"take for" 怎么发音

expression

US

ˈteɪk/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ

TAYK-for, TAYK-fer, TAYK-fur

UK

tˈeɪk/ /fˈɔː

TAYK-faw

释义

Most common in the pattern 'take X for Y', meaning to mistakenly identify or assume. Also used in phrases like 'don't take me for a fool' (don't treat me as if I'm foolish). Often appears in negative or defensive statements.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈteɪk/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ

英式英语

tˈeɪk/ /fˈɔː

简化发音

美式

TAYK-for, TAYK-fer, TAYK-fur

英式

TAYK-faw

语境中听

I took him for his brother because they look alike.

Don’t take me for a fool.

She was taken for a celebrity at the airport.

He talks so smart, you could take him for a professor.