Meaning
- To remove something from a place.
- To invite or accompany someone socially, often a restaurant or movie.
- To kill, defeat, or destroy someone.
- To arrange or secure something formally.
- To unfairly direct anger or frustration at someone.
Today's Sentences
01
Where are you planning to take me out?
Situation
I was wondering if I could take you out to dinner.
我在想能不能邀請你一起吃晚餐。
That sounds lovely.
Where are you planning to take me out?
聽起來很棒。
你打算帶我去哪裡呢？
你打算帶我去哪裡呢？
There’s a new French restaurant that I thought we could try.
有一家新的法國餐廳，我想我們可以去試試。
Perfect, I’d love to get to know each other over dinner.
好的，我很想透過晚餐來更了解彼此。
02
Did you remember to take out the trash?
Situation
Did you remember to take out the trash?
你記得倒垃圾了嗎？
No, sorry.
I thought you were going to throw it out.
不，抱歉。
我以為你要把它扔掉。
我以為你要把它扔掉。
Well, now the whole kitchen smells.
嗯，現在整個廚房都聞起來了。
Fine, I’ll take out the garbage before it walks out by itself.
好的，我會去倒垃圾，免得它自己走出去了。
Writer's Note
"Take out" is a transitive, inseparable, and separable phrasal verb.
「Take out」是一個及物的、不可分的和可分的片語動詞。
- Transitive - A transitive phrasal verb is a phrasal verb that requires an object (a noun or pronoun) to complete its meaning.
Structure: "Subject + take + object + out"
Example 1: She took the trash out before dinner.
Example 2: The storm took the power lines out last night.
Example 3: The soldier took the target out from a distance. - Inseparable - When the particle and verb stay together.
Structure: "Subject + take out + object"
Example 1: She took out insurance before her trip.
Example 2: The took out a loan for their new house.
Example 3: He took out a subscription to the magazine. - Separable - When an object comes between the particle and verb.
Structure: "Subject + take + object + out"
Example 1: Don’t take your frustration out on me.
Example 2: He took his stress out on his coworkers.
Example 3: She was upset and took it out on her brother.
及物 - 及物片語動詞是需要一個受詞（名詞或代名詞）來完成其意思的片語動詞。
結構: "Subject + take + object + out"
例子 1: She took the trash out before dinner.
例子 2: The storm took the power lines out last night.
例子 3: The soldier took the target out from a distance.
結構: "Subject + take + object + out"
例子 1: She took the trash out before dinner.
例子 2: The storm took the power lines out last night.
例子 3: The soldier took the target out from a distance.
不可分 - 當助詞和動詞保持在一起時。
結構: 「Subject + take out + object」
例子 1: She took out insurance before her trip.
例子 2: The took out a loan for their new house.
例子 3: He took out a subscription to the magazine.
結構: 「Subject + take out + object」
例子 1: She took out insurance before her trip.
例子 2: The took out a loan for their new house.
例子 3: He took out a subscription to the magazine.
Separable - When an object comes between the particle and verb.
Structure: "Subject + take + object + out"
Example 1: Don’t take your frustration out on me.
Example 2: He took his stress out on his coworkers.
Example 3: She was upset and took it out on her brother.
Structure: "Subject + take + object + out"
Example 1: Don’t take your frustration out on me.
Example 2: He took his stress out on his coworkers.
Example 3: She was upset and took it out on her brother.
Related Words: Accompany, arrange, carry out, cut down, defeat, destroy, eliminate, escort, extract, kill, obtain, procure, remove, secure, withdraw
Related Words: 陪同, 安排, 執行, 減少, 擊敗, 破壞, 消除, 護送, 提取, 殺死, 獲得, 採購, 移除, 確保, 撤退
