Grammar Note
及物时宾语通常是人（收信人）；表示发送的内容时用双宾语结构：text sb sth.
给……发短信；发短信给
texting — present participle of text
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给……发短信；发短信给
To send a text message to someone
I'll text you the address when I get there.
我到那儿后会把地址发短信给你。
后接接收者，如 text me（给我发短信）。
向......发送短信；即通过短消息服务(SMS)或类似服务在通信设备(尤其是手机)之间传输文本。
To send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones.
发送和接收短信。
To send and receive text messages.
text
Base
原形
texts
3rd person
第三人称单数
texting
-ing
现在分词
texted
Past
过去式
texted
Past participle
过去分词
She texts her friends every day.
她每天给朋友发短信。
I texted him yesterday.
我昨天给他发了短信。
He is texting me right now.
他现在正在给我发短信。
text 作动词表示‘发短信’，是规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 texted。
She is texting her friend during the break.
她正在休息时给朋友发短信。
He texted me last night to confirm the time.
他昨晚发短信给我确认时间。
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及物时宾语通常是人（收信人）；表示发送的内容时用双宾语结构：text sb sth.
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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