Collocations Flashcards
concern about
concern about
example: The USA is still not a highly infected country, but there are concerns about whether public health care is prepared.
related to
related to
example: The physicist had started studying the gravitational waves because they are related to fast-spinning.
escape from
escape from
example: This type of black hole is not common, so nothing can escape from them.
risk + + of
The writer’s viewpoint centers on the risk to workers of lost job opportunities due to automation of labor and artificial intelligence.
instead of
instead of + noun
I’ll have tea instead of coffee.
instead coffee
instead of + a name
I’ll go instead of Jack.
instead Jack
instead of + pronoun you, us, etc.
I’ll go instead of him.
instead him
instead of + verb + -ing.
He went alone instead of waiting for me.
concentrate on
concentrate on
continue to
continue to
might + + to
An increase of workers with the same abilities such as coding might lead to an imbalance in the market
be worth
The healthcare crisis is critical to solve and it will be worth the resources invested in the improvements
solution to
a single-payer healthcare system can be the solution to a lot of problems with the current system.
is the key to
However, the speaker brings up that the lack of dead bodies is the key to knowing that the otters have been killed.
increase in
an increase in workers with the same abilities, such as coding, might lead to an imbalance in the market
holds that + verb ing
make it difficult to
There are factors such as its harsh atmosphere, the sun radiation, and logistical problems that will make it difficult to colonize Mars.
possibilities of + verb ing
The lecturer rebuts his thesis by stating that possibilities of finding life in space are astronomically low.
