Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English, 2nd edition

chart noun
1 diagram showing information
ADJECTIVE
accompanying
bar , flow , pie
flip , wall (usually wallchart )
Each classroom has a flip ~ to write on.
medical , patient ( AmE )
organization , organizational
depth (= showing the places of players on the field in some sports) (
AmE )
CHART + VERB
give sth , illustrate sth , indicate sth , list sth , show sth
a bar ~ showing how sales have increased
PREPOSITION
in a/the ~
the information given in the ~
on a/the ~
The percentage of graduates is shown on the ~.
PHRASES
off the ~s
The wealth to be found in this town is off the ~s ( = very high ) .
2 detailed map of the sea/sky
ADJECTIVE
nautical , navigation
weather
astrological , star
PREPOSITION
on a/the ~
The islands were not marked on their ~.
3 the charts ( esp. BrE ) list of pop music records
ADJECTIVE
album , pop , singles
VERB + THE CHARTS
enter , go into , hit
Their single went straight into the ~s at number one.
His latest single hit the ~s last week.
climb
be top of , top
The song topped the ~s for three weeks.
CHART + NOUN
hit
PREPOSITION
in the ~
Is that song still in the ~s?
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diagram noun
ADJECTIVE
clear
detailed
simple
block , flow , network , schematic , tree , Venn
circuit , wiring
VERB + DIAGRAM
draw
Draw a simple ~ of the leaf structure.
see
See the ~ on page 31.
DIAGRAM + VERB
depict sth , illustrate sth , indicate sth , represent sth , show sth
a flow ~ showing the stages in the printing process
PREPOSITION
in a/the ~
Compare this system to the one shown in ~ B.
on a/the ~
The trees will be planted at the points marked on the ~.
~ of
a ~ of the human nervous system
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English, 2nd edition

diagram noun
ADJECTIVE
clear
detailed
simple
block , flow , network , schematic , tree , Venn
circuit , wiring
VERB + DIAGRAM
draw
Draw a simple ~ of the leaf structure.
see
See the ~ on page 31.
DIAGRAM + VERB
depict sth , illustrate sth , indicate sth , represent sth , show sth
a flow ~ showing the stages in the printing process
PREPOSITION
in a/the ~
Compare this system to the one shown in ~ B.
on a/the ~
The trees will be planted at the points marked on the ~.
~ of
a ~ of the human nervous system
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film noun
1 ( esp. BrE ) moving pictures See also MOVIE
ADJECTIVE
long
short
feature-length
entertaining , exciting , good , great , interesting
blockbuster , successful
awful , bad , boring
epic
violent
She thought the ~ far too violent to show to children.
R - rated ( AmE ) , X-rated
animated
silent
black-and-white
big - budget , low - budget
Bollywood , Hollywood
independent , indie
television , video
action , adventure , children's , comedy , documentary , gangster ,
sci-fi
feature
porn , pornographic
horror , slasher , snuff
classic
cult
mainstream
foreign , foreign - language
upcoming ( esp. AmE )
VERB + FILM
see , view , watch
enjoy , like , love
go to (see) , take sb to (see)
direct , make , produce , shoot
She makes children's ~s.
The ~ was shot on location in Kenya.
be in , do
Cruise does around four ~s a year.
take
~ taken by security cameras
cut , edit
The ~ was heavily edited for screening on television.
distribute , release , screen , show
The ~ was finally released after weeks of protest by religious groups.
promote
ban , censor
FILM + VERB
be on , show
There's an interesting ~ on at the multiplex.
come out , open , premiere
The ~ came out last week.
be based on sth
a ~ based on the novel by Charles Potter
be called sth , be entitled sth
a ~ entitled ‘Bitter Moon’
capture sth
The ~ manages to capture the mood of the times.
contain sth , include sth
The ~ contains explicit scenes of violence.
depict sth , portray sth , present sth , represent sth , show sth
The ~ depicts immense courage amid the horrors of war.
tell sth
This ~ tells the remarkable story of a disabled actor.
feature sb , star sb
The ~ stars Nicole Kidman as a nightclub singer.
record sth
a ~ recording the first powered flight
deal with sth
a ~ dealing with old age
open
The ~ opens with a bird's-eye shot of London.
end
be a hit , be a success
be nominated for sth
FILM + NOUN
director , editor , maker , people , producer , writer
The script has plenty of what ~ people call ‘bankability’.
crew , team , unit
world
actor , actress , legend , star
part , role
career , debut , work
credits
We stayed for the ~ credits
His ~ credits (= the films he has made) as director include ‘Mood Music’ and ‘Lies’.
critic , reviewer
review
buff , fan , lover
premiere
censor , censorship
screenplay , script
music , score , soundtrack
narrative
scene
stunt
He was killed when a ~ stunt went wrong.
poster
studio
set
They built a massive ~ set of an airport.
adaptation , version
the ~ version of the best-selling novel
classic
the ~ classic ‘Fantasia’
documentary , drama
genre
clip , footage , sequence
report
The news always contains several ~ reports.
series
the ‘Star Wars’ ~ series
archives , library
business , company , industry
mogul
Tyrannical Hollywood ~ moguls ruled their stars' lives.
distributor
making , production
festival
show
awards
camera , equipment , projector , recorder
rights
The scramble for the ~ rights to her next novel has already begun.
school , student
PREPOSITION
in a/the ~
There is a great car chase in the ~.
on ~
They captured the incident on ~.
~ about
a ~ about Nelson Mandela
~ from
a ~ from Spanish director Luis Eduardo Aute
~ of
They've just started shooting a ~ of the novel.
~ with
a ~ with an all-star cast
PHRASES
the beginning of the ~ , the end of the ~
be in ~s (= work in the film industry)
the climax of a ~
the plot of a ~
a ~ with subtitles
the screening of a ~ , the showing of a ~
2 used for taking photographs
ADJECTIVE
black-and-white , colour/color
fast
Fast ~ is best for action shots.
35 mm , etc.
… OF FILM
reel , roll
a roll of 35 mm ~
VERB + FILM
load , put in
remove , take out
rewind
develop , process
I get my ~ developed locally.
expose
In the darkroom they found that only half the ~ had been exposed.
splice
He spliced the two lengths of ~ together.
3 thin layer of a substance/material
ADJECTIVE
fine , thin
surface
plastic
VERB + FILM
be covered in , be covered with
The books were covered in a thin ~ of dust.
PREPOSITION
~ of
There was a fine ~ of sweat on her forehead.
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description noun
ADJECTIVE
complete , comprehensive , detailed , full
The catalogue gives a full ~ of each product.
accurate , apt , clear , exact , excellent , fair , fitting , good , perfect
‘Like a fish out of water’ was an apt ~ of how I felt in my new job.
rich , vivid
a vivid ~ of life in the Wild West
graphic , lurid
She gave us a lurid ~ of the birth.
lengthy , long
brief , short
basic , simple
general , vague
objective
A report is generally an objective ~ rather than a statement of opinion.
formal
verbal , written
physical
job
There was no mention of any cleaning in my job ~.
VERB + DESCRIPTION
give (sb) , issue ( BrE ) , offer (sb) , provide (sb with)
Police have issued a ~ of the gunman.
She was able to provide a ~ of the intruder.
fit , match
A man fitting your ~ was seen entering the building.
Police have arrested two men matching the ~s of the robbers.
beggar , defy
His face was so odd that it defies ~.
DESCRIPTION + VERB
apply to sb , fit sb
I realized to my horror that the ~ of the killer could fit me.
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