Take turns 是什么意思？轮流为何不能少 s？

Take turns 表示一个接一个地做同一件事：先一个人，再另一个人。它常用于分担开车、洗碗或研讨课展示等任务。英式英语中也常说 take it in turns。

想记住 take turns 的用法吗？

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take turns + -ing; take turns to + verb; take turns with + person; take it in turns (UK)

My flatmates and I take turns cleaning the kitchen, so nobody does it twice in a row.
On the long drive to Edinburgh, my brother and I took turns behind the wheel.
In our seminar, students take it in turns to present their research to the group.

修改前My sister and I take turn walking the dog after work.

修改后My sister and I take turns walking the dog after work.

这个表达固定使用复数 turns，表示任务在不同人之间轮换。原句容易漏掉 -s，修改只补上这个词尾。

Take turns 描述多个人交替做事。说轮到某一个人时，用 it's my turn：It's your turn to cook tonight。In turn 则可以表示一连串行动中的下一步：I asked Tom, and he, in turn, asked his boss。

There's only one bathroom in our flat, so every morning we ___ using it.

(take turns / make turns)

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take turns — 公寓只有一间浴室，大家要一个接一个使用，因此选 take turns。Make turns 会让人想到转弯等动作，不是这里轮流使用的意思。

描述一项你在家中或工作中与别人分担的任务。说明和谁一起，以及轮流做什么。

My husband and I take turns to cook dinner, so each of us cooks three or four times a week.

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