查词 - taking

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ACTION

行动

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〕 T | BrE

Would you like to take a look?

你想看看吗？

Mike’s just taking a shower.

迈克正在洗澡。

Sara took a deep breath.

莎拉深深地吸了一口气。

I waved, but he didn’t take any notice (=pretended not to notice) .

BrE 【英】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？

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MOVE

移动

to move or go with someone or something from one place to another 带（走）; 拿（走）; 取（走）; 搬（走）; T

take sb/sth to/into etc sth

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，于是就被拘捕了。

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 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.

他领我去见他的父母。

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REMOVE

拿开

to remove something from a place 拿开，把…移开 T

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。

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。

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TIME/MONEY/EFFORT ETC

时间/金钱/努力等

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〕 I,T | informal BrE informal informal

How long is this going to take ?

这要花多长时间？

Organizing a successful street party takes a lot of energy.

成功举办一个街头聚会要花费很多精力。

take (sb) sth (to do sth)

Repairs take time to carry out.

修理要花些时间。

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 (sb) ages/forever informal 【非正式】 :

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

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.

承认自己错了需要勇气。

have what it takes

Neil’s got what it takes to be a great footballer.

尼尔具备成为一名伟大足球运动员的潜力。

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ACCEPT

接受

to accept or choose something that is offered, suggested, or given to you 接受〔某人给的东西、提议等〕 T

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.

如果你听我的建议，你就去看医生。

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证明的新病人。

Liz found his criticisms hard to take .

利兹发现他的批评很难令人接受。

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

take sb’s word for it/take it from sb (accept that what someone says is true) 接受某人所说的话

That’s the truth – take it from me .

这是事实 — 相信我没错的。

take the credit/blame/responsibility

He’s the kind of man who makes things happen but lets others take the credit.

他是那种做了事情却把功劳让给别人的人。

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.

这虽然还不是正式的，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

to get hold of something in your hands 拿着〔某物〕 T

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.

我就想把他抱在我的怀里。

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TRAVEL

旅行

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〕 T

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 号公路到第 19 号交叉口。

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STUDY

学习

to study a particular subject in school or college for an examination 攻读，修〔某一课程〕 T

Are you taking French next year?

你明年修法语吗？

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TEST

测试

to do an examination or test 参加〔考试或测验〕; T | BrE

Applicants are asked to take a written test.

申请者被要求参加笔试。

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SUITABLE

合适的

to be the correct or suitable size, type etc for a particular person or thing 接纳，能使用 T not in progressive or passive 不用进行式或被动态

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.

这个电梯最多可以乘 32 人。

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COLLECT

收集

to collect or gather something for a particular purpose 收集 T

Investigators will take samples of the wreckage to identify the cause.

调查员将从残骸上取样来鉴定事故原因。

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。

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CONSIDER

考虑

to react to someone or something or consider them in a particular way 〔以某种方式〕处理，理解，考虑 I,T always + adv/prep

take sb/sth seriously/badly/personally etc

I was joking, but he took me seriously.

我在开玩笑，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) .

她对别人的批评总是反应很强烈。

take sth as sth

I’ll take that remark as a compliment.

我将把那句话当作是夸奖。

take sth as evidence/proof (of sth)

The presence of dust clouds has been taken as evidence of recent star formation.

尘云的出现被看作是最近有恒星形成的证据。

take sb/sth to be sth

I took her to be his daughter.

我把她当作他的女儿了。

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！你以为我是什么人？

I take it (=I ASSUME) you’ve heard that Rick’s resigned.

我想你已经知道里克辞职了。

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FEELINGS

感觉

to have or experience a particular feeling 产生，感受到〔某种感情〕 T usually + adv

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。

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 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，罗杰跟谁说话都是那样的。

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，投资者可以感到放心了。

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CONTROL

控制

to get possession or control of something 拥有〔某物〕; 控制〔某物〕 T

Enemy forces have taken the airport.

敌军已经占领了机场。

Both boys were taken prisoner .

两个男孩都被监禁了。

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

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MEDICINE/DRUGS

药品/毒品

to swallow, breathe in, INJECT etc a drug or medicine 服〔药〕，吃〔药〕，注射〔药物〕 T

The doctor will ask whether you are taking any medication.

医生会问你是否在服用什么药物。

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.

很多青少年因为对生活厌倦而开始吸毒。

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

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do you take sugar/milk?

16. used to ask someone whether they like to have sugar or milk in a drink such as tea or coffee [口，英] 〔喝茶、咖啡等时〕你要加糖/牛奶吗？ spoken BrE

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LEVEL

水平，程度，级别

to make someone or something go to a higher level or position 提升，提高 T always + adv/prep

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。

Even if you have the talent to take you to the top , there’s no guarantee you’ll get there.

即使你天生有出人头地的本事，你也未必就能做到。

If you want to take it further , you should consult an attorney.

如果你想进一步了解，就应该找个律师咨询一下。

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MEASURE

计量

to measure the amount, level, rate etc of something 量取，测定 T

Take the patient’s pulse first.

先测一下病人的脉搏。

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NUMBERS

数字

to make a number smaller by a particular amount 从…中减去; T

take sth away/take sth (away) from sth

‘Take four from nine and what do you get?’

‘Five.’“九减四等于多少？”“等于五。”

Ten take away nine equals one.

十减九等于一。

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MONEY

钱

if a shop, business etc takes a particular amount of money, it receives that amount of money from its customers [英] 收取〔钱财〕; T | BrE AmE

The stall took £25 on Saturday.

这个摊位星期六赚了 25 英镑。

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sb can take it or leave it

21. a. to neither like nor dislike something b. used to say that you do not care whether someone accepts your offer or not 要不要随某人便; 取舍随便

To some people, smoking is addictive. Others can take it or leave it.

有些人吸烟会上瘾，有些人却无所谓。

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take sb/sth (for example)

22. used 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 cars put together.

人们喜欢英国车。就拿“迷你”汽车来说，在日本它的销量仍然比其他所有汽车加起来还要高。

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TEACH

教

to teach a particular group of students in a school or college [英] 〔在学校或大学〕教授〔某个班级〕 T | BrE

take sb for sth

Who takes you for English?

谁教你们英语？

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WRITE

写

to write down information 写下，记下〔信息〕 T

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。

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take sb out of themselves

25. to make someone forget their problems and feel more confident [英] 使某人忘却烦恼 BrE

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。

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take a lot out of you/take it out of you

26. 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。

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take it upon/on yourself to do sth

27. to decide to do something without getting someone’s permission or approval first [正式] 擅自作主做某事，自作主张做某事 formal

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。

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take sth to bits/pieces

28. to separate something into its different parts [英] 把某物拆开，把某物分解 BrE

how to take an engine to bits

如何把发动机拆开

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be taken with/by sth

29. 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.

我很喜欢到柏林过圣诞节这个主意。

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be taken ill/sick

30. to suddenly become ill [正式] 突然病倒 formal

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SEX

性

if a man takes someone, he has sex with them [文] 和〔女性〕发生性行为 T | literary

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take a bend/fence/corner etc

32. 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。

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HAVE AN EFFECT

有效果

if a treatment, DYE , drug etc takes, it begins to work successfully 〔染料、治疗或药物等〕开始起作用，开始见效 I

34 to be very surprised about something 对…很吃惊

Emma was somewhat taken aback by his directness.

埃玛对他的坦率感到有点吃惊。

35 to look or behave like an older relative 〔在外貌、行为等方面〕与〔某个长辈〕相像

Jenni really takes after her mother.

珍妮长得真像她母亲。

36 to separate something into all its different parts 拆开，拆卸;

Tom was always taking things apart in the garage.

汤姆总是在车库里拆东西。

37 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。

38 to beat someone very easily in a game, sport, fight etc 〔比赛中〕把…打得一败涂地

39 to show that someone is wrong or something is not true 严厉抨击; 再三挑剔

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。

40 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了不满。

41 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.

他被带走开始服刑。

This should take some of the pain away.

这应该可以减轻一些疼痛。

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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 [英] 〔从餐馆买饭菜等〕带回食用; 买外卖食物; BrE

Fish and chips to take away, please.

炸鱼和薯条，带走，谢谢。

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take your breath away

to be very beautiful, exciting, or surprising 〔非常漂亮、令人兴奋或让人吃惊而〕令人屏息

44 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.

两个人意见不合不应该影响他们所取得的成就。

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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！

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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。

47 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.

孙辈绕膝的情景使我回想起了自己的孩子还小的那些时候。

48 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。

49 to write down information 写下，记下

Can I just take some details down?

我记一些细节，好吗？

50 to pull a piece of clothing such as trousers part of the way down your legs 把〔裤子等〕褪下（拉低）

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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。

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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.

布雷特总是收养走失的动物。

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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.

他看着大一点的孩子，把一切都记在了心里。

His eyes quickly took in the elegance of her dress.

他的眼睛一下子就注意到她的连衣裙很雅致。

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take sth in

↔ to collect or earn a particular amount of money [美] 收…钱; 挣…钱，收入; AmE BrE

55 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。

56 if you take in a show, play etc, you go to see it [美，过时] 去看〔演出、戏剧等〕 AmE old-fashioned

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take sb in

↔ if the police take someone in, they take them to a police station to ask them questions about a crime [英，过时] 拘留，把…带至警察局关押（审讯） BrE old-fashioned

All five teenagers were arrested and taken in for questioning .

五个少年全部被抓，并被带回受审。

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take sth in

↔ to make a piece of clothing fit you by making it narrower 改小〔衣服〕;

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REMOVE

脱去

↔ 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，电话铃响了。

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AIRCRAFT

飞机

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。

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SUCCESS

成功

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。

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HOLIDAY

假日

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，安排休息一段时间。

take a day/the afternoon etc off

Dad took the day off to come with me.

爸爸请了假和我一起来。

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COPY SB

模仿某人

↔ to copy the way someone speaks or behaves, in order to entertain people [英，非正式] 为了逗笑而模仿〔某人的动作或说话的样子〕 BrE informal

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take sb on

↔ to start to employ someone 开始雇用〔某人〕;

We’re taking on 50 new staff this year.

我们今年要雇用 50 名新员工。

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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。

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take sth on

↔ to begin to have a particular quality or appearance 开始具有，呈现，露出〔某种特征、面貌等〕

Her face took on a fierce expression.

她脸上露出了凶相。

His life had taken on a new dimension.

他的生活呈现出新的面貌。

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take sb on

↔ to compete against someone or start a fight with someone, especially someone bigger or better than you 开始和某人〔尤指比你个子大或更优秀的对手〕竞争（斗殴，较量等）

Nigeria will take on Argentina in the first round of the World Cup on Saturday.

星期六尼日利亚队将和阿根廷队在世界杯第一轮的比赛中较量。

He was prepared to take on anyone who laid a finger on us.

谁要是敢动我们一指头，他就准备和谁拼了。

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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。

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take sb out

↔ to take someone as your guest to a restaurant, cinema, club etc 带〔某人〕出去〔到饭馆、电影院、俱乐部等地〕

[+ 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。

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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。

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take sth out

↔ to get money from your bank account 〔从银行账户中〕提取〔钱〕;

How much would you like to take out?

你想提多少钱？

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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。

73

take sb/sth out

↔ to kill someone or destroy something [非正式] 杀害〔某人〕; 摧毁〔某物〕 informal

The building was taken out by a bomb.

这座建筑被炸弹炸毁了。

74 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，就把怒气发泄到布丽奇特身上。

75 to take control of something 接管; 接任; 接手;

take sth ↔ 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划脚的。

76 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，凯利从没有真正喜欢过他。

77 to start doing something regularly 养成…的习惯（嗜好）

take to doing sth

Dee’s taken to getting up at 6 and going jogging.

迪伊养成了六点起床去慢跑的习惯。

78

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.

他意志十分消沉，在床上躺了一个星期。

79

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.

罗杰有段时间对绘画产生了兴趣，但很快就又失去了兴趣。

80 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.

彼得将掌管财务部。

take up a post/a position/duties etc

The headteacher takes her duties up in August.

校长将于八月份上任。

81

take sth up

↔ if you take up a suggestion, problem, complaint etc, you start to do something about it 开始处理

Now the papers have taken up the story.

现在报纸开始报道此事了。

[+ with ]

The hospital manager has promised to take the matter up with the member of staff involved.

医院院长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。

82 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 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

占了办公室很大空间的旧书

83

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，独自骑自行车骑行了 250 英里。

84 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。

85

take sth up

↔ to make a piece of clothing shorter 改短衣服;

86

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.

我来从你停下的地方把这个故事继续讲下去。

87 to accept an invitation or suggestion 接受某人的邀请（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.

我会接受你的邀请去喝一杯，如果你说的话还算数。

88 to become friendly with someone, especially someone who may influence you badly 开始结交〔尤指不好的人〕