英语短语 take control of 的核心含义是“控制;掌管;取得对……的实际控制权”,强调从“未控制”到“掌控”的动作或过程(区别于表示“处于控制状态”的 be in control of)。
表示通过主动行动获得对人、事、物的支配权或管理权,常见翻译为“掌控;接管;控制住”。
后面直接接名词/代词作宾语,宾语可以是具体事物(如公司、设备)、抽象概念(如生活、情绪)或场景(如局势、人群)。以下是不同场景的典型用法:
强调对自身状态的主动管理:
After years of chaos, she finally decided to take control of her life and quit her toxic job.
(混乱多年后,她终于决定掌控自己的生活,辞掉了那份有害的工作。)
He took a deep breath to take control of himself before speaking to the boss.
(在和老板说话前,他深呼吸来控制自己的情绪。)
表示获得对公司、部门、团队等的管理权:
The investors plan to take control of the struggling company and restructure it.
(投资者计划接管这家陷入困境的公司并进行重组。)
When the CEO resigned, his deputy immediately took control of the firm.
(CEO辞职后,他的副手立即接管了公司。)
指通过行动稳定或主导某个局面(如紧急情况、混乱场景):
The police moved quickly to take control of the situation after the explosion.
(爆炸后,警方迅速采取行动控制了局势。)
The teacher had to raise her voice to take control of the noisy classroom.
(老师不得不提高声音来控制喧闹的教室。)
对工具、设备或资源的操作权:
You need to take control of the steering wheel carefully on icy roads.
(在结冰的路面上,你需要小心掌控方向盘。)
The engineer showed us how to take control of the new software system.
(工程师向我们演示了如何操作这个新软件系统。)
take control of:动作(“取得控制”,强调从无到有);
be in control of:状态(“处于控制中”,强调已经掌控);
lose control of:失去控制(反义短语)。