注:短语中冠词"an"可加可不加,但"take an interest in"更正式、更常用;省略冠词时("take interest in"),语义更侧重“从无到有产生兴趣”的动态过程。
该短语的结构为:主语 + take (an) [形容词] interest in + 宾语(宾语可以是名词、代词、动名词(doing)或从句)。
表示“对某事物/某人感兴趣”,常见搭配形容词(如great/much/no/any/little)修饰"interest",强化程度。
例句:
Children usually take an interest in cartoon movies.(孩子们通常对卡通电影感兴趣。)
She takes great interest in her students' daily lives.(她对学生的日常生活很感兴趣。)
He took no interest in the new game — it was too boring.(他对这款新游戏没兴趣——太无聊了。)
Did you take any interest in the book I lent you?(你对我借给你的书有兴趣吗?)
表示“对做某事感兴趣”(强调“参与行为”的兴趣)。
例句:
My dad takes an interest in gardening on weekends.(我爸爸周末喜欢园艺。)
She started to take interest in learning Japanese last year.(她去年开始对学日语产生兴趣。)
Teenagers often take great interest in playing online games.(青少年通常对玩网游很感兴趣。)
表示“对……的内容/事情感兴趣”,从句常用what/how/why等引导。
例句:
He doesn’t take interest in what others think of him.(他不在乎别人对他的看法。)
I take an interest in how birds build their nests.(我对鸟类如何筑巢很感兴趣。)
两者都表示“对……感兴趣”,但侧重不同:
take (an) interest in:更强调“主动去关注、培养兴趣”的动作或过程(比如“原本不感兴趣,后来开始感兴趣”);
be interested in:更强调“已经存在的兴趣状态”(比如“一直对……感兴趣”)。
对比例句:
He decided to take an interest in photography.(他决定开始对摄影感兴趣。)—— 强调“主动开始”;
He is interested in photography.(他对摄影感兴趣。)—— 强调“当前状态”。
否定形式:don’t/doesn’t/didn’t take (an) interest in(对……不感兴趣);
疑问形式:Do/Does/Did + 主语 + take (an) interest in...?(……对……感兴趣吗?)。
总结:"take (an) interest in"是表达“兴趣”的实用短语,重点在于“主动关注”,通过搭配不同宾语和形容词,可灵活描述对人、事、行为的兴趣程度。