ADV.
VERB + EXPERIMENT
PREP.
", - "ADV. successfully
VERB + EXPERIMENT begin to | continue to
PREP. on They experimented successfully on the plants to discover disease-resistant varieties.
| with We have experimented with various different designs of kite.
ADV. successfully
VERB + EXPERIMENT begin to
| continue to
PREP. on They experimented successfully on the plants to discover disease-resistant varieties.
| with We have experimented with various different designs of kite.
ADV.
VERB + EVALUATE
", - " ADV. fully, properly, thoroughly | carefully, systematically The evidence should be carefully evaluated.
| critically | positively The role of stay-at-home mother is more positively evaluated in working-class communities.
VERB + EVALUATE aim to, attempt to, be designed to | help (to) to help evaluate the success of the campaign
| be used to criteria used to evaluate employees' performance
| be difficult to, be hard to
ADV. fully, properly, thoroughly | carefully, systematically The evidence should be carefully evaluated.
| critically | positively The role of stay-at-home mother is more positively evaluated in working-class communities.
VERB + EVALUATE aim to, attempt to, be designed to | help (to) to help evaluate the success of the campaign
| be used to criteria used to evaluate employees' performance
| be difficult to, be hard to
ADJ.
VERB + CONTACT LENS
ADJ.
VERB + CONTACT
PREP.
ADJ.
VERB + CONTACT
ADJ.
VERB + CONTACT
PREP.
ADV.
PHRASES
ADJ.
VERB + CONTRACT
CONTRACT + VERB
CONTRACT + NOUN
PREP.
PHRASES
VERB + CONTRACT
CONTRACT + NOUN
PREP.
", - "", - "contact lens noun
" + "ADJ.
VERB + CONTACT LENS
", + "ADJ. gas-permeable, hard, soft | daily-wear | tinted
\nVERB + CONTACT LENS have in, wear | put in | remove, take out | clean, disinfect | rinse, soak
", + "noun" ], "flags": 0, "guid": "GVd]-_;Owh", @@ -3903,7 +3903,7 @@ "__type__": "Note", "data": "", "fields": [ - "333.3.1", + "333.4.1", "contract", "written agreement", "ADJ.
VERB + CONTRACT
CONTRACT + VERB
CONTRACT + NOUN
PREP.
PHRASES
", @@ -3919,7 +3919,7 @@ "__type__": "Note", "data": "", "fields": [ - "333.3.2", + "333.4.2", "contract", "agreement to kill sb", "VERB + CONTRACT
CONTRACT + NOUN
PREP.
", @@ -3935,7 +3935,7 @@ "__type__": "Note", "data": "", "fields": [ - "333.4.1", + "333.3", "contact", "", "ADV.
\nPHRASES
", @@ -4035,7 +4035,7 @@ "account", "accounts: record of money a business earns/spends", "VERB + ACCOUNT
ACCOUNT + VERB
", - " VERB + ACCOUNT do, keep Try to keep accurate accounts.
| audit, check, look at | submit Your accounts will need to be submitted to the tax office.
ACCOUNT + VERB be in order The accounts are all in order.
> Special page at BUSINESS
VERB + ACCOUNT do, keep Try to keep accurate accounts.
| audit, check, look at | submit Your accounts will need to be submitted to the tax office.
ACCOUNT + VERB be in order The accounts are all in order.
", "noun" ], "flags": 0, @@ -4050,7 +4050,7 @@ "336.1.4", "account", "arrangement with a shop/business", - "ADJ.
VERB + ACCOUNT
PREP.
ADV.
", + "ADJ.
VERB + ACCOUNT
PREP.
", " ADJ. expense (= an arrangement to charge expenses to your own employers) taking clients for expense account lunches
VERB + ACCOUNT have | open I'd like to open an account, please.
| close | pay off, settle It is best to settle the account each month.
| charge sth to, debit (sth from), put sth on Charge this to my account, please.
| credit sth to
PREP. on ~ Ring for a cab on account.
| ~ at/with an account with a large store
account verb
PHRASAL VERBS account for sth
ADV. fully The increase can be fully accounted for.
| partly The differences in achievement between the pupils are partly accounted for by differences in age.
ADV.
ADV. fully The increase can be fully accounted for.
| partly The differences in achievement between the pupils are partly accounted for by differences in age.
ADV.
ADJ.
PREP.
", - " ADV. boldly, confidently, emphatically, forcefully, strongly The report asserts confidently that the industry will grow.
| directly, explicitly | simply He had no real evidence?he simply asserted that what he said was true.
| repeatedly | rightly
ADJ. big, considerable, great, important, invaluable, precious, priceless, real, tremendous, useful, valuable The teachers are the school's biggest asset.
| best, main, major, principal, prize | cultural The tourist industry requires that the country's cultural assets be made more accessible.
| natural Bow windows are a natural asset to any room and should be highlighted.
PREP. ~ to She will be an asset to any school she attends.
ADV.
", + " ADV. boldly, confidently, emphatically, forcefully, strongly The report asserts confidently that the industry will grow.
| directly, explicitly | simply He had no real evidence?he simply asserted that what he said was true.
| repeatedly | rightly
ADJ.
VERB + MANNER
MANNER + VERB
PREP.
PHRASES
", - " ADJ. conventional, customary, normal, standard, time-honoured, traditional, usual | correct You are not approaching the problem in the correct manner.
| appropriate, satisfactory I did my best to behave in the appropriate manner.
| prudent, reasonable, responsible, safe, sensible Chemical waste must be disposed of in an environmentally-responsible manner.
| efficient, productive, profitable | logical, methodical, orderly, rational, systematic | consistent, uniform | objective | arbitrary, haphazard Files have been stored in such a haphazard manner that they are impossible to find.
| professional | constructive, positive The dispute could have been handled in a more constructive manner.
| non-violent, peaceful | straightforward | suspicious He was behaving in a highly suspicious manner.
| light-hearted | casual, easy, informal, leisurely, relaxed | formal | calm | off-hand He answered in such an off-hand manner that I wondered if he'd misheard me.
| confident, decisive | dignified | diffident, mild, quiet, shy | charming, cheerful, friendly, jovial, kindly, pleasant, sympathetic | abrasive, aggressive, arrogant, unfriendly, unpleasant | forthright | brusque, cold | businesslike, no-nonsense His no-nonsense manner gave him the reputation of being a good doctor.
| authoritarian, autocratic, high-handed | condescending, dismissive | authoritative The authoritative manner in which he talked concealed his ignorance.
| bedside, telephone He's a good doctor with a sympathetic bedside manner. She has a very pleasant telephone manner.
VERB + MANNER have | adopt He tends to adopt a condescending manner when talking to young women.
| act in She accused the teacher of not acting in a professional manner.
MANNER + VERB change His manner changed abruptly when he heard how much I wanted.
| conceal sth Her brusque m
| suggest sth He was not as loutish as his manner suggested.
PREP. in a/the ~ The inspectio
n was conducted in a thoroughl
y professional manner.
| in the ~ of He lectured us in the manner of
a headmaster.
| in your ~ Ther
e was something in his manner tha
t I found very irritating
.
PHRASES in a timely manner Al
l claims must be settled in
a professional and timely manner.
| in no uncertain manner He tol
d her in no uncertain manner tha
t her behaviour was unacceptable
.
ADJ. conventional, customary, normal, standard, time-honoured, traditional, usual | correct You are not approaching the problem in the correct manner.
| appropriate, satisfactory I did my best to behave in the appropriate manner.
| prudent, reasonable, responsible, safe, sensible Chemical waste must be disposed of in an environmentally-responsible manner.
| efficient, productive, profitable | logical, methodical, orderly, rational, systematic | consistent, uniform | objective | arbitrary, haphazard Files have been stored in such a haphazard manner that they are impossible to find.
| professional | constructive, positive The dispute could have been handled in a more constructive manner.
| non-violent, peaceful | straightforward | suspicious He was behaving in a highly suspicious manner.
| light-hearted | casual, easy, informal, leisurely, relaxed | formal | calm | off-hand He answered in such an off-hand manner that I wondered if he'd misheard me.
| confident, decisive | dignified | diffident, mild, quiet, shy | charming, cheerful, friendly, jovial, kindly, pleasant, sympathetic | abrasive, aggressive, arrogant, unfriendly, unpleasant | forthright | brusque, cold | businesslike, no-nonsense His no-nonsense manner gave him the reputation of being a good doctor.
| authoritarian, autocratic, high-handed | condescending, dismissive | authoritative The authoritative manner in which he talked concealed his ignorance.
| bedside, telephone He's a good doctor with a sympathetic bedside manner. She has a very pleasant telephone manner.
VERB + MANNER have | adopt He tends to adopt a condescending manner when talking to young women.
| act in She accused the teacher of not acting in a professional manner.
MANNER + VERB change His manner changed abruptly when he heard how much I wanted.
| conceal sth Her brusque m
| suggest sth He was not as loutish as his manner suggested.
PREP. in a/the ~ The inspection was conducted in a thoroughly professional manner.
| in the ~ of He lectured us in the manner of a headmaster.
| in your ~ There was something in his manner that I found very irritating.
PHRASES in a timely manner All claims must be settled in a professional and timely manner.
| in no uncertain manner He told her in no uncertain manner that her behaviour was unacceptable.
ADJ.
VERB + MANNER
PHRASES
", - " ADJ. beautiful, charming, excellent, good, impeccable, nice, perfect It's not good manners to stare at people.
| bad | table His children have no table manners.
VERB + MANNER have | teach sb Didn't your parents teach you any manners?
| learn | forget I'm sorry, I was forgetting my manners. Can I offer you a drink?
PHRASES have the (good) manners to do sth He could at least have had the manners to answer my letter.
| a lack of manners Her lack of manners is quite appalling.
ADJ. beautiful, charming, excellent, good, impeccable, nice, perfect It's not good manners to stare at people.
| bad | table His children have no table manners.
VERB + MANNER have | teach sb Didn't your parents teach you any manners?
| learn | forget I'm sorry, I was forgetting my manners. Can I offer you a drink?
PHRASES have the (good) manners to do sth He could at least have had the manners to answer my letter.
| a lack of manners Her lack of manners is quite appalling.