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Take advantage of 是什么意思?利用机会,也可能是占人便宜

Take advantage of 可以表示把握好机会,但宾语换成人,通常就成了占便宜。无论说折扣、天气还是人,固定介词都是 of。

Take advantage of 表示充分利用一个好机会,例如折扣、好天气或空闲时间。用于人时,意思通常是负面的:take advantage of someone 指利用对方的善意或信任来获利。

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开始学习

take advantage of + opportunity/offer; take full advantage of + noun; take advantage of + person (negative)

  • I took advantage of the free trial to test the app before paying for it.
  • During exams, students should take advantage of the library's late opening hours.
  • Some colleagues take advantage of him because he never says no to extra work.

修改原因

修改前I want to take advantage from the summer sale and buy a new laptop.

修改后I want to take advantage of the summer sale and buy a new laptop.

因为好处来自某件事,from 看起来似乎合理。但这个表达固定搭配 of,无论后面接什么:take advantage of the sale、of the weather、of a person。

Cambridge Dictionary

Use 只是表示使用某物:I use this app every day。Take advantage of 则强调没有错过一个好机会:I took advantage of the discount。说某人 takes advantage of 另一个人时,通常是在批评:Don't let them take advantage of you。

动手练习

My flatmate never pays for groceries but always eats my food. I feel he ___ me.

(is taking advantage of / is taking care of)

查看答案

is taking advantage of — 室友吃你的食物却不付钱,是在利用你的好意,因此选 is taking advantage of。Is taking care of 表示照顾你,与这里的情况相反。

写一个你曾把握的折扣、免费课程或其他好机会。说明是什么机会,以及你从中得到了什么。

Last spring I took advantage of a free online course from my company and learnt the basics of data analysis.

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