所謂 Collocations,是詞彙搭配的意思。我們平常會不少生字,但這個字怎麼用?怎麼與其他的宇搭配起來,組成一句道地的英文句子呢?一般的字典,通常是詳細解釋生字的每個含義,但不一定會有例句,也不一定會教懂你怎麼用它們。這時候,你便需要Collocations。
舉例說,Obstacle是「障礙」的意思,多數人都懂,但怎樣寫成一個句子呢?據Oxford Collocations:
- Obstacle可跟以下的形容詞搭配,如 big, chief, main, major; enormous, formidable, serious; impossible, insuperable, insurmountable;
例句:The attitude of the unions is a serious obstacle. / Lack of money has proved an almost insurmountable obstacle. - 也可跟以下的動詞搭配,如 pose, prove, remain; come across, encounter; overcome, remove, surmount;
例句:He was determined to overcome all obstacles in his way. - 與介詞 for, to可作如斯的搭配:Lack for childcare provision can be a major obstacle for women wishing to work. / The huge distances involved have proved an obstacle to communication between villages.
- 它也可以組成片語:an obstacle in the path/way (of sb/sth): The
release of prisoners remains an obstacle in the path of a peace agreement.
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