| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| Contents | 第9-12页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第12-13页 |
| List of Tables | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-21页 |
| ·Background of the Present Study | 第14-16页 |
| ·Significance of the Present Study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Objectives of the Present Study | 第17页 |
| ·Figurative Collocations | 第17-18页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第18-19页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Two Previous Studies on Collocations | 第21-38页 |
| ·Major Approaches to Collocation abroad | 第21-25页 |
| ·Lexical Approach to Collocation | 第21-22页 |
| ·Lexico-Grammar Approach to Collocation | 第22-23页 |
| ·Semantic Approach to Collocation | 第23-24页 |
| ·Corpus-Based Approach to Collocation | 第24页 |
| ·Concluding Remarks | 第24-25页 |
| ·Cross-Linguistic Approach to Collocation at Home | 第25页 |
| ·Classifications of Lexical Collocation | 第25-28页 |
| ·Grammatical Collocation and Lexical Collocation | 第26-28页 |
| ·Delexical,Technical and Figurative Collocations | 第28页 |
| ·Metaphorical Polysemy | 第28-31页 |
| ·Lexicographical Practice in Collocation | 第31-33页 |
| ·Provision of Collocational Information in Dictionaries | 第31-32页 |
| ·Representations of Collocation in Dictionaries | 第32-33页 |
| ·Collocation and Metaphor | 第33-36页 |
| ·Concluding Remarks | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework of the Present Study | 第38-55页 |
| ·Classification of Conceptual Metaphor in Figurative Collocations | 第38-42页 |
| ·Orientational Metaphor in Figurative Collocation | 第38-40页 |
| ·Ontological Metaphor in Figurative Collocation | 第40-42页 |
| ·Structural Metaphor in Figurative Collocation | 第42页 |
| ·Lexicalized Metaphors and Root Analogy | 第42-45页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphors Interacting with Figurative Collocation | 第45-49页 |
| ·Collocates Associated Primarily with the Metaphorical Meaning | 第46页 |
| ·Bases Associated Primarily with Metaphorical Meaning | 第46-47页 |
| ·Collocates and Bases Associated with Both Literal and Metaphorical Meanings | 第47-49页 |
| ·Equivalence between English Collocation and Chinese Collocation | 第49-53页 |
| ·Metaphorical Awareness(MA) in Figurative Collocations | 第53页 |
| ·Concluding Remarks | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter Four Comparisons of MLDs in MA and Representation of Figurative Collocations(FC) | 第55-64页 |
| ·Metaphorical Awareness in Figurative Collocation(MAFC) | 第55-57页 |
| ·Literal Meaning and Metaphorical Meaning | 第57-60页 |
| ·Methods of Comparison | 第57页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第57-58页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第58-59页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第59-60页 |
| ·Metaphor Entries in MED | 第60-62页 |
| ·Innovation of Metaphor Entries in MED | 第60-61页 |
| ·Deficiencies of Metaphor Entries in MED | 第61-62页 |
| ·Concluding Remarks | 第62-64页 |
| Chapter Five Proposed Model for Representation of FC | 第64-78页 |
| ·Importance of Conceptual Metaphors in ECBDs | 第64-65页 |
| ·A Manipulation Model Based on Dictionary Structure | 第65-73页 |
| ·Suggestions at the Megastructure Level | 第65-68页 |
| ·Suggestions at the Microstructure Level | 第68-71页 |
| ·Suggestions at the Mediostructure Level | 第71-72页 |
| ·Suggestions at the Access structure Level | 第72页 |
| ·Suggestions at the Distribution Structure Level | 第72-73页 |
| ·Sample Entries | 第73-77页 |
| ·Concluding Remarks | 第77-78页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第78-82页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Present Study | 第78-79页 |
| ·Implications of the Present Study | 第79-80页 |
| ·Limitations of the Present Study | 第80页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Study | 第80-82页 |
| Bibliography | 第82-90页 |
| 在学期间发表论文清单 | 第90页 |