“take for a walk”是一个及物动词短语,完整表达通常为“take sb./sth. for a walk”,核心含义是“带某人/某物去散步”(强调“陪伴、带领”的动作,区别于“自己单独散步”)。
表示“陪伴或带领某人/某动物到户外步行”,目的通常是放松、锻炼或满足需求(如宠物需要排泄)。
该短语的关键是必须带宾语(sb.或sth.),因为“take”是及物动词,需要明确“带的对象”。以下是常见场景:
对象可以是家人、朋友、小孩等,强调“陪同对方散步”。
Take your little sister for a walk around the block.(带你妹妹去街区周围散散步。)
I often take my grandma for a walk in the park after dinner.(我经常晚饭后带奶奶去公园散步。)
Let's take our friend for a walk along the beach—she needs to relax.(我们带朋友去海边散步吧,她需要放松。)
最常见的是带狗、猫等宠物散步(满足它们的活动需求)。
Did you take the dog for a walk this morning?(你今天早上带狗去散步了吗?)
She takes her cat for a walk on a leash every evening.(她每天晚上用牵引绳带猫散步。)
Don't forget to take the rabbit for a walk in the garden.(别忘了带兔子去花园里散散步。)
有时也用于“带婴儿出门走走”(帮助其入睡或适应环境)。
Take the baby for a walk in the stroller—it might help her stop crying.(用婴儿车带宝宝出去走走,也许能让她停止哭闹。)
需注意和“take a walk”(自己散步)的差异:
take a walk:无宾语,强调“自己单独或主动去散步”(动作主体是自己)。
例:I need to take a walk to clear my head.(我需要散散步理清思绪。)
take sb./sth. for a walk:有宾语,强调“带领他人/物一起散步”(动作主体是“带领者”)。
过去式:took sb./sth. for a walk(如:I took my dog for a walk yesterday. 我昨天带狗散步了。)
现在分词:taking sb./sth. for a walk(如:She's taking her kid for a walk now. 她现在正带孩子散步。)
被动语态:sb./sth. be taken for a walk(如:The dog was taken for a walk by my brother. 狗被我弟弟带去散步了。)
必须带宾语:不能单独说“I take for a walk”,需补充“带谁/带什么”(如“I take my dog for a walk”)。
常见搭配的宾语:
人:kid(孩子)、grandma(奶奶)、friend(朋友)、spouse(配偶);
物:dog(狗)、cat(猫)、rabbit(兔子)、baby(婴儿)。
总结:“take sb./sth. for a walk”是“带领某人/某物散步”的常用表达,核心是“陪同、带领”的动作,需结合具体宾语使用。