短语 “take something as a given” 意为“把某事视为理所当然”或“认为某事是不言而喻的”。常用于描述人们默认接受某种情况、事实或前提。
例句 1： In modern society, many people take clean water as a given.
在现代社会，许多人把干净的水视为理所当然。
例句 2： Don’t take your health as a given—always take care of yourself.
不要把健康当作理所当然——要时刻照顾好自己。
例句 3： The team took his leadership as a given, which made him feel pressured.
团队把他担任领导视为理所当然，这让他感到压力很大。
例句 4： We shouldn’t take technological progress as a given; it requires continuous effort.
我们不应把技术进步视为理所当然；它需要持续的努力。
例句 5： She took his support as a given and never thanked him.
她把他的支持当成理所当然，从未向他道谢。