take1 /teɪk/ ●●● verb (past tensepst took /tʊk/, past participlepp taken /ˈteɪkən/) S1 W1 1 move 移动 [transitiveT]TAKE/BRING to move or go with someone or something from one place to another 带（走）；拿（走）；取（走）；搬（走） OPP bringtake somebody/something to/into etc something Barney took us to the airport. 巴尼把我们送到机场。
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 somebody/something 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 somebody something I have to take Steve the money tonight. 我今晚得把钱带给史蒂夫。
take somebody to do something He took me to meet his parents. 他带我去见他的父母。
► see thesaurus at bring, lead 2 action 行动 [transitiveT]XX 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). British EnglishBrE 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 [transitiveT] to remove something from a place 拿开，把…移开take something off/from etc something 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。
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 ► see thesaurus at steal 4 time/money/effort etc 时间/钱/努力等 [transitiveT] 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。
take (somebody) something (to do something) Repairs take time to carry out. 修理要花时间。
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 (somebody) ages/forever informal 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 British EnglishBrE informal (=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 informal (=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 [transitiveT] 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 takes 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 somebody’s word for it/take it from somebody (=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。
6 hold STH 拿着某物 [transitiveT]HOLD 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 somebody/something in/by something I just wanted to take him in my arms. 我好想把他拥在我的怀里。
7 travel 旅行 [transitiveT]GO 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 [transitiveT] to study a particular subject in school or college for an examination 攻读，研修〔某一课程〕 Are you taking French next year? 你明年修法语吗？
► see thesaurus at study 9 test 测试 [transitiveT] to do an examination or test 参加〔考试或测验〕 SYN British English sit 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 [transitiveT]USE something 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。
n In this meaning, take is not used in the progressive. You say: I take size 12.
✗Don’t say: I’m taking size 12. 11 collect 收集 [transitiveT] 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 something from something 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 [intransitiveI, transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to react to someone or something or consider them in a particular way 〔以某种方式〕处理，理解，考虑take somebody/something 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。
She does not take kindly to criticism (=reacts badly to criticism). 她不乐于接受批评。
take something as something I’ll take that remark as a compliment. 我会把那句话当成夸奖。
take something as evidence/proof (of something) 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 somebody/something to be something I took her to be his daughter. 我把她当成他的女儿了。
take somebody/something for something 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？
I take it (=I assume) you’ve heard that Rick’s resigned. 我想你已经知道里克辞职了。
13 feelings 感觉 [transitiveT usually + adverbadv]FEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETC to have or experience a particular feeling 产生，感受到〔某种情感〕take delight/pleasure/pride etc in (doing) something You should take pride in your work. 你应该对自己的工作感到自豪。
At first, he took no interest in the baby. 起初，他对宝宝一点兴趣也没有。
take pity on somebody 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) something 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。
14 control 控制 [transitiveT]CONTROL 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 [transitiveT]MDMDD 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。
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。
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。
16. do you take sugar/milk? British EnglishBrE spokenEAT 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 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to make someone or something go to a higher level or position 提升，提高take something to/into something 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。
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。
18 measure 计量 [transitiveT]MEASURE 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 [transitiveT]COUNT/CALCULATE to make a number smaller by a particular amount 从…中减去 SYN subtracttake something away/take something (away) from something ‘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 [transitiveT] British EnglishBrE 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 American English take in The stall took £25 on Saturday. 这个摊位星期六收进25英镑。
21 somebody can take it or leave it a) 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。
b) 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 somebody/something (for example) EXAMPLEused to give an example of something you have just been talking about 举例说明；以某人/某事为例 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。
► see thesaurus at exampletake somebody/something (for example)• Not everyone is doing so well. Take Sheryl, for example - she's still looking for a job. 23 teach 教 [transitiveT] British EnglishBrETEACH 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 somebody for something Who takes you for English? 谁教你们英语？
24 write 写 [transitiveT]WRITE 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 somebody out of themselves British EnglishBrE 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。
take somebody out of themselves• Ain't you ever heard of taking people out of themselves? 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 something 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 something to bits/pieces British EnglishBrE 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 something LIKE somebody OR somethingto 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 formalILL to suddenly become ill 突然病倒be taken ill/sick• His sister ate one, and was taken ill.• Several of the team were taken ill.• We were just about to go abroad when our usual nanny was taken ill and was advised not to travel.• Then Mum had cancer and Dad was taken ill at work.• Taylor, 47, was taken ill last week while working on his third album in a Florida recording studio.• At two years and a half, he was taken ill with pneumonia.• Whilst in Fort William she was taken ill with stomach pains.• During the siege of Bristol he was taken ill with the plague and again feared for his life. 31. sex 性 [transitiveT] literarySEX/HAVE SEX WITH 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 DRIVEto 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。
take a bend/fence/corner etc• Riding to hounds, taking fences and obstacles along a route dictated by the fox is a very skilled activity.• But Jack managed to have Bailey taking a corner - and then Bailey heading the flag-kick into the net.• He was also taking fencing, just because it was new and different.• Vi took a corner seat farthest away from the door.• We took a corner table and sat down.• They take corners to the far post and have a direct shot at goal from a free kick.• Next time she came ... He began fantasising and had to take avoiding action 81 when he took a corner too wide.• Lucker has not been taking corners well. 33. have an effect 有效果 [intransitiveI]SUCCEED IN DOING something 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 THESAURUStake to move or go with someone or something from one place to another 带走；拿走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。
bring to take someone or something to the place where you are now 带来；拿来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？
transport to take large quantities of goods from one place to another in a plane, train, ship etc 运输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。
deliver to take goods, letters, newspapers etc to someone’s home or office 递送Unfortunately, the package was delivered to the wrong address. 包裹不幸送错了地方。
fly to take someone or something somewhere by plane 空运The bread is specially flown in from Paris. 这面包是专门从巴黎空运来的。
ship to take goods from one place to another – this can be by ship, truck, plane, or train 运输Half the whisky is shipped to Japan and the US. 有一半威士忌运往日本和美国。
carry to take people or goods somewhere – used especially when saying how many people or things, or what kind 运送〔尤用于说明运载的人、物等的数量、类别时〕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。
lead to take someone to a place by going in front of them 带领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。
guide to take someone to a place and show them the way 为…引路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。
escort to take someone to a place and protect or guard them 护送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。
nusher to politely lead someone somewhere and show them where to go, especially because it is your job to do thisWe were ushered into the lift by a man in uniform.
34 be taken aback phrasal verbphr v SURPRISEDto 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。
35 take after somebody phrasal verbphr v LIKE somebody OR somethingto 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。
n Take after is not used in the progressive. You say: He takes after you.
✗Don’t say: He is taking after you. take after • Percy was changing so rapidly that no one could tell whom he would eventually take after.• The decision was taken after a two-year long study by the Department of Health.• Helen, Eurydice thought, took after her after all.• She has even been snipped out of a photograph taken after her wedding.• The wind was biting, and sleet blew into our faces and stung our eyes during take after take after take.• Soft-shelled crabs are blue crabs taken after the hard shell has been discarded and the new one is still soft.• He takes after the old feller in that respect.• So she slipped on her magic boots and took after them. 36 take somebody/something apart phrasal verbphr v a) to separate something into all its different parts 拆开，拆卸 OPP put together Tom was always taking things apart in the garage. 汤姆老是在车库里拆东西。
b) 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。
c) to beat someone very easily in a game, sport, fight etc 〔在比赛、打斗等中〕轻易打败〔某人〕 d) 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 apart• I've assembled his biography brick by brick, just so I can have the pleasure of taking it apart.• We stopped singing and took a step apart.• You build these wee engines and take them apart.• Because I had to take it apart afterwards and put all the pieces back where they were.• One evening, some weeks later, l took the cube apart and could not get it back together again.• The police took his house apart looking for possible clues after she vanished from a leisure centre car park.• Room by room she was taking it apart, scrubbing and polishing it back into a real nice place.• So he bought a mask and took it apart to figure out how it was made. 37 take against somebody/something phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE 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。
38 take somebody/something ↔ away phrasal verbphr v a) 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。
b) to take away British EnglishBrE 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 → takeaway Fish and chips to take away, please. 炸鱼和薯条，带走，谢谢。
take your breath away• The view from the overlook will take your breath away.• His arrogance almost took her breath away.• Some of it was charmingly primitive, some of it so exotically painted it took your breath away.• The volatility of the top performers can take your breath away.• This time it was not Ana who took her breath away.• The audacity of it takes my breath away, the nerve of the man.• And if they don't take your breath away the scenery certainly will.• She had taken his breath away when she appeared at the door. 39 take away from something phrasal verbphr v SPOILto 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。
40 take somebody/something ↔ back phrasal verbphr v a) take something ↔ backADMIT 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！
b) take something ↔ backTAKE/BRING 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。
c) take somebody backREMEMBER 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。
41 take something ↔ down phrasal verbphr v a) 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。
b)WRITE 写 WRITEto write down information 记录，写下 Can I just take some details down? 我记一些细节，好吗？
→4 See picture of 见图 take take down• And then it might take him back down.• They're not taking it lying down.• But Will took it lying down - all in a good cause of course.• The curtains in the auditorium are ragged they took the curtains down because they was so ragged.• Ellie had often taken it down before, but had never dared try it on.• He hired a car and took the boy down for a long weekend at the St. Mellion Golf and Country Club.• The view is worth every tortured moment of discomfort it takes to hunker down, scrunch up, and peer out.• But no one can figure out a way to take that wall down without damaging the FleetCenter wall. 42 take somebody/something ↔ in phrasal verbphr v a) be taken inTRICK/DECEIVE 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。
b) take somebody ↔ inSTAY WITH SB, IN A HOTEL ETC 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。
c) take something ↔ inUNDERSTAND to understand and remember new facts and information 领会，理解；记住 SYN absorb 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。
d) take something ↔ in American EnglishAmE to collect or earn a particular amount of money 收进，赚进 SYN British English take e) 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。
f) American EnglishAmE old-fashionedGO TO/ATTEND if you take in a show, play etc, you go to see it 去看〔演出、戏剧等〕
g) take somebody ↔ in British EnglishBrE old-fashioned 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。
be taken in• He seemed so confident, that I was completely taken in.• He told me that it was a genuine diamond, and I was completely taken in.• Radiographs of the women's lateral thoracic and lumbar spine were taken in a standardised manner.• Phonemes, bits and pieces of the language spoken to and around him, are taken in along with other images.• Students were to be taken in as boarders, having been recommended by a respectable person who knew them or their families.• Don't be taken in by products claiming to make you lose weight quickly.• We were all taken in by the scheme and invested far more money than we should have.• Thirdly, new land can be taken in, cleared and farmed, and new settlements created.• We had a tumbleweed like that in Arizona for a Christmas tree, but this photograph was taken in Colorado.• Thus he may decide that although the investigation discloses a criminal offence, no action should be taken in the criminal courts. taken in for questioning• They were taken in for questioning after being arrested at houses in and around the southwestern town of Bayonne.• The parents of one family weren't taken in for questioning at all that day, but Mrs W was. 43 take off phrasal verbphr v a)REMOVE 脱去 take something ↔ offTAKE OFF CLOTHES to remove a piece of clothing 脱下，脱去〔衣服〕 OPP put on 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。
b)AIRCRAFT 飞机 TTATTSUPif an aircraft takes off, it rises into the air from the ground 起飞 SYN lift off, → takeoff 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。
c)SUCCESS 成功 SUCCESSFULto 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。
d)HOLIDAY 假日 take something off (something)HOLIDAY 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。
e)COPY SB 模仿某人 take somebody ↔ off British EnglishBrE informalCOPY 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〕 career ... taking off• But it's as Hirst's sidekick rather than replacement that Bright can see his Wednesday career taking off.• Slowly, but surely, her career is taking off. take a day/the afternoon etc off• I could take the afternoon off from work as sick leave.• Today men from the Thames Valley force took the afternoon off to join a national protest in London.• One day he took the afternoon off without telling anyone. 44 take somebody/something ↔ on phrasal verbphr v a) take somebody ↔ onJOB/WORK to start to employ someone 开始雇用〔某人〕 → hire We’re taking on 50 new staff this year. 我们今年要招收50名新员工。
b) take something ↔ 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。
c) take something ↔ 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。
d) take somebody ↔ 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。
e) take something ↔ 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。
45 take somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v a) INVITE take somebody ↔ 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〕take somebody ↔ out for We’re taking my folks out for a meal next week. 下周我们要带父母出去吃顿饭。
b) take something ↔ outGET 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。
c) take something ↔ out to get money from your bank account 〔从银行账户中〕提〔款〕，取〔钱〕 SYN withdraw How much would you like to take out? 你想提多少钱？
d) take something ↔ 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。
e) take somebody/something ↔ out informalDESTROYKILL 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。
46 take something out on somebody phrasal verbphr v SUFFERto 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 somebody 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 out on • He takes his wrath out on the chair.• And as there isn't an Inquisition any more, they take it out on the horses.• I was upset and taking it out on you. take it out on• We get tired and sometimes we take it out on one another.• So I took it out on Phil when he did show up which was natural enough I suppose but probably unhelpful.• Grand Forks residents, their memories short, took it out on that nice, hard-working and inspirational Pat, they say.• And as there isn't an Inquisition any more, they take it out on the horses.• When the real Mac crashes and trashes your hard disc, you can take it out on the Smack-a-Mac!• They can't do it so they take it out on those who can.• All smelly, and then he gets downs on you, and takes it out on you.• I was upset and taking it out on you. 47 take over phrasal verbphr v CONTROLto take control of something 接管，取得对…的控制 → takeovertake something ↔ over His only reason for investing in the company was to take it over. 他投资这家公司唯一的原因是想接管它。
Ruth moved into our apartment and promptly took over. 鲁思一搬进我们的公寓就开始指手画脚了。
48 take to somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) LIKE somebody OR somethingto 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。
b) START DOING somethingto start doing something regularly 养成…的习惯，开始定期做take to doing something 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。
c) take to your bedSLEEP 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 to • Better she saw angels than took to drink. take to your bed• But on 20 November, his condition worsened, and he took to his bed.• He was depressed, so severely that he took to his bed.• Old Eugene had taken to his bed.• We are told it was a bilious attack which had forced Désirée to take to her bed instead of the boards.• If he took to his bed now, he might as well stay there - permanently.• Whenever there's a whiff of trouble she takes to her bed with the asthma. 49 take up phrasal verbphr v a) take something ↔ upSTART DOING something 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。
b) take something upSTART DOING something 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 up her duties in August. 校长将于8月份上任。
c) take something ↔ upDO 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。
take something ↔ up with The hospital manager has promised to take the matter up with the member of staff involved. 医院主管答应和相关医务人员商量处理此事。
I am still very angry and will be taking it up with the authorities. 我仍然很生气，将和当局就此事进行交涉。
d) take up somethingLAST FOR A PERIOD OF TIME to fill a particular amount of time or space 占据〔一定的时间或空间〕be taken up with something The little time I had outside of school was taken up with 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
e) take something ↔ 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。
f) take up somethingMOVE/CHANGE POSITION 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。
h) take something ↔ upCONTINUE/START AGAIN 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 up a post/a position/duties etc• One eye shifts right round the body so that it takes up a position alongside the other.• Edward took up a position at the door-post.• I took up a position in a university library after a career break.• The I in enunciating a signifying chain signifies the self by taking up a position in the signifying chains enunciated.• The strong Auckland group within the team took up a position of influence.• Robert took up a position on the boundary, fairly near to the maths master.• Then she took up a position standing right at the back.• In addition, Lacan feels that taking up a position with respect to meaning structures is inextricably gender-linked. 50 take somebody up on something phrasal verbphr v ACCEPTto accept an invitation or suggestion 接受…的邀请[建议]take somebody up on an offer/promise/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 on • You don't take me up on anything - you just repeat it in a different order.• At least six thousand Mennonites took her up on it.• I offered myself up to be corrupted, but nobody took me up on it.• Might take her up on it.• What if I should take you up on it?• Not one took me up on my offer to know more! 51.take up with somebody/something phrasal verbphr v FRIENDLY old-fashioned to become friendly with someone, especially someone who may influence you badly 结交〔尤指不好的人〕