ADJ
considerable, long, wide good, invaluable, relevant, unrivalled, valuable She didn't get paid much but it was all good experience. Both candidates for the presidency were short of relevant experience. Rolls Royce's unrivalled experience in high technology manufacturing previous Do you have any previous experience of this type of work? direct, first-hand, hands-on, practical the importance of hands-on experience as well as academic training professional, work
VERB + EXPERIENCE
have lack gain, get broaden She wanted to broaden her experience in international affairs
PREP
~ of She has considerable professional experience of translation
PHRASES
a lack of experience, a wealth of experience The veteran goalkeeper will bring a wealth of experience to the team
ADJ
past We're in for a difficult couple of weeks, if past experience is anything to go by direct, first-hand, hands-on, personal subjective Experience is subjective and very hard to measure vicarious I love reading: I have an insatiable appetite for vicarious experience common, shared his peers, with whom he shares the common experience of being black in a white society common It is a matter of common experience that disorder will increase if things are left to themselves everyday Choose illustrative examples from the children's everyday experience human There are few areas of human experience that have not been written about sensory
VERB + EXPERIENCE
have share draw on, learn by/from/through In her book, she draws on her first-hand experience of mental illness. We all learn by experience be based on The book is based on personal experience
EXPERIENCE + VERB
suggest sth, teach (sb) sth Experience has taught me that life can be very unfair
PREP
by/from ~ We know from experience that hot objects are painful to touch in sb's ~ In my experience, very few people really understand the problem ~ of He has direct experience of poverty
ADJ
enjoyable, exhilarating, good, interesting, liberating, pleasant, rewarding, unforgettable, valuable bad, harrowing, painful, traumatic, unnerving, unsettling I had a bad experience with fireworks once hair-raising, nerve-racking a hair-raising experience of white-water rafting humbling, salutary, sobering personal, subjective common, shared The use of drama can motivate students by allowing them to share a common experience common It is a common experience to feel that an author writes well, without being able to say why real-life past childhood, early, formative Early experiences shape the way we face up to and deal with crises in later life educational, learning mystical, religious, visionary psychic sexual near-death
VERB + EXPERIENCE
enjoy, go through, have, undergo She has been through a very traumatic experience. I think you will enjoy the experience of taking part in the show come through, get over It could take him years to get over this experience describe, recount, talk about share, swap Does anyone have any experiences? good or bad?that they would like to share with the group? relive Reliving past experiences can release powerful feelings that have been pent up too long be based on The novel is based on his experiences in the war
PHRASES
quite an experience It was quite an experience being involved in making a television programme