音标:/teɪk faɪv/
"take five" 是美式非正式口语表达,意为“短暂休息”,通常指休息五分钟左右,用于工作、会议或活动中途稍作停顿的场景。其核心含义与 "take a short break" 等同,强调短暂放松而非长时间休息。
适用场景:多用于职场、团队协作或练习中,当人们感到疲劳时,可用该短语提议暂停。例如开会中途、项目讨论间隙或排练休息时。
语气特点:属于口语化表达,不适合正式书面语,语气轻松随意,常带有互动性。
The foreman told everyone to take five.
(工头让大家休息一下。)
Let's take five and get some coffee.
(我们休息五分钟,喝杯咖啡吧。)
Take five. I have something to tell you.
(休息一下,我有点儿事和你讲。)
After two hours of practice, the coach said, "Take five, team."
(练习两小时后,教练说:“大家休息五分钟。”)
The meeting has been going on for an hour—can we take five?
(会议已经开了一小时,我们能休息一下吗?)
Take five before we start the next task.
(开始下一项任务前,我们先休息五分钟。)
He asked his assistant to hold calls and take five.
(他让助理暂停接电话,自己休息了一会儿。)
The band decided to take five after playing three songs.
(乐队演奏三首歌后决定休息一下。)
Let's take five and review what we've discussed so far.
(我们休息五分钟,回顾一下目前讨论的内容。)
The teacher told the students to take five before the final exam.
(老师让学生们在期末考试前休息五分钟。)
近义词:pause、intermit、break(均表示“暂停、中断”)。
辨析:"take five" 比 "break" 更具体,明确指向短暂休息(约五分钟),而 "break" 可指任意时长的休息;"pause" 侧重动作的暂停,不一定带有放松意味。
切勿直译为“拿五”或“拿五块钱”,其含义与字面意思无关,核心在于“休息”。
短暂的休息能提高效率,下次感到疲惫时,不妨试试用 "take five" 提议暂停——这既是语言能力的体现,也是职场智慧的小技巧。