take

英 [teɪk]

美 [teɪk]

v.  携带; 拿走; 取走; 运走; 带去; 引领; 使达到，把…推向，把…带到(另一个层次、层面等)
n.  (不停机一次连续拍摄的)场景，镜头; 收入额; 进项; 看法; 意见

过去式：took　过去分词：taken　现在分词：taking　第三人称单数：takes　

中考高考IELTS考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.1 / BNC.51 / COCA.63

同义词辨析

takeboardcatchembarkget on【导航词义：乘坐】

receiveaccepttake【导航词义：收到；接受】

snatchclutchgrabgraspgriptake【导航词义：抓，握】

spendcosttake【导航词义：花费】

takebringfetchget【导航词义：拿，带】

短语动词

短语用例

take sb aback

• 使…震惊；使…大吃一惊
  to shock or surprise sb very much

take after sb

• （外貌或行为）像（父或母）
  to look or behave like an older member of your family, especially your mother or father
  1. It's too far to walk─I'll take you by car.
     步行路太远，我开车送你去。
  2. A boy took us to our room.
     服务员带我们到房间。
  3. I'm taking the kids swimming later.
     我待会儿带孩子们去游泳。
  4. The boys were taken to see their grandparents most weekends.
     大多数周末都有人带这些男孩去看望爷爷奶奶。
• 追赶；跟踪
  to follow sb quickly
  1. Her energy and talent took her to the top of her profession.
     她凭着充沛的精力和天赋的才能达到了事业的顶峰。
  2. The new loan takes the total debt to $100 000.
     加上这笔新贷款，负债总额达到10万元。
  3. I'd like to take my argument a stage further.
     我想把我的论点进行进一步的发挥。
  4. He believes he has the skills to take the club forward.
     他相信他有能力使俱乐部继续发展。
  5. We'll take the matter forward at our next meeting (= discuss it further) .
     我们将在下一次会议上进一步讨论这个问题。

take against sb/sth

• （说不清原因地）开始不喜欢
  to start not liking sb/sth for no clear reason
  1. I passed him the rope and he took it.
     我把绳子递给他，他接了过去。
  2. Free newspapers: please take one.
     报纸免费，请取一份。
  3. Can you take (= hold) the baby for a moment?
     你能先抱一下孩子吗？
  4. He took her hand/took her by the hand (= held her hand, for example to lead her somewhere) .
     他拉着她的手。
  5. She took the child in her arms and kissed him.
     她把孩子搂在怀里亲吻他。

take sb/sth↔apart

• （运动或比赛）轻易打败，把…打得一败涂地
  to defeat sb easily in a game or competition
  1. Will you take your books off the table?
     把你的书从桌子上拿走好吗？
  2. The sign must be taken down.
     这个指示牌一定要摘下来。
  3. He took some keys out of his pocket.
     他从口袋里取出几把钥匙。
  4. My name had been taken off the list.
     我的名字从名单上画掉了。
  5. She was playing with a knife, so I took it away from her.
     她在玩一把刀子，于是我把刀子从她手里夺了过来。
  6. She was playing with a knife, so I took it off her.
     她在玩一把刀子，于是我把刀子从她手里夺了过来。
  7. The new sports centre will take the pressure off the old one.
     新的体育运动中心将减轻老体育运动中心的压力。
• 严厉抨击
  to criticize sb/sth severely
  1. Someone has taken my scarf.
     有人把我的围巾拿走了。
  2. Did the burglars take anything valuable?
     入室窃贼偷走了贵重的东西没有？
  3. The storms took the lives of 50 people.
     这场暴风雨夺走了50人的生命。

take sth↔apart

• 拆卸，拆散，拆开（机器等）
  to separate a machine or piece of equipment into the different parts that it is made of

take sth↔away

• 解除，消除（感情、痛苦等）
  to make a feeling, pain, etc. disappear
• （从餐馆买饭菜等）带回食用；买外卖食物
  to buy cooked food at a restaurant and carry it away to eat, for example at home
  1. I'll take the grey jacket.
     我要那件灰色夹克衫。
  2. We took a room at the hotel for two nights.
     我们在旅馆开了个房间，住了两夜。

take away from sth

• 减少；减弱；贬低
  to make the effort or value of sth seem less

take sb↔back

• 允许（因不合而离去的配偶等）回家；与…重归于好
  to allow sb, such as your husband, wife or partner, to come home after they have left because of a problem

take sb back (to…)

• 使回想起
  to make sb remember sth

take sth↔back

• 退回；同意收回（退货）
  if you take sth back to a shop/store, or a shop/store takes sth back , you return sth that you have bought there, for example because it is the wrong size or does not work
• 收回，撤回（说过的话）
  to admit that sth you said was wrong or that you should not have said it
  1. to take a photograph/picture/snapshot of sb/sth
     给（某人 / 某物）照相 / 拍照 / 拍快照
  2. to have your picture/photo taken
     让人给你拍照

take sth↔down

• 拆掉；拆除；拆卸
  to remove a structure, especially by separating it into pieces
  1. to take sb's temperature
     给某人量体温
  2. I need to have my blood pressure taken.
     我需要量一下血压。
• 往下拽；拉低（下身衣服）
  to pull down a piece of clothing worn below the waist without completely removing it
• 写下；记录
  to write sth down
  1. Are these seats taken?
     这些座位有人吗？
  2. Come in; take a seat .
     进来，坐下。

take sb↔in

• 留宿；收留
  to allow sb to stay in your home
  1. Lots of couples have problems in the first year of marriage. Take Ann and Paul.
     在婚后头一年里，许多夫妇都出现一些问题。安和保罗就是个例子。
• 欺骗；蒙骗
  to make sb believe sth that is not true

take sth↔in

• 吸入，吞入（体内）
  to absorb sth into the body, for example by breathing or swallowing
  1. The school doesn't take boys (= only has girls) .
     这所学校不收男生。
  2. The dentist can't take any new patients.
     这位牙科医生接待不了新患者了。
• 改小，改瘦（衣服）
  to make a piece of clothing narrower or tighter
  1. The school took the full force of the explosion.
     爆炸的全部破坏力都集中在这所学校。
  2. Can the ropes take the strain (= not break) ?
     这些绳子能承受住这一张力吗？
  3. The team took a terrible beating.
     这个队遭到惨败。
• 包括；包含
  to include or cover sth
  1. She can't take criticism .
     她受不了批评。
  2. I don't think I can take much more of this heat.
     我觉得再也忍受不了这种高温了。
  3. I find his attitude a little hard to take .
     我觉得他的态度有点儿令人难以接受。
• 去看，观看（电影等）
  to go to see or visit sth such as a film/movie
  1. He took the criticism surprisingly well.
     他对待这一批评的态度竟意外的好。
  2. These threats are not to be taken lightly.
     这些威胁可不能等闲视之。
  3. I wish you'd take me seriously.
     我希望你认真对待我的话。
  4. She took it in the spirit in which it was intended.
     她根据其精神实质来认识此事。
• 注意到；看到
  to take notice of sth with your eyes
• 理解；领会；记住
  to understand or remember sth that you hear or read
  1. She took what he said as a compliment.
     她把他说的看做是称誉。
  2. How am I supposed to take that remark?
     我应该怎么理解那话的意思？
  3. Taken overall, the project was a success.
     总的看来，这个项目是成功的。
  4. What did you take his comments to mean?
     你认为他的意见是什么意思？

take off

• 起飞
  to leave the ground and begin to fly
• 匆匆离去；急忙离开
  to leave a place, especially in a hurry
  1. My parents always took an interest in my hobbies.
     我父母总是关心重视我的爱好。
  2. Don't take offence (= be offended) at what I said.
     我讲的话你别见怪。
  3. I took a dislike to him.
     我对他产生了反感。
  4. He takes the view that children are responsible for their own actions.
     他的观点是孩子应对自己的行为负责。
• 突然大受欢迎；迅速流行
  to become successful or popular very quickly or suddenly

take sb↔off

• （以诙谐的方式）模仿，学某人的样子
  to copy sb's voice, actions or manner in an amusing way
  1. to take a step/walk/stroll
     迈步；散步；溜达
  2. to take a bath/shower/wash
     洗澡；淋浴；洗一洗
  3. to take a look/glance
     看一看；瞥一眼
  4. to take a bite/drink/sip
     咬 / 喝 / 呷一口
  5. to take a deep breath
     深吸一口气
  6. to take a break/rest
     暂歇一下；休息一下
  7. No decision will be taken on the matter until next week.
     到下星期才会对这一问题作出决定。
• 换下；中止；取消
  to make sb stop playing, acting, etc. and leave the field or the stage

take sth↔off

• 脱下（衣服）；摘掉
  to remove sth, especially a piece of clothing from your/sb's body
• 休假；休息
  to have a period of time as a break from work
  1. The journey to the airport takes about half an hour.
     到机场大约需要半小时。
  2. It takes about half an hour to get to the airport.
     到机场大概需要半小时。
  3. It took her three hours to repair her bike.
     她花了三个小时修理自行车。
  4. That cut is taking a long time to heal.
     那伤口需要很长时间才能愈合。
  5. It'll take her time to recover from the illness.
     她康复需要时间。
  6. It'll take time (= take a long time) for her to recover from the illness.
     她的病需要很长时间才能痊愈。
  7. I need a shower─I won't take long .
     我要冲个澡，用不了多长时间。
• 取消；停演
  to stop a public service, television programme, performances of a show, etc.
• 剪掉（头发）；截去，切除（人体部位）
  to remove some of sb's hair, part of sb's body, etc.
  1. It only takes one careless driver to cause an accident.
     只要有一个粗心大意的驾驶员便会发生车祸。
  2. It doesn't take much to make her angry.
     她动辄就发脾气。
  3. He didn't take much persuading (= he was easily persuaded) .
     不用费多少口舌就能说服他。

take yourself/sb off (to…)

• （使）离去，走掉；带走
  to leave a place; to make sb leave a place

take sb off sth

• 调离，解除（工作、职务等）；撤掉，拆除（器械）
  to remove sb from sth such as a job, position, piece of equipment, etc.

take sth off sth

• 扣除，减去（款额、分数等）
  to remove an amount of money or a number of marks, points, etc. in order to reduce the total
• 停止销售
  to stop sth from being sold
  1. The head teacher usually takes us for French.
     校长通常给我们上法语课。

take sb↔on

• 聘用；雇用
  to employ sb
  1. She is planning to take a computer course.
     她打算修一门计算机课。
  2. How many subjects are you taking this year?
     你今年修多少门课？
• （运动或比赛）同某人较量；反抗；与某人战斗
  to play against sb in a game or contest; to fight against sb

take sth↔on

• 呈现，具有（特征、外观等）
  to begin to have a particular quality, appearance, etc.

take sth/sb↔on

• 决定做；同意负责；承担（责任）
  to decide to do sth; to agree to be responsible for sth/sb
• 接纳（乘客）；装载
  to allow sb/sth to enter
  1. The horse took the first fence well.
     那匹马轻快地跃过了第一道栅栏。
  2. He takes bends much too fast.
     他拐弯时车开得太快。

take sb↔out

• 带某人出去（到餐馆、剧院、俱乐部等）
  to go to a restaurant, theatre, club, etc. with sb you have invited
  1. to take a penalty/free kick/corner
     主罚点球 / 任意球；开角球

take sb/sth↔out

• 杀死；毁灭
  to kill sb or destroy sth
  1. to take a vote/poll/survey
     付诸表决；进行民意测验 / 调查

take sth↔out

• 切除，摘除（人体内的一部分）
  to remove sth from inside sb's body, especially a part of it
  1. The skin graft failed to take.
     皮肤移植未能成功。
• 获得，领到（正式文件或服务）
  to obtain an official document or service
• 获得，领到（正式文件或服务）
  to obtain an official document or service
  1. The verb ‘rely’ takes the preposition ‘on’.
     动词rely需要和介词on连用。

take sth↔out (against sb)

• 发出（传票）
  to start legal action against sb by means of an official document
  1. We managed to get it right in just two takes.
     我们仅拍摄了两个镜头就把这部分戏拍好了。

take sth↔out (of sth)

• （从银行账户中）提取（款）
  to obtain money by removing it from your bank account
  1. What's his take on the plan?
     他对这项计划有什么意见？
  2. a new take on the Romeo and Juliet story (= a way of presenting it)
     对《罗密欧与朱丽叶》故事的重新演绎

take sth out of sth

• 扣除；减去；抽出
  to remove an amount of money from a larger amount, especially as a payment

take it/sth out on sb

• 向…发泄；拿…撒气
  to behave in an unpleasant way towards sb because you feel angry, disappointed, etc., although it is not their fault

take sb out of himself/herself

• 使摆脱苦恼；为某人消愁
  to make sb forget their worries and become less concerned with their own thoughts and situation

take over (from sth)

• 占上风；取而代之
  to become bigger or more important than sth else; to replace sth

take over (from sb)

take sth↔over (from sb)

• 接替；接任；接管；接手
  to begin to have control of or responsibility for sth, especially in place of sb else
• 控制，接管（政党、国家等）
  to gain control of a political party, a country, etc.

take sth↔over

• 接收，接管（企业、公司等，尤指通过购买股份）
  to gain control of a business, a company, etc., especially by buying shares

take sb through sth

• 帮助某人深入了解；给某人解说
  to help sb learn or become familiar with sth, for example by talking about each part in turn

take to sth

• （尤指为逃避危险）逃往，躲到
  to go away to a place, especially to escape from danger
• 开始沉湎于；养成…习惯
  to begin to do sth as a habit
• 培养…的能力
  to develop an ability for sth

take to sb/sth

• 开始喜欢；对…产生好感
  to start liking sb/sth

take up

• 继续；接下去
  to continue, especially starting after sb/sth else has finished

take up sth

• 占用（时间）；占据（空间）
  to fill or use an amount of space or time

take sth↔up

• 将（衣服等）改短
  to make sth such as a piece of clothing shorter
• （尤指为消遣）学着做，开始做
  to learn or start to do sth, especially for pleasure
• 开始从事
  to start or begin sth such as a job
• 一起唱；一齐说
  to join in singing or saying sth
• 继续（他人未完成的事）；接着讲（以前提过的事）
  to continue sth that sb else has not finished, or that has not been mentioned for some time
• 进入，占据（位置）
  to move into a particular position
• 接受（建议或能得到的东西）
  to accept sth that is offered or available

take up with sb

• 开始结交（尤指名声不好的人）
  to begin to be friendly with sb, especially sb with a bad reputation

take sb up on sth

• 质问；查问
  to question sb about sth, because you do not agree with them
• 接受（提议、打赌等）
  to accept an offer, a bet, etc. from sb

take sth up with sb

• 向…提出；与…交涉
  to speak or write to sb about sth that they may be able to deal with or help you with

be taken up with sth/sb

• 致力于；专心于；对…一心一意
  to be giving all your time and energy to sth/sb

be taken with sb/sth

• 被…吸引；迷上；对…感兴趣
  to find sb/sth attractive or interesting

习惯用语

v.

I, you, etc. can't take sb anywhere
• （用以表示不相信某人会在公共场合行为得体）到哪儿都拿不出去
  used to say that you cannot trust sb to behave well in public
have (got) what it takes
• 具备（成功）所需要的一切条件（或素质、能力等）
  to have the qualities, ability, etc. needed to be successful
take sth as it comestake sb as they come
• 安于现状；顺其自然
  to accept sth/sb without wishing it/them to be different or without thinking about it/them very much in advance
• She takes life as it comes.
  她对待生活的态度是顺其自然。
take it (that…)
• 假定；假设；设想；以为
  to suppose; to assume
• I take it you won't be coming to the party?
  我想你不会来参加聚会吧？
take it from me (that…)
• 我敢担保；我说的肯定没错
  used to emphasize that what you are going to say is the truth
• Take it from me─he'll be a millionaire before he's 30.
  不信你等着瞧，他到不了30岁就会成为百万富翁。
take it on/upon yourself to do sth
• 擅自作主；自作主张
  to decide to do sth without asking permission or advice
sb can take it or leave it
• 要就要，不要就拉倒；取舍请便
  used to say that you do not care if sb accepts or rejects your offer
• 可有可无；无所谓；无偏好
  used to say that sb does not have a strong opinion about sth
• Dancing? I can take it or leave it.
  跳舞？我跳不跳都行。
take it/a lot out of sb
• 使精疲力竭；使心力交瘁
  to make sb physically or mentally tired
• Taking care of small children takes it out of you.
  照看小孩会使你精疲力竭。
take some/a lot of doing
• 费力；费时；难办；难做
  to need a lot of effort or time; to be very difficult to do
take that!
• （打人时说）看打，接招
  used as an exclamation when you are hitting sb or attacking them in some other way

n.

be on the take
• 受贿；贪赃枉法
  to accept money from sb for helping them in a dishonest or illegal way

牛津词典

verb

携带；带领 carry/lead
• 携带；拿走；取走；运走
  to carry or move sth from one place to another
  1. I forgot to take my bag with me when I got off the bus.
     我下公共汽车时忘了拿包。
  2. Take this to the bank for me, would you?
     请替我把这送到银行去好吗？
  3. Shall I take a gift to my host family?
     我要不要给主人家带件礼物呢？
  4. Shall I take my host family a gift?
     我要不要给主人家带件礼物呢？
• 带去；引领
  to go with sb from one place to another, especially to guide or lead them
  1. It's too far to walk─I'll take you by car.
     步行路太远，我开车送你去。
  2. A boy took us to our room.
     服务员带我们到房间。
  3. I'm taking the kids swimming later.
     我待会儿带孩子们去游泳。
  4. The boys were taken to see their grandparents most weekends.
     大多数周末都有人带这些男孩去看望爷爷奶奶。
• 使达到，把…推向，把…带到（另一个层次、层面等）
  to make sb/sth go from one level, situation, etc. to another
  1. Her energy and talent took her to the top of her profession.
     她凭着充沛的精力和天赋的才能达到了事业的顶峰。
  2. The new loan takes the total debt to $100 000.
     加上这笔新贷款，负债总额达到10万元。
  3. I'd like to take my argument a stage further.
     我想把我的论点进行进一步的发挥。
  4. He believes he has the skills to take the club forward.
     他相信他有能力使俱乐部继续发展。
  5. We'll take the matter forward at our next meeting (= discuss it further) .
     我们将在下一次会议上进一步讨论这个问题。
伸手取 reach and hold
• 拿；抱；握；取；接
  to put your hands or arms around sb/sth and hold them/it; to reach for sb/sth and hold them/it
  1. I passed him the rope and he took it.
     我把绳子递给他，他接了过去。
  2. Free newspapers: please take one.
     报纸免费，请取一份。
  3. Can you take (= hold) the baby for a moment?
     你能先抱一下孩子吗？
  4. He took her hand/took her by the hand (= held her hand, for example to lead her somewhere) .
     他拉着她的手。
  5. She took the child in her arms and kissed him.
     她把孩子搂在怀里亲吻他。
移开 remove
• 拿开；取出；挪开
  to remove sth/sb from a place or a person
  1. Will you take your books off the table?
     把你的书从桌子上拿走好吗？
  2. The sign must be taken down.
     这个指示牌一定要摘下来。
  3. He took some keys out of his pocket.
     他从口袋里取出几把钥匙。
  4. My name had been taken off the list.
     我的名字从名单上画掉了。
  5. She was playing with a knife, so I took it away from her.
     她在玩一把刀子，于是我把刀子从她手里夺了过来。
  6. She was playing with a knife, so I took it off her.
     她在玩一把刀子，于是我把刀子从她手里夺了过来。
  7. The new sports centre will take the pressure off the old one.
     新的体育运动中心将减轻老体育运动中心的压力。
• 擅自拿走；偷走；误拿
  to remove sth without permission or by mistake
  1. Someone has taken my scarf.
     有人把我的围巾拿走了。
  2. Did the burglars take anything valuable?
     入室窃贼偷走了贵重的东西没有？
  3. The storms took the lives of 50 people.
     这场暴风雨夺走了50人的生命。
• 从…中取出；取材于
  to get sth from a particular source
  1. The scientists are taking water samples from the river.
     科学家正从河中采水样。
  2. Part of her article is taken straight (= copied) out of my book.
     她的文章有一部分是从我的书中抄来的。
  3. The machine takes its name from its inventor.
     这机器是根据发明者的姓名命名的。
捕获 capture
• 夺取；攻占；抓获；控制
  to capture a place or person; to get control of sth
  1. The rebels succeeded in taking the town.
     反叛者攻占了那个城镇。
  2. The state has taken control of the company.
     政府已经接管了这家公司。
  3. The rebels took him prisoner.
     反叛者把他俘虏了。
  4. He was taken prisoner by the rebels.
     他被反叛者俘虏了。
选择；购买 choose/buy
• 选中；买下；租用
  to choose, buy or rent sth
  1. I'll take the grey jacket.
     我要那件灰色夹克衫。
  2. We took a room at the hotel for two nights.
     我们在旅馆开了个房间，住了两夜。
• 经常购买（某报纸或期刊）
  to buy a newspaper or magazine regularly
  1. We take the ‘Express’.
     我们订阅的是《快报》。
食用；饮用 eat/drink
• 吃；喝；服（药）
  to eat, drink, etc. sth
  1. Do you take sugar in your coffee?
     你的咖啡里要放糖吗？
  2. The doctor has given me some medicine to take for my cough.
     医生已给我开了治咳嗽的药吃。
  3. He started taking drugs (= illegal drugs) at college.
     他上大学时开始吸毒。
数学 mathematics
• 减去
  to reduce one number by the value of another
  1. Take 5 from 12 and you're left with 7.
     12减5，剩7。
  2. 80 take away 5 is 75 .
     80减去5等于75。
写下 write down
• 记录；摘录；记下
  to find out and record sth; to write sth down
  1. The police officer took my name and address.
     警察记下了我的姓名和地址。
  2. Did you take notes in the class?
     你在课堂上做了笔记吗？
拍照 photograph
• 拍照；照相；摄影
  to photograph sb/sth
  1. to take a photograph/picture/snapshot of sb/sth
     给（某人 / 某物）照相 / 拍照 / 拍快照
  2. to have your picture/photo taken
     让人给你拍照
计量 measurement
• 量取；测定
  to test or measure sth
  1. to take sb's temperature
     给某人量体温
  2. I need to have my blood pressure taken.
     我需要量一下血压。
座位 seat
• 就（座）；占据（座位）
  to sit down in or use a chair, etc.
  1. Are these seats taken?
     这些座位有人吗？
  2. Come in; take a seat .
     进来，坐下。
举例 give example
• 以…为例；将…作为例证
  used to introduce sb/sth as an example
  1. Lots of couples have problems in the first year of marriage. Take Ann and Paul.
     在婚后头一年里，许多夫妇都出现一些问题。安和保罗就是个例子。
接受；收到 accept/receive
• 接受；收到
  to accept or receive sth
  1. If they offer me the job, I'll take it.
     如果他们给我这份工作，我就接受。
  2. She was accused of taking bribes.
     她被控受贿。
  3. Does the hotel take credit cards?
     这家旅馆接受信用卡付款吗？
  4. I'll take the call in my office.
     我要在办公室里接这个电话。
  5. Why should I take the blame for somebody else's mistakes?
     我为什么要代人受过呢？
  6. If you take my advice you'll have nothing more to do with him.
     你要是听我的劝告，就不要再和他有什么瓜葛。
  7. Will you take $10 for the book (= will you sell it for $10) ?
     这本书10块钱你卖吗？
  8. The store took (= sold goods worth) $100 000 last week.
     这家商店上星期的营业额为10万元。
• 接纳；接待（顾客、患者等）
  to accept sb as a customer, patient, etc.
  1. The school doesn't take boys (= only has girls) .
     这所学校不收男生。
  2. The dentist can't take any new patients.
     这位牙科医生接待不了新患者了。
• 遭受；经受；承受
  to experience or be affected by sth
  1. The school took the full force of the explosion.
     爆炸的全部破坏力都集中在这所学校。
  2. Can the ropes take the strain (= not break) ?
     这些绳子能承受住这一张力吗？
  3. The team took a terrible beating.
     这个队遭到惨败。
• 忍受；容忍；承受
  to be able to bear sth
  1. She can't take criticism .
     她受不了批评。
  2. I don't think I can take much more of this heat.
     我觉得再也忍受不了这种高温了。
  3. I find his attitude a little hard to take .
     我觉得他的态度有点儿令人难以接受。
• （以某种方式）对待，处理
  to react to sth/sb in a particular way
  1. He took the criticism surprisingly well.
     他对待这一批评的态度竟意外的好。
  2. These threats are not to be taken lightly.
     这些威胁可不能等闲视之。
  3. I wish you'd take me seriously.
     我希望你认真对待我的话。
  4. She took it in the spirit in which it was intended.
     她根据其精神实质来认识此事。
考虑 consider
• 领会；理解；考虑
  to understand or consider sth in a particular way
  1. She took what he said as a compliment.
     她把他说的看做是称誉。
  2. How am I supposed to take that remark?
     我应该怎么理解那话的意思？
  3. Taken overall, the project was a success.
     总的看来，这个项目是成功的。
  4. What did you take his comments to mean?
     你认为他的意见是什么意思？
• （尤指错误地）以为，把…看作；误认为
  to consider sb/sth to be sb/sth, especially when you are wrong
  1. Even the experts took the painting for a genuine Van Gogh.
     连行家都误以为这幅画是凡∙高的真迹。
  2. Of course I didn't do it! What do you take me for (= what sort of person do you think I am) ?
     那当然不是我干的！你把我当成什么人啦？
  3. I took the man with him to be his father.
     我误以为和他在一起的那个男人是他父亲。
有感情 / 看法 have feeling/opinion
• 产生（感情）；持有（看法）；采取（态度）
  to have a particular feeling, opinion or attitude
  1. My parents always took an interest in my hobbies.
     我父母总是关心重视我的爱好。
  2. Don't take offence (= be offended) at what I said.
     我讲的话你别见怪。
  3. I took a dislike to him.
     我对他产生了反感。
  4. He takes the view that children are responsible for their own actions.
     他的观点是孩子应对自己的行为负责。
行动 action
• 采取（措施）；采用（方法）
  to use a particular course of action in order to deal with or achieve sth
  1. The government is taking action to combat drug abuse.
     政府正在采取措施，打击滥用毒品。
  2. We need to take a different approach to the problem.
     我们应该采用另一种方法来解决这一问题。
• （与名词连用，表示举动、动作等）
  used with nouns to say that sb is doing sth, performing an action, etc.
  1. to take a step/walk/stroll
     迈步；散步；溜达
  2. to take a bath/shower/wash
     洗澡；淋浴；洗一洗
  3. to take a look/glance
     看一看；瞥一眼
  4. to take a bite/drink/sip
     咬 / 喝 / 呷一口
  5. to take a deep breath
     深吸一口气
  6. to take a break/rest
     暂歇一下；休息一下
  7. No decision will be taken on the matter until next week.
     到下星期才会对这一问题作出决定。
形式；位置 form/position
• 采用（形式）；就任（职位）；出现（状况）
  to have a particular form, position or state
  1. Our next class will take the form of a debate.
     我们下一堂课将采用辩论的形式。
  2. The new President takes office in January.
     新总统将于一月份就职。
时间 time
• 需要…时间；费时
  to need or require a particular amount of time
  1. The journey to the airport takes about half an hour.
     到机场大约需要半小时。
  2. It takes about half an hour to get to the airport.
     到机场大概需要半小时。
  3. It took her three hours to repair her bike.
     她花了三个小时修理自行车。
  4. That cut is taking a long time to heal.
     那伤口需要很长时间才能愈合。
  5. It'll take her time to recover from the illness.
     她康复需要时间。
  6. It'll take time (= take a long time) for her to recover from the illness.
     她的病需要很长时间才能痊愈。
  7. I need a shower─I won't take long .
     我要冲个澡，用不了多长时间。
需要 need
• 需要；要求
  to need or require sth in order to happen or be done
  1. It only takes one careless driver to cause an accident.
     只要有一个粗心大意的驾驶员便会发生车祸。
  2. It doesn't take much to make her angry.
     她动辄就发脾气。
  3. He didn't take much persuading (= he was easily persuaded) .
     不用费多少口舌就能说服他。
• 使用；用
  to use sth in order to work
  1. All new cars take unleaded petrol.
     所有的新汽车都加无铅汽油。
鞋 / 衣服的尺码 size of shoes/clothes
• 穿用（…尺码的鞋或衣服）
  to wear a particular size in shoes or clothes
  1. What size shoes do you take?
     你穿多大号的鞋？
装得下；包含 hold/contain
• 容纳；装；盛
  to have enough space for sth/sb; to be able to hold or contain a particular quantity
  1. The bus can take 60 passengers.
     这辆公共汽车可载60名乘客。
  2. The tank takes 50 litres.
     这罐能容50升。
讲授；带领 teach/lead
• 授（课）；主持（宗教仪式）
  to be the teacher or leader in a class or a religious service
  1. The head teacher usually takes us for French.
     校长通常给我们上法语课。
学习 study
• 学习，读，修（课程）
  to study a subject at school, college, etc.
  1. She is planning to take a computer course.
     她打算修一门计算机课。
  2. How many subjects are you taking this year?
     你今年修多少门课？
考试 exam
• 参加（考试或测验）
  to do an exam or a test
  1. When did you take your driving test?
     你什么时候参加的驾驶执照考试？
交通工具；道路 transport/road
• 乘坐，搭乘（交通工具）；取（道）；走（路线）
  to use a form of transport, a road, a path, etc. to go to a place
  1. to take the bus/plane/train
     乘公共汽车 / 飞机 / 火车
  2. to take a cab
     乘出租汽车
  3. Take the second road on the right.
     第二个路口向右拐。
  4. It's more interesting to take the coast road.
     走海滨公路更有趣。
越过；绕路走 go over/around
• 跨过；跳过；绕过
  to go over or around sth
  1. The horse took the first fence well.
     那匹马轻快地跃过了第一道栅栏。
  2. He takes bends much too fast.
     他拐弯时车开得太快。
体育运动 in sports
• 踢；掷
  to kick or throw the ball from a fixed or agreed position
  1. to take a penalty/free kick/corner
     主罚点球 / 任意球；开角球
投票；调查 vote/survey
• 付诸（表决）；举行（投票）；进行（调查）
  to use a particular method to find out people's opinions
  1. to take a vote/poll/survey
     付诸表决；进行民意测验 / 调查
成功 be successful
• 成功；起作用；行得通
  to be successful; to work
  1. The skin graft failed to take.
     皮肤移植未能成功。
语法 grammar
• （用于句子或其他结构中时）有，需要
  to have or require sth when used in a sentence or other structure
  1. The verb ‘rely’ takes the preposition ‘on’.
     动词rely需要和介词on连用。

noun

• （不停机一次连续拍摄的）场景，镜头
  a scene or part of a film/movie that is filmed at one time without stopping the camera
  1. We managed to get it right in just two takes.
     我们仅拍摄了两个镜头就把这部分戏拍好了。
• 收入额；进项
  an amount of money that sb receives, especially the money that is earned by a business during a particular period of time
  1. How much is my share of the take?
     我的那一份收入是多少？
• 看法；意见
  the particular opinion or idea that sb has about sth
  1. What's his take on the plan?
     他对这项计划有什么意见？
  2. a new take on the Romeo and Juliet story (= a way of presenting it)
     对《罗密欧与朱丽叶》故事的重新演绎

柯林斯词典

USED WITH NOUNS DESCRIBING ACTIONS 与描述动作的名词连用

Takeis used in combination with a wide range of nouns, where the meaning of the combination is mostly given by the noun. Many of these combinations are common idiomatic expressions whose meanings can be found at the appropriate nouns. For example, the expressiontake careis explained atcare.
take 能和各种名词搭配使用，其含义主要取决于所搭配的名词。此类搭配是常用的习惯用语，其意义可参见相应的名词。例如，短语 take care 在 care 词条下有解释说明。

• VERB （后接名词，用于描述动作或事件）
  You can use take followed by a noun to talk about an action or event, when it would also be possible to use the verb that is related to that noun. For example, you can say 'she took a shower' instead of 'she showered'.
  1. She was too tired to take a shower...
     她累得连澡都懒得冲。
  2. Betty took a photograph of us...
     贝蒂给我们照了张相。
  3. I've never taken a holiday since starting this job...
     自从做这份工作起，我就没有休过假。
  4. There's not enough people willing to take the risk...
     没有足够的人愿意冒这个险。
  5. Walk around the property and take a good look at it from the outside...
     围着房子走一圈，从外边好好看一看。
  6. We took a long walk through the pines.
     我们在松树林中穿行了很久。
• VERB （与一系列名词连用，代替意义更为具体的动词）
  In ordinary spoken or written English, people usetakewith a range of nouns instead of using a more specific verb. For example people often say 'he took control' or 'she took a positive attitude' instead of 'he assumed control' or 'she adopted a positive attitude'.
  1. The Patriotic Front took power after a three-month civil war...
     经过 3 个月内战，爱国阵线夺取了政权。
  2. I felt it was important for women to join and take a leading role...
     我觉得让女性参与其中，并担当领导角色对于女性而言意义重大。
  3. The constitution requires members of parliament to take an oath of allegiance...
     宪法规定，议员必须宣誓效忠。
  4. In Asia the crisis took a different form.
     在亚洲，危机的表现形式有所不同。

OTHER USES 其他用法

• VERB 拿;取
  If youtakesomething, you reach out for it and hold it.
  1. Here, let me take your coat...
     来，我帮你拿大衣。
  2. Colette took her by the shoulders and shook her...
     科利特抓住她的双肩，摇晃着她。
  3. She took her in her arms and tried to comfort her.
     她把她揽进怀里，尽力安慰她。
• VERB 随身带;携带
  If youtakesomething with you when you go somewhere, you carry it or have it with you.
  1. Mark often took his books to Bess's house to study...
     马克常常带着书本去贝丝家学习。
  2. I'll take these papers home and read them...
     我会把这些文件带回家阅读。
  3. You should take your passport with you when changing money...
     兑汇时要带上本人护照。
  4. Don't forget to take your camera.
     别忘了带上相机。

Takeandbringare both used to talk about carrying something or accompanying someone somewhere, buttakeis used to suggest movement away from the speaker, andbringis used to suggest movement towards the speaker.Anna took the book to school with her... Bring your calculator to every lesson.In the first sentence,tooksuggests that Anna left the speaker when she went to school. In the second sentence,bringsuggests that the person and the calculator should come to the place where the speaker is. You could also say 'Anna brought the book to school with her' to suggest that Anna and the speaker were both at school, and 'Take your calculator to every lesson' to suggest that the speaker will not be not present at the lesson.
take 和 bring 都可以用来表示随身携带某物或陪伴某人去某地，不过从说话者的角度来说，take 表示远离说话者的动作，而 bring 表示向说话者靠近的动作如：Anna took the book to school with her (安娜, 带着那本书去上学)，Bring your calculator to every lesson (每次上课都把计算器带来)。在第一个句子里，took 暗示安娜离开说话者所在的地点去上学;在第二个句子里，bring 暗示计算器的携带者应该把计算器带到说话者所在的地点。为了暗示安娜和说话者同在学校，可以说 Anna brought the book to school with her;而为暗示说话者不会在课堂上，可以说 Take your calculator to every lesson。

• VERB 运送;带领;通向
  If a person, vehicle, or pathtakessomeone somewhere, they transport or lead them there.
  1. She took me to a Mexican restaurant...
     她带我去了一家墨西哥餐厅。
  2. The school bus takes them to school and brings them back...
     校车接送他们上下学。
  3. She was taken to hospital.
     她被送进医院。
• VERB (工作、兴趣等)使…去，使…前往
  If something such as a job or interesttakesyou to a place, it is the reason for you going there.
  1. He was a poor student from Madras whose genius took him to Cambridge...
     他是个来自马德拉斯的穷学生，凭自身的才华上了剑桥。
  2. My work takes me abroad a lot.
     由于工作原因，我经常出国。
• VERB 请教（问题等）；洽谈(生意等)
  If youtakesomething such as your problems or your business to someone, you go to that person when you have problems you want to discuss or things you want to buy.
  1. You need to take your problems to a trained counsellor...
     你需要去找训练有素的咨询顾问请教这些问题。
  2. In a true market, the customer can take business elsewhere.
     在真正的市场中，顾客可以去别处洽谈业务。
• VERB 使…达到(一定水平、程度或状态)
  If one thingtakesanothertoa particular level, condition, or state, it causes it to reach that level or condition.
  1. A combination of talent, hard work and good looks have taken her to the top...
     兼具天赋、勤奋和美貌使她得以出人头地。
  2. The managing director had given himself a pay rise of 20%, taking his salary to £20,000...
     经理给自己加了 20%的薪，使他的薪水达到了 2 万英镑。
  3. Her latest research takes her point further.
     她的最新研究进一步深化了她的观点。
• VERB 拿掉;去掉;拿开
  If youtakesomething from a place, you remove it from there.
  1. He took a handkerchief from his pocket and lightly wiped his mouth...
     他从口袋里掏出手帕，轻轻擦了擦嘴。
  2. Opening a drawer, she took out a letter.
     她打开抽屉，取出一封信。
• VERB 偷走;(擅自)拿走
  If youtakesomething from someone who owns it, you steal it or go away with it without their permission.
  1. He has taken my money, and I have no chance of getting it back...
     他偷了我的钱，我再也要不回来了。
  2. The burglars took just about anything they could carry.
     窃贼们盗走了所有拿得动的东西。
• VERB (军队、政党)攻占，夺取，赢得，俘虏
  If an army or political partytakessomething or someone, they win them from their enemy or opponent.
  1. A Serb army unit took the town...
     一支塞尔维亚部队攻占了那个镇。
  2. Marines went in, taking 15 prisoners...
     海军陆战队士兵攻了进去，俘获 15 人。
  3. Labour took Edgbaston from the Conservatives.
     工党从保守党手中把埃奇巴斯顿赢了过来。
• VERB 减去;减
  If youtakeone number or amount from another, you subtract it or deduct it.
  1. Take off the price of the house, that's another hundred thousand.
     减去房价，又是 10 万。
• VERB 忍受;忍耐;接受;经受
  If you cannottakesomething difficult, painful, or annoying, you cannot tolerate it without becoming upset, ill, or angry.
  1. Don't ever ask me to look after those kids again. I just can't take it!...
     以后别再叫我去照看那些孩子了，我简直无法忍受！
  2. Harry's rudeness to everyone was becoming hard to take.
     哈里对谁都粗暴无礼，这渐渐叫人无法忍受。
• VERB (尤指在战争中)蒙受，遭受(损害、损失)
  If youtakesomething such as damage or loss, you suffer it, especially in war or in a battle.
  1. They have taken heavy casualties.
     他们遭受重大伤亡。
• VERB 花费，占用(时间)
  If somethingtakesa certain amount of time, that amount of time is needed in order to do it.
  1. Since the roads are very bad, the journey took us a long time...
     由于路况很糟糕，我们路上花了很长时间。
  2. I had heard an appeal could take years...
     我听说上诉要花好几年时间。
  3. The sauce takes 25 minutes to prepare and cook...
     这个调味料从准备到做好要 25 分钟。
  4. The game took her less than an hour to finish...
     她没用一个小时就拿下了这场比赛。
  5. You must beware of those traps — you could take all day getting out of them...
     你必须当心那些陷阱——陷进去的话，要一整天才能脱身。
  6. It takes 15 minutes to convert the plane into a car by removing the wings and the tail...
     拆除机翼和机尾，将飞机改装成汽车，前后要花 15 分钟。
  7. It had taken Masters about twenty hours to reach the house...
     马斯特斯用了约 20 个钟头才到达那所房子。
  8. It took thirty-five seconds for the hour to strike.
     报时用了 35 秒钟。
• VERB 需要，要求(某种素质或某物)
  If somethingtakesa particular quality or thing, that quality or thing is needed in order to do it.
  1. At one time, walking across the room took all her strength...
     曾经有段时间她得费尽全力才能从房间一头走到另一头。
  2. We want to get married and start a family and all. But that takes money...
     我们想结婚，生孩子等，可是那得花钱。
  3. It takes courage to say what you think...
     说出真实想法是需要勇气的。
  4. It takes the bark of three whole trees to make enough of the drug to treat a single patient...
     单是治疗一个病人，就需要三棵树的全部树皮来制取这种药。
  5. It takes a pretty bad level of performance before the teachers will criticize the students.
     学生只有表现极差时，老师才会批评他们。
• VERB 接受;采纳
  If youtakesomething that is given or offered to you, you agree to accept it.
  1. When I took the job I thought I could change the system, but it's hard...
     我接受那份工作时，以为我能改变那种体制，可实际上很难。
  2. His sons took his advice.
     他的儿子们采纳了他的建议。
• VERB (从…中)获取，感到
  If youtakea feeling such as pleasure, pride, or delight in a particular thing or activity, the thing or activity gives you that feeling.
  1. They take great pride in their heritage...
     他们为自己的历史传统深感自豪。
  2. The government will take comfort from the latest opinion poll.
     政府会从最新的民意调查中得到安慰。
• VERB (商店、饭店、剧院等)收入，赚取
  If a shop, restaurant, theatre, or other businesstakesa certain amount of money, they get that amount from people buying goods or services.
  1. The firm took £100,000 in bookings.
     这家公司在票务预订方面的收入达到 10 万英镑。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 take in


• N-SING (商业机构的)收入，获利
  You can usetaketo refer to the amount of money that a business such as a store or theatre gets from selling its goods or tickets during a particular period.
  1. It added another $11.8 million to the take, for a grand total of $43 million.
     这就又增加了1,180万美元的收入，总计为 4,300 万美元。

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 takings


• VERB 赢得，摘得(奖项或奖牌)
  If youtakea prize or medal, you win it.
  1. 'Poison' took first prize at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival...
     《毒药》在 1991 年的圣丹斯电影节上获得一等奖。
  2. Christie took the gold medal in the 100 metres.
     克里斯蒂在 100 米赛中夺得金牌。
• VERB 承担，承受，接受(责备、责任或功劳)
  If youtakethe blame, responsibility, or credit for something, you agree to accept it.
  1. His brother Raoul did it, but Leonel took the blame and kept his mouth shut...
     事情是莱昂内尔的弟弟拉乌尔干的，可是莱昂内尔却代他受过，并且对此绝口不提。
  2. She's reluctant to take all the credit.
     她不愿接受所有荣誉。
• VERB 接受，接纳(病人或顾客)
  If youtakepatients or clients, you accept them as your patients or clients.
  1. Some universities would be forced to take more students than they wanted...
     有些大学将被迫超计划招生。
  2. They were told that Dr Albright wasn't taking any new patients.
     他们被告知，奥尔布赖特医生不再接收新病人了。
• VERB 接听(电话)
  If youtakea telephone call, you speak to someone who is telephoning you.
  1. Douglas telephoned Catherine at her office. She refused to take his calls.
     道格拉斯把电话打进凯瑟琳的办公室，可是她不接。
• VERB (以特定方式)看待，对待
  If youtakesomething in a particular way, you react in the way mentioned to a situation or to someone's beliefs or behaviour.
  1. Unfortunately, no one took my messages seriously...
     遗憾的是，没人把我提供的信息当回事。
  2. Her husband had taken the news badly...
     她丈夫听到那个消息后伤心透了。
  3. I was determined to take the news in a calm and dignified manner.
     我决定要沉着冷静地面对这一消息。
• VERB 以…(为例);拿…(来说)
  You usetakewhen you are discussing or explaining a particular question, in order to introduce an example or to say how the question is being considered.
  1. There's confusion and resentment, and it's almost never expressed out in the open. Take this office, for example...
     有人迷惘，有人憎恨，可是几乎谁也没有公开表达过。就拿这个办公室的人来说吧。
  2. You can attack this problem from many angles, but let's take one thing at a time...
     这个问题可以从多个角度解决，不过，还是让我们逐个分析吧。
  3. Taken in isolation these statements can be dangerous fallacies.
     孤立地看，这些说法可能是危险的谬论。
• VERB 理解;明白;同意
  If youtakesomeone's meaning or point, you understand and accept what they are saying.
  1. They've turned sensible, if you take my meaning...
     他们变得通情达理了，如果你明白我的意思的话。
  2. 'I'm not saying it's right, I'm just saying that's what happens.' — 'I take your point.'
     “我没说这样就对，我只是说实际情况如此。”——“你的意思我懂。”
• VERB 把…错当成;误以为
  If youtakesomeoneforsomething, you believe wrongly that they are that thing.
  1. She had taken him for a journalist...
     她把他错当成记者了。
  2. Do you take me for an idiot?...
     你以为我是白痴吗？
  3. I naturally took him to be the owner of the estate.
     我自然而然地把他当成了庄园的主人。
• VERB 选择要;选择购买
  If youtakesomething from among a number of things, you choose to have or buy it.
  1. 'I'll take the grilled tuna,' Mary Ann told the waiter.
     “给我来份烤金枪鱼吧，”玛丽·安告诉侍者。
• VERB 走，沿着(道路或路线)
  If youtakea road or route, you choose to travel along it.
  1. From Wrexham centre take the Chester Road to the outskirts of town...
     从雷克瑟姆市中心出发，沿着切斯特路到达市郊。
  2. He had to take a different route home...
     他只好从别的路回家。
  3. The road forked in two directions. He had obviously taken the wrong fork.
     道路分岔为两个方向，他显然是走错岔道了。
• VERB (短期)租赁，租住
  If youtakea house or flat, you rent it, usually for only a short time.
  1. My wife and I have taken the cottage for a month.
     我和妻子租下这套乡间小屋已经一个月了。
• VERB 购买,订阅(报纸等)
  If youtakesomething such as a newspaper, you buy it or have it delivered to your home on a regular basis.
  1. Before the Chronicle I used to take the Guardian.
     在订阅《纪事报》以前，我看的是《卫报》。
• VERB 乘坐;搭乘
  If youtakea car, train, bus, or plane, you use it to go from one place to another.
  1. It's the other end of the High Street. We'll take the car, shall we?...
     它在大街的那头，我们乘车去，好吗？
  2. She took the train to New York every weekend...
     她每个周末乘火车去纽约。
  3. We'll take a taxi home.
     我们打的回家。
• VERB 学习，选修(课程)
  If youtakea subject or course at school or university, you choose to study it.
  1. Students are allowed to take European history and American history.
     学生可以选修欧洲史和美国史。
• VERB 参加(考试)
  If youtakea test or examination, you do it in order to obtain a qualification.
  1. She took her driving test in Greenford...
     她在格林福特参加了驾照考试。
  2. She travelled to India after taking her A levels.
     她参加完高等程度考试后去印度旅行了。
• VERB 教…(课程);给…讲授(课程)
  If youtakesomeonefora subject, you give them lessons in that subject.
  1. The teacher who took us for economics was Miss Humphrey.
     教我们经济学的是汉弗莱小姐。
• VERB 服用，使用(毒品、药物)
  If someonetakesdrugs, pills, or other medicines, they take them into their body, for example by swallowing them.
  1. She's been taking sleeping pills...
     她一直在服用安眠药。
  2. I have never taken illegal drugs.
     我从未使用过违禁药品。
• VERB 吃;喝
  If youtakefood or drink, you eat or drink it.
  1. She made a habit of coming in to take tea with Nanny Crabtree...
     她养成了进来和克拉布特里奶奶一起喝茶的习惯。
  2. If you don't take milk, cheese or yoghurt, other sources of calcium are important.
     你要是不喝鲜奶和酸奶，也不吃乳酪，那么其他的补钙来源就很重要了。
• VERB 记(笔记);写(书信)
  If youtakea note or a letter, you write down something you want to remember or the words that someone says.
  1. She sat expressionless, carefully taking notes...
     她坐在那儿面无表情，认真记着笔记。
  2. Take a letter, Miss Singleton.
     帮我写封信，辛格尔顿小姐。
• VERB 测量;度量
  If youtakea particular measurement, you use special equipment to find out what something measures.
  1. By drilling, geologists can take measurements at various depths...
     通过钻探，地质学家可以在不同深度测量。
  2. If he feels hotter than normal, take his temperature.
     如果他感觉比平时热，量量他的体温。
• VERB 能容纳;装得下
  If a place or containertakesa particular amount or number, there is enough space for that amount or number.
  1. The place could just about take 2,000 people.
     那地方只能容纳大约 2,000 人。
• VERB 穿(特定尺码的鞋或衣物)
  If youtakea particular size in shoes or clothes, that size fits you.
  1. 47 per cent of women in the UK take a size 16 or above.
     英国47%的女性穿16码或更大号的。
• VERB (药物)起作用，生效;(染料)着色
  If something such as a drug or a dyetakes, it has the effect or result that is intended.
  1. If the cortisone doesn't take, I may have to have surgery.
     如果可的松无效，我恐怕只能动手术了。
• N-COUNT (一次拍摄的)场景，镜头
  Atakeis a short piece of action which is filmed in one continuous process for a cinema or television film.
  1. She couldn't get it right — she never knew the lines and we had to do several takes.
     她就是拍不好——她总记不住台词，我们只好拍了好几遍。

英英释义

noun

• the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
• the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
  1. the average return was about 5%
  Synonym:returnissuetakingsproceedsyieldpayoff

verb

• be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
  1. He got AIDS
  2. She came down with pneumonia
  3. She took a chill
  Synonym:contractget
• remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  1. remove a threat
  2. remove a wrapper
  3. Remove the dirty dishes from the table
  4. take the gun from your pocket
  5. This machine withdraws heat from the environment
  Synonym:removetake awaywithdraw
• ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
  1. take a pulse
  2. A reading was taken of the earth's tremors
• take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
  1. His voice took on a sad tone
  2. The story took a new turn
  3. he adopted an air of superiority
  4. She assumed strange manners
  5. The gods assume human or animal form in these fables
  Synonym:assumeacquireadopttake on
• be seized or affected in a specified way
  1. take sick
  2. be taken drunk
• be a student of a certain subject
  1. She is reading for the bar exam
  Synonym:learnstudyread
• interpret something in a certain way
  1. I read this address as a satire
  2. How should I take this message?
  3. You can't take credit for this!
  Synonym:read
• accept or undergo, often unwillingly
  1. We took a pay cut
  Synonym:submit
• pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
  1. Take any one of these cards
  2. Choose a good husband for your daughter
  3. She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her
  Synonym:chooseselectpick out
• take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
  1. Take the case of China
  2. Consider the following case
  Synonym:considerdeallook at
• take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
  1. the accident claimed three lives
  2. The hard work took its toll on her
  Synonym:claimexact
• lay claim to
  1. She took credit for the whole idea
  Synonym:claim
• make a film or photograph of something
  1. take a scene
  2. shoot a movie
  Synonym:filmshoot
• obtain by winning
  1. Winner takes all
  2. He took first prize
• point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
  1. Please don't aim at your little brother!
  2. He trained his gun on the burglar
  3. Don't train your camera on the women
  4. Take a swipe at one's opponent
  Synonym:aimtraintake aimdirect
• serve oneself to, or consume regularly
  1. Have another bowl of chicken soup!
  2. I don't take sugar in my coffee
  Synonym:consumeingesttake inhave
• get into one's hands, take physically
  1. Take a cookie!
  2. Can you take this bag, please
  Synonym:get hold of
• have sex with
  1. He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable
  Synonym:have
• travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
  1. He takes the bus to work
  2. She takes Route 1 to Newark
• proceed along in a vehicle
  1. We drive the turnpike to work
  Synonym:drive
• occupy or take on
  1. He assumes the lotus position
  2. She took her seat on the stage
  3. We took our seats in the orchestra
  4. She took up her position behind the tree
  5. strike a pose
  Synonym:assumestriketake up
• take somebody somewhere
  1. We lead him to our chief
  2. can you take me to the main entrance?
  3. He conducted us to the palace
  Synonym:leaddirectconductguide
• head into a specified direction
  1. The escaped convict took to the hills
  2. We made for the mountains
  Synonym:make
• take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
  1. Bring me the box from the other room
  2. Take these letters to the boss
  3. This brings me to the main point
  Synonym:bringconvey
• experience or feel or submit to
  1. Take a test
  2. Take the plunge
• to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
  1. take shelter from the storm
• take into one's possession
  1. We are taking an orphan from Romania
  2. I'll take three salmon steaks
• take by force
  1. Hitler took the Baltic Republics
  2. The army took the fort on the hill
• buy, select
  1. I'll take a pound of that sausage
• engage for service under a term of contract
  1. We took an apartment on a quiet street
  2. Let's rent a car
  3. Shall we take a guide in Rome?
  Synonym:leaserenthirecharterengage
• receive or obtain regularly
  1. We take the Times every day
  Synonym:subscribesubscribe to
• make use of or accept for some purpose
  1. take a risk
  2. take an opportunity
  Synonym:accept
• receive willingly something given or offered
  1. The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter
  2. I won't have this dog in my house!
  3. Please accept my present
  Synonym:accepthave
• admit into a group or community
  1. accept students for graduate study
  2. We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member
  Synonym:acceptadmittake on
• require (time or space)
  1. It took three hours to get to work this morning
  2. This event occupied a very short time
  Synonym:occupyuse up
• assume, as of positions or roles
  1. She took the job as director of development
  2. he occupies the position of manager
  3. the young prince will soon occupy the throne
  Synonym:filloccupy
• develop a habit
  1. He took to visiting bars
• carry out
  1. take action
  2. take steps
  3. take vengeance
• require as useful, just, or proper
  1. It takes nerve to do what she did
  2. success usually requires hard work
  3. This job asks a lot of patience and skill
  4. This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
  5. This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
  6. This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
  Synonym:necessitateaskpostulateneedrequireinvolvecall fordemand
• be capable of holding or containing
  1. This box won't take all the items
  2. The flask holds one gallon
  Synonym:containhold
• have with oneself
  1. She always takes an umbrella
  2. I always carry money
  3. She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains
  Synonym:carrypack
• be designed to hold or take
  1. This surface will not take the dye
  Synonym:accept

双语例句

• He took a handkerchief from his pocket and lightly wiped his mouth
  他从口袋里掏出手帕，轻轻擦了擦嘴。
• He was a poor student from Madras whose genius took him to Cambridge
  他是个来自马德拉斯的穷学生，凭自身的才华上了剑桥。
• Before the Chronicle I used to take the Guardian.
  在订阅《纪事报》以前，我看的是《卫报》。
• When I took the job I thought I could change the system, but it's hard
  我接受那份工作时，以为我能改变那种体制，可实际上很难。
• They take great pride in their heritage
  他们为自己的历史传统深感自豪。
• At one time, walking across the room took all her strength
  曾经有段时间她得费尽全力才能从房间一头走到另一头。
• Unfortunately, no one took my messages seriously
  遗憾的是，没人把我提供的信息当回事。
• She took me to a Mexican restaurant
  她带我去了一家墨西哥餐厅。
• You need to take your problems to a trained counsellor
  你需要去找训练有素的咨询顾问请教这些问题。
• A Serb army unit took the town
  一支塞尔维亚部队攻占了那个镇。