Speaker 0 | 00:00.000
Hey everybody and welcome back to another deep dive with us.
Speaker 1 | 00:02.742
Glad to be back.
Speaker 0 | 00:03.603
Today we’re going to be looking at some more collocations in English.
Speaker 1 | 00:06.705
Sounds good.
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So for all of you out there listening, as always, collocations are those phrases, you know those word pairings that just sound right together. Right. And they can be tricky.
Speaker 1 | 00:20.517
They can be.
Speaker 0 | 00:21.217
Especially for people learning English as a second language. Yeah,
Speaker 1 | 00:24.240
absolutely.
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Because that’s why we do these deep dives.
Speaker 1 | 00:26.642
It’s not always obvious.
Speaker 0 | 00:28.003
Right, to kind of help. You know, give you some more natural ways to speak.
Speaker 1 | 00:31.221
Yeah, for sure.
Speaker 0 | 00:32.041
So you can sound more fluent.
Speaker 1 | 00:33.322
Fluent and natural. Right. Yeah.
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All right. So our first collocation today is dispose of.
Speaker 1 | 00:41.908
Oh, dispose of.
Speaker 0 | 00:42.909
Now, when you think of, dispose of what comes to mind.
Speaker 1 | 00:45.951
Well, probably like garbage, right?
Speaker 0 | 00:47.692
Yeah, exactly. Like dispose of your trash.
Speaker 1 | 00:50.294
Or something you don’t want.
Speaker 0 | 00:51.334
Right. Or like an old appliance. Yeah. Something like that.
Speaker 1 | 00:53.816
Exactly.
Speaker 0 | 00:54.316
But it can also be used in other contexts. More kind of abstract ways. We have dispose of assets, dispose of evidence.
Speaker 1 | 01:03.059
Oh, yeah, that’s a good one.
Speaker 0 | 01:04.940
Even illegally dispose of something.
Speaker 1 | 01:06.902
Yeah, so there’s that kind of legal element to it as well.
Speaker 0 | 01:09.624
Right, and so when you see it used in those contexts, it takes on a slightly different meaning.
Speaker 1 | 01:13.487
It does, yeah.
Speaker 0 | 01:14.508
It’s not just about throwing something away.
Speaker 1 | 01:16.169
No, it’s more like getting rid of something that might be problematic or that you don’t want people to know about. Right,
Speaker 0 | 01:23.415
it’s like… Hiding something.
Speaker 1 | 01:25.148
Yeah, or covering something up.
Speaker 0 | 01:27.170
Yeah, covering something up, exactly.
Speaker 1 | 01:28.651
And it can even have kind of a negative connotation, like you said, illegally dispose of something.
Speaker 0 | 01:32.675
Right, yeah, because you’re doing something wrong.
Speaker 1 | 01:34.597
Exactly. Yeah. But then we have well-disposed towards, which throws a completely different vibe.
Speaker 0 | 01:41.002
It does,
Speaker 1 | 01:41.482
yeah. It doesn’t have anything to do with getting rid of something. Not at all. What does that one mean?
Speaker 0 | 01:46.307
That one means… to have like a positive feeling towards something. Oh, okay. So, you know, if you’re well disposed towards an idea, you’re in favor of it. Oh, so you kind of like it.
Speaker 1 | 01:55.574
You like it,
Speaker 0 | 01:56.135
yeah. You’re open to it.
Speaker 1 | 01:57.156
Exactly.
Speaker 0 | 01:57.716
Okay, interesting. So the same word dispose can have these really different meanings.
Speaker 1 | 02:01.799
Yeah, and that’s what’s so cool about collocations, right?
Speaker 0 | 02:04.742
Yeah, it’s like depending on…
Speaker 1 | 02:05.863
The context changes everything.
Speaker 0 | 02:07.684
Right, the words around it. Exactly. It can completely change the meaning. Totally. Okay, well, let’s move on to our next collocation, which is slippery.
Speaker 1 | 02:16.111
Slippery. Slippery.
Speaker 0 | 02:17.032
So, of course, when we think of slippery, we think of like a slippery surface.
Speaker 1 | 02:20.494
Right. Like a wet floor.
Speaker 0 | 02:21.875
Yeah. Or like slippery conditions. Yeah.
Speaker 1 | 02:23.937
Icy road.
Speaker 0 | 02:24.677
Right. But slippery can also be used to describe something that’s hard to grasp. Okay. You know, either physically or metaphorically.
Speaker 1 | 02:33.283
So not just something you can’t literally hold on to. Right. But like an idea or a concept.
Speaker 0 | 02:39.707
Exactly. Like, for example, we have the phrase slippery customer.
Speaker 1 | 02:43.030
Oh, a slippery customer.
Speaker 0 | 02:44.991
You ever heard that one?
Speaker 1 | 02:45.972
I have heard that one. What does that mean?
Speaker 0 | 02:47.792
So a slippery customer is someone who’s like unreliable, untrustworthy, maybe a little bit shady. You know, they might try to cheat you or they can’t be trusted. Right. They can’t be trusted.
Speaker 1 | 03:01.416
Interesting.
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So it’s like they’re slippery.
Speaker 1 | 03:03.176
They are slippery.
Speaker 0 | 03:04.097
You can’t quite pin them down.
Speaker 1 | 03:05.157
Yeah, you can’t pin them down. Dude.
Speaker 0 | 03:06.758
And then. That’s a good one.
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There’s also the expression slippery slope.
Speaker 0 | 03:10.919
Oh, slippery slope. That’s a good one.
Speaker 1 | 03:12.919
Have you ever heard that one?
Speaker 0 | 03:14.180
I have heard that one. What is that? So a slippery slope is like when you start down a path. Uh-huh. And it’s like one small step can lead to a series of like increasingly negative consequences. Oh,
Speaker 1 | 03:26.026
like a chain reaction?
Speaker 0 | 03:27.267
Yeah, exactly. Okay. So it’s often used as like a warning.
Speaker 1 | 03:30.428
Right. Don’t do this.
Speaker 0 | 03:32.209
Right. You’ll end up.
Speaker 1 | 03:34.230
You’ll end up in a bad place.
Speaker 0 | 03:35.351
In a bad place. Yeah. I see. It’s a way of kind of like visualizing that potential danger.
Speaker 1 | 03:39.713
Okay. Yeah. That’s a good one.
Speaker 0 | 03:41.554
Okay. Our next collocation is. temptation.
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Temptation.
Speaker 0 | 03:47.517
And I think this is something that we can all relate to. I think so too. So we have tempt someone with something. Be tempted to do something. And then the classic resist temptation. Yes.
Speaker 1 | 03:57.819
The struggle is real. Right.
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Temptation is all about like.
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All about those desires.
Speaker 0 | 04:02.501
Right. Those desires.
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Those things that are calling to us.
Speaker 0 | 04:05.441
Right. That are calling to us.
Speaker 1 | 04:06.482
Even though we know we shouldn’t.
Speaker 0 | 04:08.862
Right. And sometimes it’s so hard to resist those temptations.
Speaker 1 | 04:12.423
Oh it’s so hard.
Speaker 0 | 04:13.652
Right. And then we have irresistible temptation.
Speaker 1 | 04:16.272
Oh,
Speaker 0 | 04:16.792
yeah. Which is like next level temptation.
Speaker 1 | 04:18.673
It’s the worst.
Speaker 0 | 04:19.893
Right? It’s like, you know, you can’t say no.
Speaker 1 | 04:22.534
You just can’t.
Speaker 0 | 04:23.334
And then there’s constant temptation. Yeah. Which is like.
Speaker 1 | 04:26.395
Oh, that’s rough.
Speaker 0 | 04:27.535
It’s always there. It’s always lurking.
Speaker 1 | 04:29.176
Always lurking. Yeah.
Speaker 0 | 04:30.156
And then we have tempting proposition. Oh,
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yeah.
Speaker 0 | 04:33.597
So a tempting proposition is like.
Speaker 1 | 04:35.317
Like an offer you can’t refuse.
Speaker 0 | 04:36.858
Right. It’s like an offer that’s so good.
Speaker 1 | 04:38.838
That’s so good.
Speaker 0 | 04:40.198
That it’s. Really hard to say no. Yeah. Even if you know deep down.
Speaker 1 | 04:44.472
Even if you know you shouldn’t.
Speaker 0 | 04:45.873
Maybe you shouldn’t. Yeah. Okay. Let’s move on to a little bit more of a, yeah, a more intense emotion. Okay. Revenge. Revenge. So we have seek revenge, take revenge, and swear revenge.
Speaker 1 | 04:57.277
Ooh, swear revenge.
Speaker 0 | 04:58.658
So revenge is all about like.
Speaker 1 | 05:00.159
Getting back at someone.
Speaker 0 | 05:01.479
Right. Retaliation.
Speaker 1 | 05:02.700
Yeah. For something they did to you. Right. That feeling of I’ll get you back.
Speaker 0 | 05:06.401
Yeah. You wronged me. Yeah. And I’m going to get you back.
Speaker 1 | 05:08.922
Exactly.
Speaker 0 | 05:09.955
And it can be like a really powerful, motivating force.
Speaker 1 | 05:12.377
It can be.
Speaker 0 | 05:13.157
You know, in stories and movies.
Speaker 1 | 05:14.939
Yeah, we see it all the time.
Speaker 0 | 05:16.019
Right. It’s like a classic theme.
Speaker 1 | 05:17.280
It is a classic theme.
Speaker 0 | 05:18.281
Yeah. Okay. So let’s switch gears a little bit and talk about hazard. Hazard. So hazard is all about danger or risk. Okay. So we have health hazard. Right. Fire hazard. Yeah. Environmental hazard. Uh-huh. So it’s like anything that could potentially. Cause harm. Yeah. Cause harm or damage. Yeah. And it’s important to be aware of hazards. Oh,
Speaker 1 | 05:37.717
for sure.
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So that we feel.
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Delete them.
Speaker 0 | 05:39.819
Avoid them or take precautions. Right. Right. And there are certain things that are like, you know, it’s especially hazardous.
Speaker 1 | 05:45.980
Right. Extra hazardous.
Speaker 0 | 05:47.301
Like hazardous waste. Right. Hazardous material. Yeah. Yeah. These are things that, you know.
Speaker 1 | 05:51.962
You have to be really careful with.
Speaker 0 | 05:53.362
Right. And be super careful with. Yeah. Because they can cause serious harm.
Speaker 1 | 05:57.184
Absolutely.
Speaker 0 | 05:58.584
Okay. Let’s move on to a more positive emotion. Okay. Which is affection.
Speaker 1 | 06:02.265
Affection.
Speaker 0 | 06:03.045
So we have feel affection, express affection. and deep affection. Okay. So affection is all about those feelings of warmth. Yeah. Warmth, care and love that we have for other people. Right. Other people. Yeah. Animals. Even places.
Speaker 1 | 06:19.390
That’s interesting.
Speaker 0 | 06:20.650
Right. And there are so many different ways to express affection.
Speaker 1 | 06:24.211
There are. Yeah.
Speaker 0 | 06:25.351
You know from a simple hug. Yeah. To like a grand gesture. Right. And we can have genuine affection for someone which is like a sincere feeling. Uh huh. Or mutual affection. Mm. Which means that Both people.
Speaker 1 | 06:38.927
Both people feel it.
Speaker 0 | 06:40.248
Right. Feel the same way.
Speaker 1 | 06:41.229
Oh, that’s nice.
Speaker 0 | 06:42.410
Right. And sometimes we have affection for someone even if we don’t always express it.
Speaker 1 | 06:46.133
Right. Sometimes it’s unspoken.
Speaker 0 | 06:47.614
Right. It’s just there. Yeah. Okay. Well, let’s move on to a word that evokes a sense of abundance.
Speaker 1 | 06:52.017
Abundance.
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Ample. Ample. So we have ample time.
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Ample time.
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Ample space.
Speaker 1 | 06:58.562
Ample space.
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Ample parking.
Speaker 1 | 07:01.404
Ample parking. That’s always good.
Speaker 0 | 07:04.246
Right. Wouldn’t that be nice? It would be. So ample means.
Speaker 1 | 07:06.768
More than enough.
Speaker 0 | 07:08.049
Right. Having more than enough of something.
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Like you don’t have to worry.
Speaker 0 | 07:11.311
Right. Like you’re not lacking.
Speaker 1 | 07:12.592
Yeah. You’re good to go.
Speaker 0 | 07:13.693
Exactly. Okay. Well, let’s move on to a word that implies a sense of authority.
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Okay.
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Authorize.
Speaker 1 | 07:21.338
Authorize.
Speaker 0 | 07:21.998
So we have authorize payment, authorize access, and authorize a transaction. Okay. So authorize means to like.
Speaker 1 | 07:29.164
To give permission.
Speaker 0 | 07:30.084
Yeah. To give permission or approval.
Speaker 1 | 07:31.665
Yeah. Officially.
Speaker 0 | 07:32.626
Right. So it’s like. When you authorize a payment and the transaction goes through or when you authorize access and someone can like.
Speaker 1 | 07:38.249
Get into a system.
Speaker 0 | 07:39.170
Right. Get into a building or a system or something.
Speaker 1 | 07:40.911
Yeah. Like you have the power to do that. Right. That’s cool.
Speaker 0 | 07:44.473
OK. Well let’s talk about a word that often comes up in situations where people have different opinions or goals.
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OK.
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Compromise.
Speaker 1 | 07:52.037
Compromise.
Speaker 0 | 07:52.797
So we have compromise agreement compromise solution and compromise position. OK. So compromise is all about finding.
Speaker 1 | 07:59.681
A middle ground.
Speaker 0 | 08:00.461
Right. That middle ground. Yeah. Where everyone is like. somewhat happy yes somewhat happy yeah nobody gets everything they want right it’s like you you give a little you meet in the middle right you meet in the middle exactly okay let’s explore a word that evokes a sense of renewal okay revive revive so we have revive a tradition revive
Speaker 1 | 08:19.875
an old custom and revive an economy oh wow so it can be used for lots of different things not just like a person so revive means to you
Speaker 0 | 08:29.383
bring something back to life.
Speaker 1 | 08:30.643
Okay.
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Or to restore it to its former glory.
Speaker 1 | 08:32.744
Like it was fading away and now it’s back.
Speaker 0 | 08:34.785
Right. Like breathing new life into something.
Speaker 1 | 08:37.826
I like that.
Speaker 0 | 08:39.107
And finally, let’s delve into a word that conjures up images of mystery and intrigue. Disguise.
Speaker 1 | 08:44.909
Disguise.
Speaker 0 | 08:45.709
So we have clever disguise, perfect disguise, and under a disguise.
Speaker 1 | 08:50.812
That one.
Speaker 0 | 08:51.472
So disguise is all about…
Speaker 1 | 08:53.293
Hiding who you are.
Speaker 0 | 08:54.873
Yeah. Concealing your true identity or your intentions.
Speaker 1 | 08:57.755
Right. Like a secret identity. Exactly. Like a superhero.
Speaker 0 | 09:00.837
Yeah. Or like a spy. Yeah. And sometimes we even try to disguise the truth.
Speaker 1 | 09:04.940
Oh, to protect ourselves.
Speaker 0 | 09:06.180
Like to protect ourselves or to mislead others.
Speaker 1 | 09:09.303
Yeah. To hide the facts.
Speaker 0 | 09:10.864
Right.
Speaker 1 | 09:11.404
Interesting.
Speaker 0 | 09:11.885
So it’s a word that’s often associated with deception and secrecy.
Speaker 1 | 09:15.347
It is. Yeah.
Speaker 0 | 09:16.488
Well, we’ve certainly covered a lot of ground with these first few collocations.
Speaker 1 | 09:19.270
We have. It’s been fun.
Speaker 0 | 09:20.851
And it’s amazing how much depth and nuance these word pairings add to the English language.
Speaker 1 | 09:25.834
Yeah. They really do.
Speaker 0 | 09:27.115
They really do.
Speaker 1 | 09:27.876
It’s amazing.
Speaker 0 | 09:28.737
So I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling ready for more.
Speaker 1 | 09:31.060
Me too. Let’s keep going.
Speaker 0 | 09:32.541
Stay tuned as we uncover even more linguistic treasures in the next part of our deep dive.
Speaker 1 | 09:37.867
I’m ready for more collocations.
Speaker 0 | 09:39.569
Okay, great. Let’s, uh… Let’s jump right back in. So our next collocation is virtual.
Speaker 1 | 09:45.112
Virtual. Okay.
Speaker 0 | 09:46.693
And this is a word that has really become like integral to our modern lives.
Speaker 1 | 09:51.896
It really has, especially since the pandemic, right?
Speaker 0 | 09:54.358
Yeah, exactly.
Speaker 1 | 09:55.018
Everything went virtual.
Speaker 0 | 09:55.919
Yeah. Everything’s virtual now. Yeah. And we have, you know, virtual reality, virtual world, virtual tour.
Speaker 1 | 10:02.422
Oh, yeah.
Speaker 0 | 10:04.363
It’s amazing how technology has like created these digital spaces. Is. That kind of mimic.
Speaker 1 | 10:12.048
Mimic real life.
Speaker 0 | 10:13.069
Yeah, real life experiences. Yeah. So what does virtual actually mean? Like how would you define that?
Speaker 1 | 10:18.233
Well, I guess anything that exists electronically. Okay. Like it’s not physically there. Right. But it’s like a simulation.
Speaker 0 | 10:24.879
Right. It’s a representation.
Speaker 1 | 10:26.320
Like a representation of something real.
Speaker 0 | 10:27.781
Exactly. Yeah. And it’s pretty amazing how these virtual experiences can like.
Speaker 1 | 10:33.105
Expand our world.
Speaker 0 | 10:34.066
Yeah, expand our horizons. Yeah. Without us ever having to leave our homes.
Speaker 1 | 10:38.310
It’s true. You can go. anywhere.
Speaker 0 | 10:40.011
Right. Do anything.
Speaker 1 | 10:40.912
You can travel the world. Yeah. You can go to space.
Speaker 0 | 10:43.894
Learn new things.
Speaker 1 | 10:44.895
Yeah. It’s amazing.
Speaker 0 | 10:45.896
It’s pretty incredible. Yeah. Okay. Well, let’s move on to a word that conveys a lack of interest or concern. Indifferent.
Speaker 1 | 10:54.943
Indifferent.
Speaker 0 | 10:56.224
So we have indifferent attitude, indifferent response, and remain indifferent.
Speaker 1 | 11:01.569
Yeah. That sounds pretty cold.
Speaker 0 | 11:03.971
Yeah. It can be a little bit.
Speaker 1 | 11:05.392
You don’t care.
Speaker 0 | 11:06.313
Yeah. It’s like apathy.
Speaker 1 | 11:07.694
Apathy.
Speaker 0 | 11:08.375
Right, like a lack of…
Speaker 1 | 11:09.195
Enthusiasm?
Speaker 0 | 11:10.415
Yeah, enthusiasm, interest, concern. Yeah. It’s like a shrug of the shoulders. A big mmm. Right, exactly. And it can be pretty frustrating.
Speaker 1 | 11:17.818
It can be.
Speaker 0 | 11:18.519
You know, if you’re like trying to engage with someone. Right,
Speaker 1 | 11:20.660
and they just don’t care.
Speaker 0 | 11:21.780
And they’re just like indifferent.
Speaker 1 | 11:23.381
Yeah, it’s like talking to a wall.
Speaker 0 | 11:24.861
Exactly. Yeah. Okay, well let’s shift gears again and talk about magnify.
Speaker 1 | 11:29.243
Magnify, okay.
Speaker 0 | 11:30.744
So magnify can make things seem bigger or more intense.
Speaker 1 | 11:34.686
Oh, okay.
Speaker 0 | 11:35.346
So we have magnify the effect. Magnify the sound and magnify the problem.
Speaker 1 | 11:40.068
So are we talking about like a magnifying glass?
Speaker 0 | 11:42.790
Well, it can be literal like that. Okay. You know, like using a magnifying glass to see something.
Speaker 1 | 11:47.752
To make it bigger.
Speaker 0 | 11:48.773
Yeah, to make it bigger. But it can also be metaphorical. Okay. Like you can magnify the importance of something. Oh, I see. Or magnify a problem.
Speaker 1 | 11:56.497
To make it seem worse.
Speaker 0 | 11:57.718
Right, to make it seem bigger than it actually is.
Speaker 1 | 11:59.779
Oh, that’s interesting.
Speaker 0 | 12:00.819
Yeah, so it could be used in both ways. I see. And sometimes magnifying a problem can actually be helpful. Oh, how so? Because it can help you like see it more clearly. Okay. And address it more effectively.
Speaker 1 | 12:11.814
Yeah. If you see the big picture. Right. You can tackle it better.
Speaker 0 | 12:14.637
Exactly. But other times it can just lead to like unnecessary anxiety.
Speaker 1 | 12:19.180
Right. If you’re making a big deal out of nothing.
Speaker 0 | 12:21.742
Right. Exactly. Yeah. Okay. Well, let’s move on to a word that celebrates achievement and excellence. Okay. Excel.
Speaker 1 | 12:29.328
Excel.
Speaker 0 | 12:30.089
So we have excel in academics. Okay. Excel in business. Excel in creativity.
Speaker 1 | 12:35.613
So this is all about being. Good at something.
Speaker 0 | 12:38.251
Yeah, it’s about like surpassing expectations.
Speaker 1 | 12:40.933
Like going above and beyond.
Speaker 0 | 12:42.254
Right, going above and beyond. Yeah. Achieving like a level of mastery, you know, in a particular area. I see. And it’s always inspiring to see people like excelling in their chosen fields. It is. Yeah, whether it’s sports or music or science or whatever.
Speaker 1 | 12:55.483
It’s motivating.
Speaker 0 | 12:56.584
Yeah, it’s really motivating. Yeah. Okay, our final collocation for this part is sustain.
Speaker 1 | 13:02.768
Sustain.
Speaker 0 | 13:04.109
And this is a word that has multiple shades of meaning.
Speaker 1 | 13:06.671
Okay.
Speaker 0 | 13:07.571
So we have sustain a business, sustain growth and sustain an injury. Oh,
Speaker 1 | 13:14.434
wow. So it can be both positive and negative.
Speaker 0 | 13:18.356
Right. It can be. Interesting. So sustain can mean to like support or maintain something. Okay. Like sustaining a healthy lifestyle. Yeah. Or sustaining a conversation.
Speaker 1 | 13:27.800
Keeping it going.
Speaker 0 | 13:28.680
Right. Keeping it going. But it can also mean to like endure something difficult. Right. Like. sustaining a loss or sustaining an injury.
Speaker 1 | 13:36.292
Like you’re going through something tough.
Speaker 0 | 13:37.513
Right. And you have to kind of like bear it.
Speaker 1 | 13:39.274
You have to get through it.
Speaker 0 | 13:40.235
Yeah. You have to get through it. Okay. And then in an environmental context, we talk about sustaining the environment. Oh. Which means like taking actions to protect and preserve our planet.
Speaker 1 | 13:50.622
For the future. Right.
Speaker 0 | 13:51.582
For future generations. That’s important. Is really important. Yeah. So it’s a very versatile word. It is. With a lot of different meanings.
Speaker 1 | 13:58.327
Wow. I’m learning a lot about sustain today.
Speaker 0 | 14:01.109
Me too. Yeah. It’s a really interesting word.
Speaker 1 | 14:03.651
It is.
Speaker 0 | 14:04.571
Okay, well, that’s it for part two.
Speaker 1 | 14:06.012
Wow, that went by fast.
Speaker 0 | 14:08.233
I know, right?
Speaker 1 | 14:09.134
We’ve covered a lot of ground.
Speaker 0 | 14:10.614
We have, but we’re not done yet. Oh,
Speaker 1 | 14:12.375
there’s more?
Speaker 0 | 14:12.936
There’s one more part to go. Okay,
Speaker 1 | 14:14.356
I can’t wait.
Speaker 0 | 14:15.077
So stay tuned for the final part of our deep dive. All right, we’re back for the final part of our collocation deep dive.
Speaker 1 | 14:23.181
I’m ready to wrap it up.
Speaker 0 | 14:24.222
Me too. Let’s do it. Okay. Okay, so our first collocation for this part is…
Speaker 1 | 14:28.944
Let’s see.
Speaker 0 | 14:29.845
Virtual. Oh,
Speaker 1 | 14:30.625
virtual again.
Speaker 0 | 14:31.546
Yeah, we kind of touched on it in the last part.
Speaker 1 | 14:33.207
We did,
Speaker 0 | 14:33.547
yeah. But let’s delve a little deeper. Okay. So we have virtual reality, virtual tour.
Speaker 1 | 14:39.453
Right, all those things we can experience from our couch.
Speaker 0 | 14:42.355
Exactly. And it’s pretty mind-blowing when you think about it. It is. Like technology has come so far. Yeah. That we can now like experience things that might not even be physically possible or accessible.
Speaker 1 | 14:54.307
Right, like you can go to the bottom of the ocean.
Speaker 0 | 14:56.385
Yeah, or you can fly through space.
Speaker 1 | 14:57.845
Or you can even time travel.
Speaker 0 | 14:59.286
Yeah, it’s pretty incredible. It is. So it’s like we’re expanding the boundaries of our reality.
Speaker 1 | 15:04.109
In a way,
Speaker 0 | 15:04.809
yeah. Okay, so let’s move on to a word that conveys a lack of emotional engagement. Okay. Indifferent.
Speaker 1 | 15:11.673
Indifferent. We talked about that, too.
Speaker 0 | 15:13.515
We did, yeah, but let’s revisit it. Okay. So we have indifferent attitude, indifferent response, and remain indifferent.
Speaker 1 | 15:20.158
Right, so it’s basically like not caring.
Speaker 0 | 15:23.240
Yeah, it’s like. apathy detachment.
Speaker 1 | 15:24.901
Yeah, like a lack of interest.
Speaker 0 | 15:26.662
It can be pretty frustrating to deal with someone who’s indifferent.
Speaker 1 | 15:29.483
It can be. Yeah. Especially if it’s something you’re passionate about.
Speaker 0 | 15:32.224
Right, like you’re trying to have a conversation and they’re just like…
Speaker 1 | 15:34.285
Not even listening.
Speaker 0 | 15:35.065
Yeah, they’re just not there.
Speaker 1 | 15:36.226
Yeah.
Speaker 0 | 15:37.206
Okay, let’s shift gears and talk about magnify.
Speaker 1 | 15:39.987
Okay, magnify.
Speaker 0 | 15:41.368
So magnify can make things seem bigger or more intense.
Speaker 1 | 15:45.489
Right, we talked about that with the magnifying glass.
Speaker 0 | 15:47.370
Exactly. And it can be used both literally and figuratively. Right. So we have magnify the effect. Magnify the sound and magnify the problem.
Speaker 1 | 15:56.695
So like you can magnify a sound with a microphone.
Speaker 0 | 15:59.337
Yeah, or you can magnify an image with a projector.
Speaker 1 | 16:02.600
Or you can magnify a problem by talking about it too much.
Speaker 0 | 16:05.202
Exactly. It’s all about like amplifying something, making it more prominent. I see. And sometimes that can be a good thing.
Speaker 1 | 16:11.988
Like if you’re trying to get people’s attention.
Speaker 0 | 16:13.690
Right, or if you’re trying to highlight something important. Yeah. But other times it can be a bad thing.
Speaker 1 | 16:18.714
Like if you’re making a small problem seem like a big one.
Speaker 0 | 16:21.577
Or if you’re exaggerating the truth. Yeah. So it’s all about finding the right balance.
Speaker 1 | 16:25.498
I agree.
Speaker 0 | 16:26.358
Okay. Now let’s turn our attention to a word that celebrates achievement and excellence.
Speaker 1 | 16:32.101
Yeah. Okay. I like this one.
Speaker 0 | 16:33.501
Excel. Excel. So we have excel in academics, excel in business, and excel in creativity.
Speaker 1 | 16:40.544
So this is about being really good at something.
Speaker 0 | 16:43.225
Yeah. It’s about going above and beyond surpassing expectations.
Speaker 1 | 16:46.287
Like being the best.
Speaker 0 | 16:47.547
Right. It is inspiring to see people who excel in their fields.
Speaker 1 | 16:51.297
It is.
Speaker 0 | 16:52.077
Whether it’s art or science or sports or whatever. Yeah,
Speaker 1 | 16:54.759
it makes you want to work harder.
Speaker 0 | 16:55.820
Right. It’s motivating. Yeah. Okay. And our final collocation for today is sustain.
Speaker 1 | 17:02.965
Sustain.
Speaker 0 | 17:04.086
And this is a word with a lot of different layers of meaning.
Speaker 1 | 17:07.088
We talked about that earlier.
Speaker 0 | 17:08.208
We did, yeah. But let’s recap. Okay. So we have sustain a business, sustain growth, and sustain an injury.
Speaker 1 | 17:15.534
Right. So it can mean to support something.
Speaker 0 | 17:18.115
Yeah, to keep something going.
Speaker 1 | 17:19.657
Or to endure something difficult.
Speaker 0 | 17:21.758
Exactly. It’s a very versatile word. It is. And it often comes up in conversations about the environment.
Speaker 1 | 17:27.443
Oh, yeah. Like sustainability.
Speaker 0 | 17:28.724
Right. Sustainability is all about sustaining our planet.
Speaker 1 | 17:31.486
For future generations.
Speaker 0 | 17:32.827
Exactly. So it’s a really important concept. It is. Well, I think that wraps up our deep dive on collocations.
Speaker 1 | 17:38.292
Wow. We covered a lot.
Speaker 0 | 17:39.613
We did. It was a long one.
Speaker 1 | 17:40.674
It was, but it was fun.
Speaker 0 | 17:42.135
Yeah. I agree. And I hope our listeners learned a lot.
Speaker 1 | 17:44.797
I hope so, too.
Speaker 0 | 17:45.638
And remember, the journey of language learning never really ends. It’s true. There’s always something new to discover. Always. So keep exploring, keep learning, and keep having fun with English.
Speaker 1 | 17:55.210
Absolutely.
Speaker 0 | 17:56.351
Well, that’s it for today. Thanks for joining us, and we’ll see you next time for another deep dive.