Chapter 09

动词搭配 collocation

第九章 · 词与词的"自然组合"是英语地道的关键。

9.1 什么是 collocation

Collocation(搭配)指的是英语中"经常一起出现"的词组。比如:

strong tea          √     母语者会说
powerful tea        ×     语法对,但不自然
heavy rain          √     母语者会说
strong rain         ×     语法对,但不自然

Collocation 是英语地道度的核心。语法可以靠规则推,但搭配不能——它必须靠记忆 + 反复输入固化在脑子里。中国学习者常被吐槽"听起来怪怪的",多半不是语法错,而是 collocation 不对。

本章按四个维度展开:make / do / take / have / get 这五大动词的高频搭配、动词 + 介词、形容词 + 介词、名词 + 动词的常见组合。

9.2 make 的 30 个搭配

搭配含义搭配含义
make a decision做决定make a choice做选择
make a mistake犯错make an effort努力
make progress取得进展make sense有道理
make money赚钱make a difference带来改变
make a phone call打电话make plans制定计划
make an appointment预约make a reservation预订
make a suggestion提建议make a comment发表评论
make a noise制造噪音make a mess弄乱
make friends交朋友make peace讲和
make a promise承诺make an excuse找借口
make a living谋生make a fortune发大财
make a bed整理床铺make breakfast / dinner做早/晚餐
make sure确保make up your mind下定决心
make an impression留下印象make a fool of sb让某人出丑
make eye contact眼神接触make a fuss大惊小怪

9.3 do 的 25 个搭配

搭配含义搭配含义
do homework做作业do business做生意
do the dishes洗碗do the laundry洗衣服
do the cleaning打扫do the shopping购物
do exercise锻炼do yoga / sports做瑜伽/运动
do research做研究do an experiment做实验
do a favor帮忙do harm造成伤害
do good做好事do damage造成损害
do justice公正对待do one's best尽力
do a job做一份工作do work工作
do well / badly表现好/差do without没有也行
do nothing什么都不做do something做点事
do an interview做采访do a project做项目
do the math算数
make vs do 的核心差异

大致规律:make 偏向"创造、产生(结果)"——make a cake / make a decision;do 偏向"执行、完成(动作)"——do homework / do the dishes。但不少搭配是固定的,必须靠记。一个简单测试:能用 create / produce 替换的多半用 make;能用 perform / execute 替换的多半用 do。

9.4 take 的 25 个搭配

搭配含义搭配含义
take a bus / train / taxi乘坐take a flight乘飞机
take a shower / bath洗澡take a nap小睡
take a walk散步take a break休息
take a seat坐下take a look看一看
take a photo / picture拍照take notes做笔记
take an exam / test参加考试take a class / course上课
take time花时间take care of照顾
take risk(s)冒险take responsibility承担责任
take advantage of利用take part in参加
take medicine吃药take a deep breath深呼吸
take place发生take action采取行动
take notice注意到take it easy放轻松
take turns轮流

9.5 have 的 25 个搭配

搭配含义搭配含义
have breakfast / lunch / dinner吃早/午/晚餐have a meal吃饭
have a drink喝一杯have coffee / tea喝咖啡/茶
have a meeting开会have a conversation对话
have a discussion讨论have an argument争论
have a baby生孩子have a party办派对
have fun玩得开心have a good time过得愉快
have a problem有问题have an idea有主意
have a chance有机会have a choice有选择
have a cold / fever / headache感冒/发烧/头痛have a feeling有感觉
have a look看一下have an effect on对……有影响
have access to能够获取have time有时间
have an opportunity有机会have an experience有经历
have a relationship有恋爱关系

9.6 get 的 30 个搭配(最广义)

搭配含义
get a job / salary / promotion找到工作/工资/升职
get married / divorced结婚/离婚
get angry / upset / nervous变得生气/沮丧/紧张
get tired / hungry / thirsty变得疲倦/饿/渴
get sick / better / worse生病/好转/恶化
get up / down / off起床/下来/下车
get on / in上车(公车 on,小车 in)
get back / home回来/到家
get lost迷路
get ready / dressed准备好/穿衣
get used to习惯于
get rid of摆脱
get along with相处
get over克服
get through度过
get into / out of陷入/摆脱
get away离开;逃脱
get an email / letter / message收到邮件/信/消息
get a call / text接到电话/短信
get an idea想到
get the joke听懂笑话
get a chance得到机会
get permission获得允许
get help获得帮助
get directions问路
get information获取信息
get a haircut剪头发
get a tan晒黑
get pregnant怀孕
get to know sb逐渐认识某人

9.7 动词 + 介词的 25 个固定搭配

搭配含义
depend on取决于;依赖
rely on依靠
focus on专注于
concentrate on专心于
insist on坚持
decide on决定(具体方案)
consist of由……组成
approve of赞成
think of / about想到/考虑
complain about抱怨
apologize for为……道歉
pay for为……付钱
care for / about关心
apply for申请
wait for等待
look for寻找
look after照顾
look forward to期待
deal with处理
cope with应付
agree with sb / on sth同意
argue with sb / about sth争论
belong to属于
refer to提到;指代
contribute to贡献于

9.8 形容词 + 介词的 25 个搭配

搭配含义
good at擅长
bad at不擅长
interested in对……感兴趣
excited about对……兴奋
worried about担心
nervous about紧张
afraid of害怕
scared of害怕
fond of喜欢(书面)
tired of厌倦
aware of意识到
capable of有能力
famous for因……出名
known for以……闻名
responsible for对……负责
sorry for / about遗憾/对不起
grateful for感激
satisfied with对……满意
happy with对……满意
pleased with对……满意
familiar with熟悉
similar to类似于
different from不同于
addicted to沉迷于
accustomed to习惯于

9.9 名词 + 动词的"自然组合"

一些名词常常和特定动词搭配,单独看每个词都简单,但组合错了就听起来奇怪:

名词常见动词搭配
researchconduct / carry out / do research
experimentconduct / perform / run an experiment
decisionmake / reach / come to a decision
conclusiondraw / reach / come to a conclusion
suggestionmake / offer / accept / reject a suggestion
questionask / answer / raise / pose a question
problemsolve / address / face / cause a problem
goalset / reach / achieve / pursue a goal
opportunityhave / take / miss / seize an opportunity
impressionmake / give / leave an impression
noisemake / cause noise(不是 produce)
lawbreak / obey / pass / enforce a law
promisemake / keep / break a promise
pricepay / charge / set / raise / cut the price
timespend / waste / save / kill time
moneyearn / spend / save / waste / borrow / lend money
triptake / go on / plan / cancel a trip
risktake / run / pose / minimize a risk
argumenthave / win / lose / settle an argument
attentionpay / draw / get attention

9.10 强弱搭配的对照

"形容词 + 名词"也有自然组合。错的搭配显得怪异:

名词地道搭配(强烈)错误搭配
rainheavy rainstrong rain ×
windstrong windheavy wind ×(口语偶见)
tea / coffeestrong tea / coffeepowerful tea ×
trafficheavy trafficstrong traffic ×
argumentstrong argumentheavy argument ×
chancegood chance / slim chancestrong chance ×
desirestrong desire
smokerheavy smoker
sleeperheavy / light sleeper
fightfierce fight
学习方法

收藏一份 collocation 词典,比如 Oxford Collocations Dictionary 或在线的 OZDIC。每次遇到新名词,去查它有哪些常见搭配。背词时把 1-2 个搭配一起背,10 天后你会发现"看似新词"已经长出"自然的联想"。

章末小结

3000 词学完,能不能"说得地道",全看 collocation。这一章把 make/do/take/have/get 五大动词、动词+介词、形容词+介词、名词+动词全部铺开。下一章是收尾——方法论:怎么把这一切真正变成长期记忆。