take time 需要多少時間
take 后面如果接時間名詞的話就會變成“需要多少時間”的意思,由此衍生出的表達(dá)還有 it takes+時間+to ...(做某事需要多少時間),how long does it take to ... ?(做某事需要多少時間?)等等。當(dāng)然,除了時間名詞之外還可以接 courage 等一般名詞。
例句:
It takes around 1 hour for me to get there.
去那兒大概需要 1 個小時。
It took me a long time to find you.
找你花了我不少功夫。
It looks like it'll take a lot of time.
看起來要費很長時間。
Hold on a moment. It won't take long.
稍等片刻,不會很久的。
Be patient. It takes time to get what you want.
耐心點。你想得到自己想要的,肯定得花一些功夫。
It will take a lot of courage to do that.
需要很大的勇氣才能做那件事。
How long does it take to get this done?
完成這個需要多久?
How long does it take to get to the airport?
去機場需要多久?
What took you so long?
你怎么那么慢?
對話:
A: It took David a long time to graduate.
大衛(wèi)花了好長時間才得以畢業(yè)。
B: Yeah, he was in college for seven years.
他在大學(xué)待了7年。
A: I haven't cleaned my room this week.
我這個星期沒有打掃我的房間。
B: Take time to do that on Sunday.
周日找個時間打掃打掃。
A: How long does it take to cook a turkey?
烹飪一只火雞需要多久?
B: That depends on how heavy the bird is.
那要看火雞有多大了。