（1）形容词+名词 heavy traffic （2）名词+名词 a suspicious woman （3）动词+形容词+名词 speak a foreign language （4）动词+副词 apologize profusely （5）副词+动词 half understand （6）副词+形容词 badly dressed （7）动词+介词+名词 tremble with fear 有些词汇搭配比较长；例如,seriously affect the political situation in (Northern Ireland)是由“副词+动词+形容词+名词+介词+名词”组成,Lewis称之为半固定表达方式.
