MODEL


Meaning of MODEL in English

I.

noun

1 copy of sth

ADJECTIVE

▪ full-scale , scale

▪ three-dimensional

▪ detailed

▪ working

▪ clay , plastic , wooden , etc.

VERB + MODEL

▪ assemble , build , construct , make

MODEL + NOUN

▪ aeroplane ( BrE ), airplane ( AmE ), car , railroad ( AmE ), railway ( BrE ), train

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ of

She made a fantastic clay ~ of her dog.

2 type of product

ADJECTIVE

▪ de luxe , luxury , popular

▪ basic , standard

▪ latest , new

VERB + MODEL

▪ do , make , produce , release

They do several other ~s of washing machine.

Later that year, IBM released a similar ~ at a lower price.

▪ sell

▪ design , develop

▪ recall

They're recalling their new ~ for modifications to the engine.

3 example

ADJECTIVE

▪ excellent , good

▪ role

▪ simple

We follow a simple accounting ~.

▪ classical , standard , traditional

the standard economic ~ of supply and demand

▪ alternative

They offer an alternative ~ of married life.

▪ conceptual , experimental , statistical , theoretical

▪ explanatory

▪ business , clinical , economic , mathematical , medical , political , scientific

▪ computer

VERB + MODEL

▪ give sb , present , propose , provide (sb with)

The tape provides a ~ for students to copy.

▪ construct , develop

She developed a computer ~ to help farmers with pest control.

▪ adapt , refine , simplify

▪ copy

▪ adopt , use

▪ fit

The book fits the classic ~ of a postmodern narrative.

▪ be based on

MODEL + NOUN

▪ citizen , pupil ( BrE ), student ( esp. AmE )

In school, he works hard and is a ~ student.

▪ home ( AmE )

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ of

She was a ~ of restraint.

▪ ~ for

Successful schools must be used as ~s for the rest.

4 person who models

ADJECTIVE

▪ artist's , glamour/glamor ( esp. BrE ), photographic

▪ female , male

▪ top

▪ catwalk ( BrE ), fashion , runway ( AmE )

VERB + MODEL

▪ photograph , pose , shoot

MODEL + VERB

▪ pose for sb/sth , sit for sb/sth

The ~ sits for me for three hours every day.

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ closely

▪ loosely

▪ accurately , realistically

We can accurately ~ the development process.

▪ consciously , explicitly

They tried to ~ the election campaign consciously on Clinton's success.

PREPOSITION

▪ on , upon

We aim to ~ the system on one used in French hospitals.

Model is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ behaviour

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .