一、 作为动词, take 主要有以下几种用法: 1. 意为“拿、取”。例如: I want to take some books to the classroom. 我想拿些书到教室去。
2. 意为“吃、喝;服用;放”。例如:
Take this medicine three times a day. 这药一天服三次。
Do you take sugar in your milk? 你喝的牛奶里放糖吗?
3. 意为“乘(车/船)”等。例如:
Shall we take a taxi or a bus to the park? 我们是乘出租车还是乘公共汽车去公园?
4. 意为“花费(时间/金钱)”等。用作此意义时, take 常以不定式短语作真正主语,放在句子后部,用it作形式主语,放在句首。例如:
How long will it take you to do your homework every day? 每天你要花费多长时间做作业?
It usually takes her 20 yuan to buy books every week. 每周买书通常要花费她20元钱。
二、 常见的含 take 的短语有:
1. take away 意为“拿走”。例如:
Tom takes the knife away from the little boy. 汤姆从小男孩手里把刀拿走了。
2. take care (=be careful=look out)意为“小心”。例如:
Take care! The car is coming! 小心!车来了!
3. take (good) care of 意为“(好好)照顾,照料”。例如:
I can take care of the little boy all by myself when his mother is out. 当他妈妈不在家时,我自己能照顾这个小男孩。
4. take down 意为“取下来”。例如:
Take down the picture and put up the map of the world. 取下这张图画,挂上一幅世界地图。
5. take out 意为“拿出”。例如:
Please take out a piece of paper and write down your names on it, OK? 拿出一张纸,在上面写下你们的名字,好吗?
6. take off 意为“脱下;飞机(等起飞)”。例如:
Sorry! You have to take off your shoes before getting into the computer room. 对不起,在进入微机室之前,你得先把你的鞋子脱掉。
The plane is going to take off soon. 飞机马上就要起飞了。
7. take one’s time 意为“别着急,慢慢来”。例如:
Please take your time!别着急,慢慢来!
8. take one’s temperature 意为“量体温”。例如:
Mingming is ill. The doctor is taking his temperature now. 明明生病了,大夫正在给他量体温。
另外, take 还常和带有动作意义的名词连用,表示做一次相关的动作。例如: take a walk(散步), take a rest(休息), take a look(看看)等。