/ˈkɒləkeɪt ||; ˈkɑloˌket/verb [I] collocate (with sth) (used about words 指词) to be often used together in a language 经常搭配使用；组合: ‘Bitter’ collocates with ‘enemies’ but ‘sour’ does not. bitter可和enemies构成词组，sour却不行。 collocate /ˈkɒləkət ||; ˈkɑləkət/ noun [C]:‘Bitter’ and ‘enemies’ are collocates. bitter和enemies可以构成词组。