take one's own life
【自杀;结束自己的生命】
take one's own life /teɪk wʌnz oʊn laɪf/ ⭐⭐⭐⭐
这是一个固定搭配,意思是:
自杀;结束自己的生命
结构
take + one's + own life
这里 one's 根据人称变化:
- take his own life
- take her own life
- take their own life
- take my own life
- take your own life
时态
take → took → taken
He took his own life.
他自杀了。
She took her own life.
她自杀了。
He had taken his own life.
他已经自杀了。
为什么用 take?
这里不是普通的“拿走”。
take one's own life 是一个整体习语,字面上可以理解为“夺走自己的生命”。
类似:
take someone's life = 杀死某人 / 夺走某人的生命
The attack took many lives.
这次袭击造成很多人死亡。
所以你看到 took her own life 时,直接整体理解为 “她自杀了” 就可以。