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郎5英英、朗5双解和朗6英英的 accident 词条中,Common Errors「常见错误」栏目注明如下:( P Z! m+ G5 u
COMMON ERRORS
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但是同样在这三本朗当中,本身就存在 a small accident 搭配的例子:( g) D! A q/ L) }- K
bump2 词条下的释义2 u, `+ g! u' a" D6 I) A
4. informal a small accident in which your car hits something but you are not hurt " n8 _5 ~6 o' W! h
mishap 词条下的释义
7 ]: Q( \4 J. R% I( ?, Ha small accident or mistake that does not have very serious results 7 G& B2 n* {- e& U. W& h: w
这就让人摸不着头脑了。继续查 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English,第一版里 accident 词条下倒确实没列出 small 的搭配。但是第二版里却有:
. b1 I' l8 S+ n& p! X• ADJECTIVE bad, dreadful (esp. BrE), horrible, horrific (esp. BrE), major, nasty, serious, terrible, tragic, unfortunate | deadly (AmE), fatal a fatal road ~ | minor, slight, small | bizarre, freak Their boat sank in a freak ~. ! G% N n8 T3 Q3 z# m. C
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--> 查牛津高阶7,8,9,其中的 mishap 的释义中也均出现了 a small accident 的用法。
& p% A+ ^" f }--> 另外,BYU-BNC 和 BYU-COCA 里搜 small accident,各有三个结果。% i5 `" n; q. w& R, w
--> 顺道还查了坛子里下载的 Longman Dictionary of Common Errors,发现 accident 词条下的例子是"a big accident"错误,而"a serious accident"正确,没有举 small 的例子:
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Her car was involved in a serious accident.
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- h( [5 m; C4 [/ m3 ?, G/ W那么问题来了,作为英语非母语者,正式/非正式场合下,a small accident 这个搭配究竟可以使用吗?抑或用是可以用,但是不建议?为什么不建议?(为什么词典里自己都这么用?) |
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