常搭配:someone, the tent, posters, a building, an account
形式與用法
take down
常見兩個意思:1) 使某人垮臺/擊敗(多見於比賽、揭弊、警方制服等);2) 拆除/拿下(如拆帳篷、撤海報、拆建物、下架帳號或內容)。語氣中性,口語與書面皆可用。受詞為名詞時可前後皆可(take down the tent / take the tent down);受詞為代名詞時必須置中(take it down)。
合併形式範例:
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The city plans to take down the old bridge for safety reasons.
市政府因安全考量計畫拆除那座舊橋。
分離形式範例:
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They took the old classroom wall down to build a bigger lab.
他們把舊教室的牆拆掉,好打造更大的實驗室。
常見錯誤
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Please take down it after the event.
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Please take it down after the event.
受詞為代名詞時必須放在動詞與小品詞之間(take it down),不能放在後面(take down it)。
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I took down the file from the website.
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I downloaded the file from the website.
download 才是「下載」。take down 指把內容移除/下架,不是下載。
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The engineer took down the robot to fix it.
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The engineer took the robot apart to fix it. / The engineer dismantled the robot to fix it.
描述「拆解機械」時用 take apart 或較正式的 dismantle,較精確;take down 多指拆建物、拿下海報或下架內容。