joham
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- Joined
- Oct 30, 2007
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- China
- Current Location
- China
I was often told that 'look up' mustn't be followed by 'a book/ dictionary'. But I read in a dictionary compiled by a famous Chinese professor of English this sentence:
If you wish to have further information about the matter, look up this book.
Just now I searched the British National Corpus, and found the following sentence:
Look up a good book on grammar and work on your prepositions.
This use of the phrasal verb is rarely seen in common dictionaries. Is it right to use it? I was hoping native English teachers could help me. Many thanks.
If you wish to have further information about the matter, look up this book.
Just now I searched the British National Corpus, and found the following sentence:
Look up a good book on grammar and work on your prepositions.
This use of the phrasal verb is rarely seen in common dictionaries. Is it right to use it? I was hoping native English teachers could help me. Many thanks.