"take a vacation" 是英语中常用的动词短语,核心意思是:(主动)去度假;休假期;安排一段时间脱离工作/日常事务休息。
强调“主动选择/安排”一段休息时间(区别于“被迫休息”或“意外放假”),常用来表达“为了放松、恢复精力而特意规划的度假行为”。
该短语的结构为 主语 + take + a vacation + [补充成分(时间、地点、目的等)],以下是常见搭配和场景:
直接表达“去度假”的整体行为,无需额外细节。
Example: I’m so tired—I need to take a vacation.(我太累了,我得去度个假。)
Example: She always takes a vacation in December.(她每年12月都会去度假。)
用“long/short/two-week/three-day”等词说明假期的时长。
Example: We’re planning to take a two-week vacation to Europe.(我们打算去欧洲度两周假。)
Example: He took a short vacation to recharge after the project.(项目结束后,他休了个短假调整状态。)
说明“去某地度假”,常用介词 to(表目的地)或 in/at(表地点范围)。
Example: They took a vacation to Japan last summer.(去年夏天他们去日本度假了。)
Example: Let’s take a vacation in the mountains—the air is fresh there.(我们去山里度假吧,那里空气新鲜。)
强调“从工作/日常事务中抽身”,常用 take a vacation from sth.。
Example: I need to take a vacation from work—this stress is killing me.(我得从工作中抽时间度假,这压力快把我压垮了。)
Example: She took a vacation from her studies to travel with her family.(她暂时放下学业,和家人一起旅行。)
说明度假的原因或目的(放松、庆祝等)。
Example: We took a vacation to celebrate our 10th anniversary.(我们度假是为了庆祝结婚10周年。)
Example: He took a vacation for rest—he’d been working 12 hours a day for months.(他度假是为了休息——他已经连续几个月每天工作12小时了。)
一般过去时(描述过去的度假行为):She took a vacation last month.(她上个月去度假了。)
一般将来时(计划未来度假):We will take a vacation next year. / We’re going to take a vacation next year.(我们明年要去度假。)
疑问句(询问是否度假):Did you take a vacation this year?(你今年度假了吗?)
否定句(表示“没度假”):I didn’t take a vacation last year—I was too busy.(我去年没度假,太忙了。)
take a vacation:强调“主动安排、规划”的度假(更正式/书面,或强调“休假期”的动作)。
go on vacation:更口语化,侧重“处于度假的状态”(比如:“Where is she? She’s on vacation.” 她在哪?她在度假。)
总结:"take a vacation" 是表达“主动规划度假”的核心短语,灵活搭配时间、地点、目的等成分,适用于日常对话、书面表达等场景。