collocate
v[I, Ipr]
~ (with sth) (linguistics 语言) (of words) be regularly used together in a language; combine (指词语)经常一起使用; 搭配; 配合
`Weak' collocates with `tea' but `feeble' does not. weak可与tea搭配, 而feeble则不可.
`Weak' and `tea' collocate. weak可与tea相搭配.
🗣️ 情景例句
Marriage is an institution not to be taken lightly.
婚姻是个不能儿戏的体系。
Nothing comes from (or of) nothing.
无风不起浪。
The life forms most likely to develop on a planet would be bacteria.