collocate

英 [ˈkɒləkət , ˈkɒləkeɪt]

美 [ˈkɑːləkət , ˈkɑːləkeɪt]

v.  搭配; 连用
n.  搭配词，组合词

复数：collocates　第三人称单数：collocates　现在分词：collocating　过去式：collocated　过去分词：collocated　

牛津词典

verb

• 搭配；连用
  to be often used together in a language
  1. ‘Bitter’ collocates with ‘tears’ but ‘sour’ does not.
     bitter可与tears搭配，而sour则不可。
  2. ‘Bitter’ and ‘tears’ collocate.
     bitter和tears可搭配使用。

柯林斯词典

The noun is pronounced /'kɒləkət/. The verb is pronounced /'kɒləkeɪt/. 名词读作 /'kɒləkət/，动词读作 /'kɒləkeɪt/。


• (语言学中)搭配词，组合词
  In linguistics, acollocateof a particular word is another word which often occurs with that word.
• V-RECIP 搭配;组合
  In linguistics, if one wordcollocates withanother, they often occur together.
  1. 'Detached' collocates with 'house'.
     detached 与 house 搭配使用。

英英释义

verb

• group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
  Synonym:lumpchunk
• have a strong tendency to occur side by side
  1. The words 'new' and 'world' collocate

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