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a collocation of A and B
collocation 是可数名词，指常连用的词语组合，后接 of 说明组合的成分。
'Heavy rain' is a collocation of the adjective 'heavy' and the noun 'rain'.
“Heavy rain”是形容词“heavy”和名词“rain”的搭配。
搭配；词语搭配
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
搭配；词语搭配
collocation
'Heavy rain' is a collocation of the adjective 'heavy' and the noun 'rain'.
“Heavy rain”是形容词“heavy”和名词“rain”的搭配。
搭配；并置
The grouping or juxtaposition of things, especially words or sounds.
特定组合；具体搭配
Such a specific grouping.
搭配；习惯搭配；共现频率高于随机预期的词语组合,常表示特定语义概念或惯用表达
A sequence of words or terms that co-occur more often than would be expected by chance (i.e., the statistically significant placement of particular words in a language), often representing an established name for, or idiomatic way of conveying, a particular semantic concept.
配置法；通过确定展开式系数使方程在指定点满足条件,从而求得常微分方程近似解的方法
A method of finding an approximate solution of an ordinary differential equation L[y]=0 by determining coefficients in an expansion y(x)=y_0(x)+∑l=0^qαly_l(x) so as to make L[y] vanish at prescribed points; the expansion with the coefficients thus found is the sought approximation.
The teacher asked us to find the correct collocation for the verb 'make'.
老师让我们找出动词“make”的正确搭配。
Learning common collocations will help you sound more natural.
学习常见搭配能帮助你说话更自然。
The dictionary gives many useful collocations for each word.
这本词典为每个单词提供了许多有用的搭配。
collocation 是可数名词，指常连用的词语组合，后接 of 说明组合的成分。
'Heavy rain' is a collocation of the adjective 'heavy' and the noun 'rain'.
“Heavy rain”是形容词“heavy”和名词“rain”的搭配。
form a collocation 表示“形成搭配”，主语是构成搭配的词语。
'Make' and 'mistake' form a common collocation.
“Make”和“mistake”构成一个常见搭配。
Not this
We can collocation these two words.
Use this
We can collocate these two words.
collocation 是名词，动词形式是 collocate；中文的“搭配”既可作名词也可作动词，学习者容易把名词误当动词。应改用动词 collocate，句意不变。
Not this
I need to memorize more collocation.
Use this
I need to memorize more collocations.
collocation 是可数名词，表示“搭配（项）”时用单数或复数。句中 more 后应接可数名词复数 collocations，而不是单数形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
词汇搭配
A lexical collocation is a predictable combination of words.
词汇搭配是词语的可预测组合。
常见搭配
Make a mistake is a common collocation in English.
make a mistake 是英语中的常见搭配。
自然搭配
Good dictionaries show which words form natural collocations.
好的词典会显示哪些词构成自然搭配。
搭配词典
A collocation dictionary helps learners find the right word partner.
搭配词典帮助学习者找到正确的搭配词。
强搭配
Heavy rain is a strong collocation that learners should memorize.
heavy rain 是一个需要学习者记住的强搭配。
Use collocation naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 col-(一起) + location(位置)：词语总在同一位置出现，就是搭配。
语域：formal 常见场景：语言学、词典编纂、语言教学、学术写作 该词指词语在句子中的搭配组合，多用于语言学、词典编纂和语言教学等专业或书面场合；在日常口语中较少见。
All six words rhyme with collocation: each has the stressed vowel /eɪ/ followed by /ʃən/ (location, education, application, communication, vacation, nation). Spelling: most end in -cation; nation is written -ation but pronounced the same at the end. Beware the lookalike verb collocate /ˈkɒləkeɪt/, which ends in /keɪt/, not /keɪʃən/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.