英语中存在不少动词,它们的意思或对应的用法很多,常见的有 take,go,make 或 get 等等,常常被称为“魔鬼动词”;其实从实际的用法和使用中,很多人只用了它们用法中很少的一部分,也就是它们的基本意思,然而它们的实际用法真的数不胜数,再加上它们对应的短语动词,更让它们具备了“魔鬼”的本质。
如 take,它的意思多达40几种,请问能用超过10个的人多吗?由于它丰富多彩的用法,使它在很多的场合包括在口语中都能游刃有余,而且都不会造成太大的语法错误,特别是与一些名词的连用,就像很多事物我们都能用 get 一样,如 take a bite,take a break, take a lesson,take action,take a nap,take note of, take your time 等等,例如: He only took a couple of bites of his breakfast and drove off.You might take a little nap during the meeting.They didn't take note of his talents as a dancer before he started his performance.在实际的应用中,take 对应的短语动词也是丰富多彩,但实际被使用或正确使用的少之又少,常见的有 take down,take in,take out,take on,take off 或 take up 等等。短语动词虽然不是英语学习的难点,但绝对是考试的常客,而且丢分的很多,因此要花很多时间学习才能熟练掌握,也是英语水平高的一个象征,还记得一个 pick up 有几十种的意思吗?其实 take up 也有很多的意思,它可以是不及物短语动词,也可以是及物短语动词,但大部分情况下都是及物短语动词,它的用法主要有以下几个: 一、take up,意为“占用(时间),占据(空间)”The piano takes up too much room, which leaves us little room to walk.钢琴占据了太多的空间,这使我们几乎没有行走的空间。二、take up,意为“学着做,开始做”,特别指消遣娱乐 He took up playing guitar to help him relax.The premier took up where he left off after the explosion.四、take up,意为“接受”,通常指建议或能得到的东西He thought he was unbeatable, so he took up the challenge.No one wanted to take up that bet on the race.You look strange in that shirt. It needs taking up.六、take sth up with sb,意为“向……提出;与……交涉” You left me no choice, so I took this matter up with our boss.小块头有大智慧,英语中其他的基础单词都有很多类似的用法,有时我们不必绞尽脑汁去选用多么高深复杂的单词,因为一个简单的短语动词可以有同样的效果,甚至有更强的阅读性。
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