take-away

基本释义

本义指“从餐馆带走食物”，即外卖食品。引申为提供外卖的餐馆。进一步引申为“可带走的关键信息”，即从演讲、会议等中获得的要点或收获。各义项围绕“带走”这一核心，从具体到抽象。

构词与来源

由动词短语“take away”（带走）复合而成，名词化后指代被带走的事物。记忆时联想“take away food”（带走食物）即可掌握本义。

常见语境

日常口语中常指外卖食物，如“Let's get take-away.”。商务场合可指会议要点，如“The main take-away from the meeting is...”新闻报道中常指外卖行业或关键信息。学术写作中较少用，文学作品可能用其比喻义。

语法提示

作名词时常用单数，有复数形式“take-aways”。作形容词时置于名词前，如“a take-away menu”。注意“take away”是动词短语，而“take-away”是名词或形容词，勿混淆。

同义词区别

“takeaway”（英式）与“take-out”（美式）均指外卖食物，但“take-out”更常用于美式英语。“key point”或“main point”强调要点，但不如“take-away”正式。

常见误区

“take-away”在英式英语中更常见，美式英语更常用“take-out”。语域中性，适合多种场合。注意勿将其与“take away”动词短语混淆，后者意为“拿走”。

搭配用法

• take-away food
• take-away restaurant
• main take-away
• key take-away
• get take-away
• order take-away
• take-away coffee

实用例句

We ordered take-away because we were too tired to cook.

The take-away from the presentation was that we need to focus on customer service.

There's a good take-away around the corner.

She brought take-away coffee to the meeting.

The main take-away for investors is to diversify their portfolios.