柯林斯少了个逗号？

原文地址：☞ [2018-03-12] 柯林斯少了个逗号？

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这 examples phrases 是什么东东？读着很是别扭。结合上下文，我觉得 “examples phrases” 应该为 “examples, phrases”。

• 先去 COCA 搜了下，没有结果
• 试着 Google 了下 “examples phrases”，结果大多为：

  • Examples of Phrases and Clauses:

• Phrases examples
• ……

倒确实找到一个 examples phrases 例子。

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只有标题里用了 examples phrases ，正文里都是 example phrases ，所以有理由相信是 typo 。

某本书有这样的句子：

A statistical table of the selected nouns, giving the number of senses, examples, phrases, idioms and translation equivalents, can be seen in Table 5.4.

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To Define and Inform: An Analysis of Information Provided in Dictionaries Used by Learners of English in China and Denmark

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