"）。
n.
The act of placing things side by side; an arrangement of items together.
并置；放在一起的排列。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcol- (together) + loc (place) + -ion = 'a placing together.' Outside linguistics it means any side-by-side arrangement, but learners meet it as a precise term: words that habitually sit next to each other. The 'place' is now a word's neighbourhood, not a physical spot.
Root loc still carries 37 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.common collocation常见搭配
- 2.strong collocation固定搭配
- 3.verb collocation动词搭配
- 4.fixed collocation固定词组
Example Sentences
- 1.
"Make a decision" is a common English collocation.
- 2.
Learning collocations helps you sound more natural.
- 3.
Strong collocations are hard to translate word for word.