collocate

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Linguistics

col·lo·cate /ˈkɒləkeɪt $ ˈkɑː-/ verb [intransitive]  SL technical when words collocate, they are often used together and sound natural together 〔词语〕组合，连用，搭配collocate with ‘Enigmatic’ collocates with ‘smile’. enigmatic（神秘的）和smile（微笑）搭配使用。 —collocate /-kət/ noun [countable]→ See Verb tableOrigin collocate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of collocare “to put together”, from com- ( → COM-) + locare ( → LOCATE)

col·lo·cate verbChineseSyllable  

Corpus words sound and often they are used collocate, when together

collocate
col‧lo‧cate /ˈkɒləkeɪt $ ˈkɑː-/ verb [intransitive]technical when words collocate, they are often used together and sound natural together
    collocate with
    ‘Enigmatic’ collocates with ‘smile’.
—collocate /-kət, -kɪt/ noun [countable]

col·lo·cateBrE /ˈkɒləkeɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːləkeɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they collocate BrE /ˈkɒləkeɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːləkeɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it collocates BrE /ˈkɒləkeɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːləkeɪts/ 🔊past simple collocated BrE /ˈkɒləkeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːləkeɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle collocated BrE /ˈkɒləkeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːləkeɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form collocating BrE /ˈkɒləkeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːləkeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] (linguistics 语言学) ~ (with sth) (of words 词语) to be often used together in a language 搭配；连用◆'Bitter' collocates with 'tears' but 'sour' does not. bitter 可与 tears 搭配，而 sour 则不可。🔊🔊◆'Bitter' and 'tears' collocate. bitter 和 tears 可搭配使用。🔊🔊▸ col·lo·cate BrE /ˈkɒləkət/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːləkət/ 🔊 noun◆'Bitter' and 'tears' are collocates. bitter 和 tears 可搭配使用。🔊🔊