Check out

Writer's Note

1. The phrasal verb "check out" is both transitive and intransitive and can be separable and inseparable, depending on how it’s used. "Check out" is generally considered an intransitive verb when used to mean leaving a place, like a hotel, or departing from a situation, as it doesn't directly act on an object; however, it can be used transitively in informal contexts to mean examine or look at something where it would take a direct object.
   
短语动词“check out”既可以是及物动词也可以是不及物动词，并且可以是可分或不可分的，这取决于其用法。当“check out”用来表示离开某个地方（如酒店）或离开某种情境时，通常被认为是不及物动词，因为它不直接作用于宾语。然而，在非正式语境中，它可以用作及物动词，表示检查或查看某物，此时它会带有直接宾语。

2. Transitive: Requires a direct object to complete their meaning. The action is being done to something.
   Example 1: The detectives checked out the crime scene.
   Example 2: I checked out the new book from the library.
   
及物动词：需要一个直接宾语来完成其意义。动作是对某物进行的。
例子 1：侦探们查看了犯罪现场。
例子 2：我从图书馆借阅了这本新书。

3. Intransitive: "Check out" does not need a direct object to make sense. The action stands on its own.
   Example 1: The party was great, but I had to check out early.
   Example 2: The concert takes place on the 7th, but we should check out the theatre a few days before.
   
不及物动词：“Check out” 不需要直接宾语也可以成立。这个动作本身就有意义。
例子 1：聚会很棒，但我不得不早点 check out。
例子 2：音乐会在 7 号举行，但我们应该提前几天 check out 剧院。

4. Separable: The action can be split and the object can go between check and out.
   Example 1: I checked the movie out.
   Example 2: We checked the new restaurant out.
   
可分离：动作可以拆分，宾语可以放在check和out之间。
例子 1：I checked the movie out。
例子 2：We checked the new restaurant out。

5. Inseparable: Some phrasal verbs can’t have the object in between the verb and the preposition. However, "check out" is not inseparable by default.
   Example 1: Check out my new car.
   Example 2: We can check out of the hotel an hour later.
   
   Related Words: Examine, inspect, review, survey, look over, scrutinize, assess, analyze, investigate, verify, leave, depart, vacate, pay the bill, sign out.
不可分离：有些短语动词不能在动词和介词之间插入宾语。然而，"check out" 默认情况下不是不可分离的。
例子 1：Check out my new car.
例子 2：We can check out of the hotel an hour later.

相关词汇：Examine, inspect, review, survey, look over, scrutinize, assess, analyze, investigate, verify, leave, depart, vacate, pay the bill, sign out.