“take measures”意为“采取措施;采取办法(以解决问题、预防风险或改善情况)”。常用于较正式或书面语境中。
/teɪk ˈmɛʒərz/
The school took measures to improve campus safety.
学校采取措施来提高校园安全。
To prevent the virus from spreading, the government took strict measures, including travel restrictions and expanded testing.
为防止病毒传播,政府采取了严格措施,包括旅行限制和扩大检测。
“measure”源自拉丁语 mensura(“测量、尺度”),经古法语进入英语,逐渐引申出“办法、手段、措施”的含义;“take measures”字面是“采取(一些)手段/步骤”,固定搭配后常指“采取应对行动”。