Вышел Longman Collocations Dictionary and Thesaurus . Пионером в этом жанре был Oxford English Collocations, но затмил его по объему Longman 5th c 65000 collocations в составе толкового учебного активного словаря. Сейчас Longman выпустил отдельный словарь. Напомню, типичные коллокации- то есть, слово с его типичными соседями ( найденных в базах текстов с сотнями миллионов слов в устной и письменной речи ) , позволяют на среднем и продвинутом уровне, используя эти примеры, расширять свой активный словарный запас максимально естественными словосочетаниями и предложениями, формируя на базе коллокаций, свои примеры. Например, посмотрим на статью SUCCEED Из словаря Longman Collocations Dictionary and Thesaurus succeed /səkˈsiːd/ verb to do what you wanted to do ADVERBS finally/eventually/ultimately succeed I finally succeeded in making contact with him in Rome. almost succeed They planned to destroy the Takeda family, and they almost succeeded. sb/sth has largely succeeded (=mostly succeeded) The police largely succeeded in preventing any more violence. partially/partly succeed The book only partially succeeds in explaining what happened. NOUNS a plan succeeds The plan succeeded and they were able to get the money. talks/negotiations succeed Unless the talks succeed, there is a serious risk of war. an experiment succeeds They kept trying until finally the experiment succeeded. PREPOSITIONS succeed in (doing) sth The climbers succeeded in reaching the top of the mountain. Don’t say that someone succeeds to do sth. PHRASES succeed in your aim/goal/objective/ambition They have succeeded in their goal of reducing the amount of waste. succeed in your attempt to do sth He succeeded in his attempt to become the city’s first black mayor. succeed in business/life/your career The course helps you to develop the skills needed to succeed in business. succeed at school/university/work Do you think that physically attractive people are more likely to succeed at work? be determined to succeed It doesn’t bother me. It just makes me more determined to succeed. succeed against the odds (=succeed, even though it seems likely that you will fail) Some students from poor families succeed against the odds, but they are in a minority. succeed beyond all (sb’s) expectations (=be much more successful than you expected) Joanna’s plan succeeded beyond all expectations. succeed beyond your wildest dreams (=be extremely successful) If he wanted to cause trouble, he has succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. THESAURUS: succeed manage to succeed in doing something, especially something that needs effort. Manage is often used in everyday English instead of succeed: He finally managed to find an apartment near his office. | Eventually I managed to get the lid back on the box. | Don’t worry – I’m sure we can manage somehow. pass test | exam | examination | interview to be successful in a test or interview: She is hoping to pass her driving test on her third attempt. | He passed his exams with flying colours (=he got a very good grade in them). | Diana passed her interview and began teaching at the Vacani dance studio. work plan | idea | drug | treatment | method | system if something works, it succeeds or is effective: Branson is sure that his plan will work. | Nothing is more exciting than seeing your ideas work in the marketplace. | The researchers had no idea if the drug would work. | The study concluded that the treatment works in over 60% of cases. | Lindner believes that he has found a method that works. | We find that this system works well and it avoids many of the usual problems. | Try using hot water – that sometimes works. If someone is successful in their career, or succeeds in doing something difficult, you can say that they make it: When I saw my name above the door, I knew I had made it. They made it to the top of the mountain. If someone achieves something after a lot of effort, you can say that they get there: Don’t worry, you’ll get there in the end. ANTONYMS → fail *** Description: The Longman Collocations Dictionary and Thesaurus is a unique blend of two dictionaries, helping learners of English to choose the correct word and collocation every time. Based on corpus research, this dictionary ensures that you find the correct combination of words to use in every context – the words that a native speaker of English would choose. It also includes the brand-new Academic Collocations List - the most frequent 2500 collocations used in academic English. * 75,000 collocations show the words that occur together in natural English, ideal for Intermediate and Advanced level students (B2-C2) * 80,000 corpus-based examples show how word combinations are used in typical contexts * 7,000 synonyms and antonyms are shown with their typical collocations * Notes on formality and grammar ensure that you produce natural and accurate English every time * Warning notes to highlight wrong collocations that are frequently used by learners of English * Covers British and American English * Integrated thesaurus demonstrating how closely related synonyms are differentiated through collocation * Error notes for commonly misused collocations * Inclusion of the NEW Academic Collocations List - the most frequent 2500 collocations from academic texts.
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