英语短语"take sb.'s place"是一个常用表达,核心含义围绕“代替/取代某人”,具体用法需结合语境理解。以下是详细解析:
1、 核心义:代替某人的位置、角色、职位或职责(可指临时替代或永久取代);
2、 引申义:(在具体场景中)坐某人的座位(如电影院、餐厅等)。
短语结构为:take + 形容词性物主代词/名词所有格 + place(需注意:sb. 需用“物主代词”或“名词所有格”,不能直接用宾格,如不能说“take me place”,需说“take my place”)。
take sb.'s place as + 身份/职位:取代某人成为……(强调“身份的转变”);
take sb.'s place in + 事物:在某事/某场景中代替某人(强调“具体场景”)。
结合不同语境,短语的具体用法如下:
指某人因生病、有事等暂时无法完成任务,由他人替代。
例:
Can you take my place at the meeting tomorrow? I'm stuck in traffic.(你明天能代替我去开会吗?我堵车了。)
The assistant took her boss's place at the client dinner when he fell ill.(老板生病时,助理代替他去参加客户晚宴。)
指某人离开(如退休、离职、去世)后,他人长期接替其位置。
例:
After the CEO retired, his daughter took his place as the company's leader.(CEO退休后,他的女儿取代他成为公司领导人。)
The young player took the old captain's place on the national team.(年轻球员取代老队长进入国家队。)
在需要固定座位的场合(如电影院、剧院),指“占据了某人的位置”。
例:
Excuse me, you're taking my place — my ticket is for seat 5B.(对不起,你坐了我的位置——我的票是5B座。)
Don't sit there! That's Grandma's place at the dinner table.(别坐那儿!那是奶奶在餐桌的固定位置。)
用“as + 身份/职位”明确“代替后成为的角色”。
例:
She took her mother's place as the head of the family after her mom passed away.(妈妈去世后,她代替母亲成为一家之主。)
He took the famous actor's place as the lead in the movie when the actor injured his leg.(那位著名演员腿受伤后,他代替其成为电影主角。)
1、 同义词:
replace sb.(更正式,强调“替换”):He replaced me as team captain.(他取代我成为队长。)
take the place of sb.(与"take sb.'s place"同义,但结构不同):Electric cars are taking the place of gasoline cars.(电动汽车正在取代燃油车。)
2、 易混淆短语:
take place:意为“发生;举行”(与“代替”无关),例:The wedding will take place next Saturday.(婚礼下周六举行。)
代词形式:sb. 需用形容词性物主代词(my/your/his/her等)或名词所有格(Tom's/Mary's等);
主动与被动:可用于被动语态(sb.'s place is taken by sb.),例:His place was taken by a younger colleague.(他的位置被一位年轻同事取代了。);
语境区分:临时/永久代替需结合上下文判断(如“retire”“quit”暗示永久,“sick”“busy”暗示临时)。
"take sb.'s place"是一个灵活的短语,核心是“代替某人的位置”,可覆盖从“临时帮忙”到“永久任职”的多种场景,也可指具体的“座位”。掌握其结构(物主代词/所有格+place)和搭配(as+身份),就能准确使用啦!