英语短语take back是一个常用的及物动词短语(需接宾语),核心含义是“将...恢复到之前的状态或位置”,具体用法可分为以下5类,每类附含义、例句和注意事项:
I’m sorry I called you stupid—I take it back.(对不起我骂你傻——我收回那句话。)
He took back his accusation when he found evidence of her innocence.(当找到她无辜的证据时,他收回了指控。)
搭配:常用take back one’s words(收回某人的话)。This shirt is too small—can I take it back for a refund?(这件衬衫太小了——我能退了换钱吗?)
The store takes back items within 14 days with a receipt.(商店凭收据14天内接受退货。)
场景:购物时常用,问“能否退货”可说Do you take back...?(你们接受...退货吗?)Can you take the books back to the library?(你能把书带回图书馆吗?)
She took her kids back to their grandparents’ house after the party.(派对后她把孩子送回祖父母家。)
延伸:也可表示“取回”(从他人处拿回自己的东西),如:I need to take back my umbrella from my friend.(我得从朋友那儿取回我的伞。)The song takes me back to my high school days.(这首歌让我回想起高中时光。)
The smell of rain took her back to her childhood in the countryside.(雨的味道让她想起在乡下的童年。)
Despite his cheating, she took him back because she still loved him.(尽管他出轨,她还是接纳了他,因为仍爱着他。)
The team took back the player after he apologized for his bad behavior.(那名球员为自己的恶劣行为道歉后,球队重新接纳了他。)
1、 及物属性:必须接宾语(人/物),不能单独使用(如不能说“I take back.”,需说“I take back my words.”)。
2、 代词位置:若宾语是代词(it/them等),必须放在“take”和“back”中间(如take it back,不能说“take back it”)。
3、 常见搭配总结:
take back one’s words(收回言论)
take back a product(退回商品)
take sb back to...(使回忆起)
take sb back(重新接纳某人)
通过以上分类,你可以根据语境快速判断“take back”的具体含义,日常使用时结合例句模仿更易掌握~