take
MEANINGS 义项
1.MOVE 移动
[T] to move or go with someone or something from one place to another
带（走）；拿（走）；取（走）；搬（走）
•Would you mind taking Susie home ? 请你带苏茜回家好吗？
•When he refused to give his name, he was taken into custody. 他拒绝说出自己的名字，于是就被拘留了。
•My job has taken me all over the world. 我的工作让我走遍了世界各地。
take sb/sth to/into etc sth
•Barney took us to the airport. 巴尼把我们送到机场。
take sb/sth with you
•His wife went to Australia, taking the children with her. 他的妻子带着孩子去了澳大利亚。
take sb sth
•I have to take Steve the money tonight. 我今晚得把钱带给史蒂夫。
take sb to do sth
•He took me to meet his parents. 他带我去见他的父母。
2.
ACTION 行动
[T] used with a noun instead of using a verb to describe an action. For example, if you take a walk, you walk somewhere.
做〔某个动作；和名词连用代替某个动词〕
•Would you like to take a look? 你想看看吗？
•Mike’s just taking a shower. 迈克正在淋浴。
•Sara took a deep breath. 萨拉深深地吸了一口气。
•I waved, but he didn’t take any notice (= pretended not to notice ) . 我挥挥手，但他没有理会我。
•Please take a seat (= sit down ) . 请坐。
take a picture/photograph/photo
•Would you mind taking a photo of us together? 你帮我们拍张合影好吗？
3.
REMOVE 拿开
[T] to remove something from a place
拿开，把…移开
THESAURUS
STEAL
→ take away
•Police say money and jewellery were taken in the raid. 警方说钱和珠宝都在这次抢劫中被抢走了。
take sth off/from etc sth
•Take your feet off the seats. 把你的脚从座位上挪开。
•Someone’s taken a pen from my desk. 有人从我的书桌上拿走了一支钢笔。
4.
TIME/MONEY/EFFORT ETC 时间/钱/努力等
[I,T] if something takes a particular amount of time, money, effort etc, that amount of time etc is needed for it to happen or succeed
花费〔时间、金钱或努力等〕
•How long is this going to take ? 这要花多长时间？
•Organizing a successful street party takes a lot of energy. 成功举办一次街头聚会要花费很多精力。
•It took a few minutes for his eyes to adjust to the dark. 过了几分钟他的眼睛才适应了黑暗。
take (sb) sth (to do sth)
•Repairs take time to carry out. 修理要花时间。
take (sb) ages/forever
•It took me ages to find a present for Dad. 我花了很长时间才买到一样给爸爸的礼物。
take some doing (=need a lot of time or effort)需要花费大量时间[努力]
•Catching up four goals will take some doing. 追上四分是要花大力气的。
take courage/guts It takes
•courage to admit you are wrong. 承认错误需要勇气。
have what it takes (=to have the qualities that are needed for success)有所需的素质[天赋]
•Neil’s got what it takes to be a great footballer. 内尔具备成为一名伟大足球运动员的潜质。
5.
ACCEPT 接受
[T] to accept or choose something that is offered, suggested, or given to you
接受〔某人给的东西、提议等〕
•Will you take the job? 你接受这份工作吗？
•Do you take American Express? 你们接受美国运通信用卡吗？
•If you take my advice , you’ll see a doctor. 如果你听我的意见，就去看医生。
•Our helpline take s 3.5 million calls (= telephone calls ) a year. 我们的求助热线每年接听350万个电话。
•Some doctors are unwilling to take new patients without a referral. 有些医生不愿意接收没有转诊单的新病人。
•Liz found his criticisms hard to take . 利兹觉得他的批评很难接受。
•I just can’t take any more (= can’t deal with a bad situation any longer ) . 我再也受不了了。
•Staff have agreed to take a 2% pay cut. 员工同意接受2%的降薪。
take a hammering/beating (=be forced to accept defeat or a bad situation)遭到失败/重挫
•Small businesses took a hammering in the last recession. 在上次的经济衰退中，小企业遭遇了困境。
I take your point/point taken (=used to say that you accept someone’s opinion)我接受你的观点
take sb’s word for it/take it from sb (=accept that what someone says is true)相信某人所说的话
•That’s the truth - take it from me. 这是事实——相信我。
take the credit/blame/responsibility
•He’s the kind of man who makes things happen but lets others take the credit. 他是那种自己做事却让别人领功的人。
take it as read/given (=assume that something is correct or certain, because you are sure that this is the case)相信某事属实
•It isn’t official yet, but you can take it as read that you’ve got the contract. 这虽然还是非正式的，但你可以认为你已经得到这份合同了。
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HOLD STH 拿着某物
[T] to get hold of something in your hands
拿着
•Let me take your coat. 我来帮你拿着外套吧。
•Can you take this package while I get my wallet? 你帮我拿一下这个包裹好吗？我把钱包拿出来。
take sb/sth in/by sth
•I just wanted to take him in my arms. 我好想把他拥在我的怀里。
7.
TRAVEL 旅行
[T] to use a particular form of transport or a particular road in order to go somewhere
乘坐〔某种交通工具〕，走〔某条道路〕
•Let’s take a cab. 我们坐出租车吧。
•I took the first plane out. 我搭乘第一班飞机走了。
•Take the M6 to Junction 19. 走6号高速公路到第19号交叉口。
8.
STUDY 学习
[T] to study a particular subject in school or college for an examination
攻读，研修〔某一课程〕
THESAURUS
STUDY
•Are you taking French next year? 你明年修法语吗？
9.
TEST 测试
[T] to do an examination or test
参加〔考试或测验〕
SYN SIT BrE 【英】
•Applicants are asked to take a written test. 申请者被要求参加一个笔试。
10.
SUITABLE 合适的
[T not in progressive or passive,不用进行式或被动态] to be the correct or suitable size, type etc for a particular person or thing
接纳，容纳；使用，穿用
•a car that takes low sulphur fuel 使用低硫燃油的汽车
•What size shoe do you take? 你穿多大尺码的鞋子？
•The elevator takes a maximum of 32 people. 这电梯最多可以乘32人。
11.
COLLECT 收集
[T] to collect or gather something for a particular purpose
收集
•Investigators will take samples of the wreckage to identify the cause. 调查人员将从残骸上取样以确定事故的起因。
take sth from sth
•The police took a statement from both witnesses. 警察给两名目击者都做了笔录。
12.
CONSIDER 考虑
[I,T always + adv/prep] to react to someone or something or consider them in a particular way
〔以某种方式〕处理，理解，考虑
•She does not take kindly to criticism (= reacts badly to criticism ) . 她不乐于接受批评。
•I take it (= I assume ) you’ve heard that Rick’s resigned. 我想你已经知道里克辞职了。
take sb/sth seriously/badly/personally etc
•I was joking, but he took me seriously. 我是在开玩笑，但他却当真了。
•Ben took the news very badly. 本听了这个消息反应很强烈。
take sth as sth
•I’ll take that remark as a compliment. 我会把那句话当成夸奖。
take sth as evidence/proof (of sth)
•The presence of dust clouds has been taken as evidence of recent star formation. 尘云的出现已被视为最近有恒星形成的证据。
take sb/sth to be sth
•I took her to be his daughter. 我把她当成他的女儿了。
take sb/sth for sth
•Of course I won’t tell anyone! What do you take me for ? (= what sort of person do you think I am? ) 我当然不会告诉任何人！你当我是什么人了？
13.
FEELINGS 感觉
[T usually + adv] to have or experience a particular feeling
产生，感受到〔某种情感〕
•At first, he took no interest in the baby. 起初，他对宝宝一点兴趣也没有。
take delight/pleasure/pride etc in (doing) sth
•You should take pride in your work. 你应该对自己的工作感到自豪。
take pity on sb
•She stood feeling lost until an elderly man took pity on her. 她不知所措地站着，直到有个老人来向她表示同情。
take offence (=feel offended)生气
•Don’t take offence. Roger says things like that to everybody. 不要见怪，罗杰跟谁都说那样的话。
take comfort from/in (doing) sth
•Investors can take comfort from the fact that the World Bank is underwriting the shares. 世界银行正在认购这些股票，投资者可以放心。
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CONTROL 控制
[T] to get possession or control of something
拥有〔某物〕；控制〔某物〕
•Enemy forces have taken the airport. 敌军已经占领了机场。
•Both boys were taken prisoner . 两个男孩都被囚禁了。
take control/charge/power
•The communists took power in 1948. 共产党于1948年掌权。
•Youngsters need to take control of their own lives. 年轻人应该自己掌握自己的生活。
take the lead (=in a race, competition etc)〔在比赛、竞赛等中〕领先
15.
MEDICINE/DRUGS 药品/毒品
[T] to swallow, breathe in, inject etc a drug or medicine
服〔药〕；吸食〔毒品〕；注射〔药物〕
•The doctor will ask whether you are taking any medication. 医生会问你是否在使用什么药物。
•Take two tablets before bedtime. 睡前服用两片。
•She took an overdose after a row with her boyfriend. 她和男朋友吵架后服用了过量药物。
take drugs (=take illegal drugs)吸毒
•Most teenagers start taking drugs through boredom. 大多数青少年因为无聊而开始吸毒。
16.
do you take sugar/milk?
spoken used to ask someone whether they like to have sugar or milk in a drink such as tea or coffee
你要加糖/牛奶吗？
17.
LEVEL 水平,程度,级别
[T always + adv/prep] to make someone or something go to a higher level or position
提升，提高
•Even if you have the talent to take you to the top , there’s no guarantee you’ll get there. 即使你有出人头地的才能，你也未必就能做到。
•If you want to take it further , you should consult an attorney. 如果你想进一步行动，应该找个律师咨询一下。
take sth to/into sth
•The latest raise takes his salary into six figures. 最近一次加薪使他的薪水达到了六位数。
18.
MEASURE 计量
[T] to measure the amount, level, rate etc of something
量取，测定
•Take the patient’s pulse first. 先测一下病人的脉搏。
19.
NUMBERS 数字
[T] to make a number smaller by a particular amount
从…中减去
SYN SUBTRACT
take sth away/take sth (away) from sth
•‘Take four from nine and what do you get?’ ‘Five.’ “9减4等于多少？”“等于5。”
•Ten take away nine equals one. 10减9等于1。
20.
MONEY 钱
[T] if a shop, business etc takes a particular amount of money, it receives that amount of money from its customers
收进〔营业收入〕
SYN TAKE IN BrE,AmE 【英】,【美】
•The stall took £25 on Saturday. 这个摊位星期六收进25英镑。
21.
sb can take it or leave it
to neither like nor dislike something 某人不喜欢也不讨厌某事物，某人对某事物无所谓
•To some people, smoking is addictive. Others can take it or leave it. 有些人吸烟会上瘾，有些人却觉得可有可无。
used to say that you do not care whether someone accepts your offer or not 要不要随某人的便
22.
take sb/sth (for example)
used to give an example of something you have just been talking about
举例说明；以某人/某事为例
THESAURUS
EXAMPLE
•People love British cars. Take the Mini. In Japan, it still sells more than all the other British cars put together. 人们喜欢英国车。就拿Mini汽车来说，在日本它的销量仍然超过其他所有英国汽车销量的总和。
23.
TEACH 教
[T] to teach a particular group of students in a school or college
〔在学校或大学〕教授〔某个班级〕
take sb for sth
•Who takes you for English? 谁教你们英语？
24.
WRITE 写
[T] to write down information
写下，记下〔信息〕
•Let me take your email address. 让我记下你的电子邮箱地址。
•Sue offered to take notes . 休提出她来记笔记。
25.
take sb out of themselves
to make someone forget their problems and feel more confident
使某人忘记烦恼
•Alf said joining the club would take me out of myself. 阿尔夫说加入俱乐部会让我摆脱烦恼。
26.
take a lot out of you/take it out of you
to make you very tired
使筋疲力尽，使心力交瘁
•Looking after a baby really takes it out of you. 照看婴儿会让人精疲力竭。
27.
take it upon/on yourself to do sth
formal to decide to do something without getting someone’s permission or approval first
擅自做主做某事，自作主张做某事
•Reg took it upon himself to hand the press a list of names. 雷吉自作主张给了媒体一份名单。
28.
take sth to bits/pieces
to separate something into its different parts
把某物拆开，把某物分解
•how to take an engine to bits 如何把发动机拆开
29.
be taken with/by sth
to be attracted by a particular idea, plan, or person
被某事物吸引住，被某事物迷住
•I’m quite taken by the idea of Christmas in Berlin. 去柏林过圣诞节这个想法很吸引我。
30.
be taken ill/sick
formal to suddenly become ill
突然病倒
31.
SEX 性
[T] literary if a man takes someone, he has sex with them
〔男性〕和…发生性行为
32.
take a bend/fence/corner etc
to try to get over or around something in a particular way
转过弯道/越过栅栏/拐弯等
•He took the bend at over 60 and lost control. 他在拐弯时时速超过60，失去了控制。
33.
HAVE AN EFFECT 有效果
[I] if a treatment, dye , drug etc takes, it begins to work successfully
〔治疗、染料、药物等〕开始起作用，开始见效
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THESAURUS 词语辨析
1.
take 带走；拿走
to move or go with someone or something from one place to another
•Don’t forget to take your keys. 别忘了带钥匙。
•Shall I take you home? 我送你回家好吗？
•I took Alice a cup of tea. 我给艾丽斯拿了杯茶过去。
2.
bring 带来；拿来
to take someone or something to the place where you are now
•We’ve brought someone to see you! 我们带了个人来看你！
•Will you bring your photos with you when you come? 你来的时候把照片一起带来好吗？
3.
transport 运输
to take large quantities of goods from one place to another in a plane, train, ship etc
•The plane is used for transporting military equipment. 这飞机用于运送军用装备。
•The coal was transported by rail. 煤由铁路运输。
4.
deliver 递送
to take goods, letters, newspapers etc to someone’s home or office
•Unfortunately, the package was delivered to the wrong address. 包裹不幸送错了地方。
5.
fly 空运
to take someone or something somewhere by plane
•The bread is specially flown in from Paris. 这面包是专门从巴黎空运来的。
6.
ship 运输
to take goods from one place to another – this can be by ship, truck, plane, or train
•Half the whisky is shipped to Japan and the US. 有一半威士忌运往日本和美国。
7.
carry 运送〔尤用于说明运载的人、物等的数量、类别时〕
to take people or goods somewhere – used especially when saying how many people or things, or what kind
•The new plane can carry up to 600 passengers. 这架新飞机可运送多达600名乘客。
•The ship was carrying a full cargo of oil. 那艘船装满了油。
8.
lead 带领
to take someone to a place by going in front of them
•He led Julia through the house to his study. 他领着朱莉娅穿过屋子去他的书房。
•Roland led the way back to the car in silence. 罗兰默默地走在前面回到车里。
9.
guide 为…引路
to take someone to a place and show them the way
•Emily guided him through a side gate into a large garden. 埃米莉领着他穿过边门进了一个大花园。
10.
escort 护送
to take someone to a place and protect or guard them
•The prisoner was escorted into the room by two police officers. 犯人由两名警察押送到房间。
•The singer was escorted by her assistant and her bodyguard. 那名歌手由助理及保镖护送。
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PHRVB 短语动词
be taken abackphr v
1.
to be very surprised about something
吃惊
•Emma was somewhat taken aback by his directness. 埃玛对他的坦率感到有点吃惊。
take after sbphr v
1.
to look or behave like an older relative
〔外貌或行为〕与〔某个长辈〕相像
•Jenni really takes after her mother. 詹妮真像她母亲。
take sb/sth apartphr v
1.
to separate something into all its different parts
拆开，拆卸
•Tom was always taking things apart in the garage. 汤姆老是在车库里拆东西。
2.
to search a place very thoroughly
彻底搜查
•The police took the house apart looking for clues. 警察彻底搜查了那所房子，寻找线索。
3.
to beat someone very easily in a game, sport, fight etc
〔在比赛、打斗等中〕轻易打败〔某人〕
4.
to show that someone is wrong or something is not true
证明…错误[失实]
•Tariq takes several gay myths apart in his book. 塔里克在他的书中指出了人们对同性恋的一些错误看法。
take against sb/sthphr vBrE
1.
to begin to dislike someone or something, especially without a good reason
〔尤指没有原因地〕开始不喜欢
•Voters took against the relationship between the government and the unions in the 1970s. 20 世纪70年代选民开始对政府和工会之间的关系产生不满。
take sb/sth ←→ awayphr v
1.
to remove someone or something, or make something disappear
拿走，带走；使消失
•She whisked the tray off the table and took it away. 她把桌上的盘子匆匆一收，拿走了。
•He was taken away to begin a prison sentence. 他被带走去服刑了。
•This should take some of the pain away. 这应该可以减轻一些疼痛。
2.
to take away if you buy food to take away, you buy cooked food from a restaurant and take it outside to eat it somewhere else
〔从餐馆买饭菜等〕带回食用；外卖带走
•Fish and chips to take away, please. 炸鱼和薯条，带走，谢谢。
3.
take your breath away to be very beautiful, exciting, or surprising
令人屏息，令人喘不过气来〔形容事物非常美丽、令人激动或令人吃惊〕
take away from sthphr v
1.
to spoil the good effect or success that something has
减损；贬低
•The disagreement between the two men should not take away from their accomplishments. 两人之间的分歧应该无损于他们的成就。
take sb/sth ←→ backphr v
1.
take sth ←→ back to admit that you were wrong to say something
收回〔说错的话〕
•You’d better take back that remark! 你最好收回那句话！
2.
take sth ←→ back to take something you have bought back to a shop because it is not suitable
退回〔从商店里购买的货物〕
•If the shirt doesn’t fit, take it back. 如果这件衬衣不合身，拿去退货吧。
3.
to make you remember a time in the past
使回忆起
•Having the grandchildren around takes me back to the days when my own children were small. 孙儿绕膝的情景把我带回到了自己孩子还小的那些日子。
take sth ←→ downphr v
1.
to move something that is fixed in a high position to a lower position
拿下，取下
•She made us take down all the posters. 她让我们把所有的招贴画都取下来。
2.
to write down information
记录，写下
•Can I just take some details down? 我记一些细节，好吗？
3.
to pull a piece of clothing such as trousers part of the way down your legs
把〔裤子等〕褪下[拉低]
take sb/sth ←→ inphr v
1.
be taken in to be completely deceived by someone who lies to you
被骗，上当
•Don’t be taken in by products claiming to help you lose weight in a week. 不要相信那些声称能让你在一周内就减肥的产品。
2.
take sb ←→ in to let someone stay in your house because they have nowhere else to stay
收留，收容，收养
•Brett’s always taking in stray animals. 布雷特总是收养流浪的动物。
3.
take sth ←→ in to understand and remember new facts and information
领会，理解；记住
•He watches the older kids, just taking it all in. 他仔细观察那些大孩子，全都记在心里。
•His eyes quickly took in the elegance of her dress. 他一眼就注意到她的连衣裙很雅致。
4.
take sth ←→ in to collect or earn a particular amount of money
收进，赚进
5.
to visit a place while you are in the area
参观
•They continued a few miles further to take in Hinton House. 他们又走了几英里去参观辛顿堡。
6.
if you take in a show, play etc, you go to see it
去看〔演出、戏剧等〕
7.
take sb ←→ in if the police take someone in, they take them to a police station to ask them questions about a crime
〔警方〕拘留审讯某人
•All five teenagers were arrested and taken in for questioning . 五个少年全部被抓获，并被带回受审。
8.
take sth ←→ in to make a piece of clothing fit you by making it narrower
改小〔衣服〕
take offphr v
1.
take sth ←→ off to remove a piece of clothing
脱下，脱去〔衣服〕
•He sat on the bed to take his boots off. 他坐到床上脱靴子。
•Charlie was taking off his shirt when the phone rang. 查利正在脱衬衫，突然电话铃响了。
2.
if an aircraft takes off, it rises into the air from the ground
起飞
•I felt quite excited as the plane took off from Heathrow. 当飞机从希思罗机场起飞时，我感到很兴奋。
3.
to suddenly start being successful
突然开始成功，开始走红
•Mimi became jealous when Jack’s career started taking off . 杰克的事业开始起飞，米米就妒忌起来。
4.
take sth off (sth) to have a holiday from work on a particular day, or for a particular length of time
在〔某日或某段时间〕休假
take time off (work/school)
•I rang my boss and arranged to take some time off.我给老板打了电话请假一段时间。
take a day/the afternoon etc off
•Dad took the day off to come with me.爸爸那天请了假陪我一起去。
5.
take sb ←→ off to copy the way someone speaks or behaves, in order to entertain people
〔为了逗笑〕模仿〔某人的动作或说话的样子〕
take sb/sth ←→ onphr v
1.
take sb ←→ on to start to employ someone
开始雇用〔某人〕
•We’re taking on 50 new staff this year. 我们今年要招收50名新员工。
2.
take sth ←→ on to agree to do some work or be responsible for something
接受〔工作〕；承担〔责任〕
•Don’t take on too much work - the extra cash isn’t worth it. 不要太卖命了——多挣那点钱不值得。
3.
take sth ←→ on to begin to have a particular quality or appearance
开始具有〔某种特征、面貌等〕；呈现；露出
•Her face took on a fierce expression. 她脸上露出了凶相。
•His life had taken on a new dimension. 他的生活出现了新的面貌。
4.
take sb ←→ on to compete against someone or start a fight with someone, especially someone bigger or better than you
和某人〔尤指更大或更强的对手〕竞争[打斗，较量等]
•Nigeria will take on Argentina in the first round of the World Cup on Saturday. 星期六在世界杯第一轮的比赛中，尼 日利亚队将对阵阿根廷队。
•He was prepared to take on anyone who laid a finger on us. 谁要是敢动我们一指头，他就会和他拼了。
5.
take sth ←→ on if a plane or ship takes on people or things, they come onto it
〔飞机或轮船〕接纳，装载〔乘客或东西〕
•We stopped to take on fuel. 我们停下来加油。
take sb/sth ←→ outphr v
1.
take sb ←→ out to take someone as your guest to a restaurant, cinema, club etc
带〔某人〕出去〔到餐厅、电影院、俱乐部等地〕
•We’re taking my folks out for a meal next week.下周我们要带父母出去吃顿饭。
2.
take sth ←→ out to make a financial or legal arrangement with a bank, company, law court etc
〔从银行、公司、法院等处〕获得，领到
take out a policy/injunction/loan etc
•Before taking a loan out, calculate your monthly outgoings.申请贷款之前，算一下你每月的支出。
3.
take sth ←→ out to get money from your bank account
〔从银行账户中〕提〔款〕，取〔钱〕
•How much would you like to take out? 你想提多少钱？
4.
take sth ←→ out to borrow books from a library
〔从图书馆〕借〔书〕
•You can take out six books at a time. 你一次可以借六本书。
5.
take sb/sth ←→ out to kill someone or destroy something
杀害〔某人〕；摧毁〔某物〕
•The building was taken out by a bomb. 这座建筑被一枚炸弹摧毁了。
take sth out on sbphr v
1.
to treat someone badly when you are angry or upset, even though it is not their fault
向〔某人〕发泄〔不满等〕；拿〔某人〕出气
•Don’t take it out on me just because you’ve had a bad day. 不要因为你一天过得不顺心就拿我来撒气。
take your anger/frustration etc out on sb
•Irritated with herself, she took her annoyance out on Bridget.她生自己的气，就把怒气发泄到布里奇特身上。
take overphr v
1.
to take control of something
接管，取得对…的控制
take sth ←→ over
•His only reason for investing in the company was to take it over.,Ruth moved into our apartment and promptly took over.他投资这家公司唯一的原因是想接管它。,鲁思一搬进我们的公寓就开始指手画脚了。
take to sb/sthphr v
1.
to start to like someone or something
喜欢上，对…产生好感
•Sandra took to it straight away . 桑德拉立即就喜欢上它了。
•Charles was an odd character whom Kelly had never really taken to. 查尔斯是个怪人，凯莉从没有真正喜欢过他。
2.
to start doing something regularly
养成…的习惯，开始定期做
take to doing sth
•Dee’s taken to getting up at 6 and going jogging.迪伊养成了6点起床去慢跑的习惯。
3.
take to your bed to get into your bed and stay there
上床〔休息〕
•He was so depressed, he took to his bed for a week. 他心情十分沮丧，在床上躺了一个星期。
take sth upphr v
1.
take sth ←→ up to become interested in a new activity and to spend time doing it
对某事产生兴趣；开始花时间从事某事
•Roger took painting up for a while, but soon lost interest. 罗杰有段时间喜欢上了绘画，但很快就又没了兴趣。
2.
to start a new job or have a new responsibility
开始从事〔新的工作〕；开始担当〔新的责任〕
•Peter will take up the management of the finance department. 彼得将担任财务部的管理工作。
take up a post/a position/duties etc
•The headteacher takes her duties up in August.校长将于8月份上任。
3.
take sth ←→ up if you take up a suggestion, problem, complaint etc, you start to do something about it
开始处理〔建议、问题、投诉等〕
•Now the papers have taken up the story. 现在各报纸已经开始报道此事。
•The hospital manager has promised totake the matter upwith the member of staff involved.,I am still very angry and will be taking it up with the authorities.医院主管答应和相关医务人员商量处理此事。,我仍然很生气，将和当局就此事进行交涉。
4.
to fill a particular amount of time or space
占据〔一定的时间或空间〕
be taken up with sth
•The littletimeI had outside of school wastaken upwith work.课外的一点点时间我都用来工作了。
take up space/room
•old books that were taking up space in the office占去办公室很大空间的旧书
5.
take sth ←→ up to accept a suggestion, offer, or idea
接受〔建议、提议或主意〕
•Rob took up the invitation to visit. 罗布接受了访问的邀请。
take up the challenge/gauntlet
•Rick took up the challenge and cycled the 250 mile route alone.里克接受挑战，独自骑行这条250英里的路线。
6.
to move to the exact place where you should be, so that you are ready to do something
就位〔准备做某事〕
•The runners are taking up their positions on the starting line. 赛跑选手们在起跑线上各就各位。
7.
take sth ←→ up to make a piece of clothing shorter
改短衣服
8.
take sth ←→ up to continue a story or activity that you or someone else had begun, after a short break
继续某事，把某事接着进行下去
•I’ll take up the story where you left off. 我来接着你把故事讲下去。
take sb up on sthphr v
1.
to accept an invitation or suggestion
接受…的邀请[建议]
take sb up on an offer/a promise/a suggestion etc
•I’ll take you up on that offer of a drink, if it still stands.我接受你的邀请去喝一杯，如果你说的还算数的话。
take up with sb/sthphr v
1.
to become friendly with someone, especially someone who may influence you badly
结交〔尤指不好的人〕
收起
take 2
n.
英
MEANINGS 义项
1.
[C] an occasion when a film scene, song, action etc is recorded
〔一个电影场景、一个动作等的〕一次拍摄；〔一首歌曲的〕一次录制
THESAURUS
EXAMPLE
•We had to do six takes for this particular scene. 这一个镜头我们不得不拍了六次。
2.
sb’s take (on sth)
someone’s opinion about a situation or idea
某人（对某事）的观点[立场]
•What’s your take on this issue? 你对这个问题持什么观点？
3.
be on the take
informal to be willing to do something wrong in return for money
愿意受贿，肯贪赃枉法
•Is it true that some of the generals are on the take? 真的有一些将军接受贿赂吗？
4.
[usually singular,一般用单数] informal the amount of money earned by a shop or business in a particular period of time
收入额，进项
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