1 PHRASAL VERB 承担,接受(尤指艰巨工作或重大责任) If you take on a job or responsibility, especially a difficult one, you accept it. 承担,接受(尤指艰巨工作或重大责任) [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
SYN accept, tackle, undertake, shoulder
2 PHRASAL VERB [no passive] 呈现,显出(新面貌或新特点) If something takes on a new appearance or quality, it develops that appearance or quality. 呈现,显出(新面貌或新特点) [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
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Believing he had only a year to live, his writing took on a feverish intensity. [VERB PREP. noun]
由于以为自己只剩一年的活头,他的文字开始变得激情澎湃。
SYN acquire, assume, come to have
3 PHRASAL VERB (公共汽车、船舶等)上(客),装(货),补充(燃料) If a vehicle such as a bus or ship takes on passengers, goods, or fuel, it stops in order to allow them to get on or to be loaded on. (公共汽车、船舶等)上(客),装(货),补充(燃料) [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
4 PHRASAL VERB 雇用;录用 If you take someone on, you employ them to do a job. 雇用;录用
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He's spoken to a publishing firm. They're going to take him on. [VERB noun PREP.]
他和一家出版公司谈过了,他们打算雇用他。
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The party has been taking on staff, including temporary organisers. [VERB PREP. noun]
这个政党一直在招募工作人员,包括临时的组织人员。
SYN engage, employ, hire, retain
5 PHRASAL VERB [no passive] 与(尤指实力比自己强的人)较量;接受…的挑战 If you take someone on, you fight them or compete against them, especially when they are bigger or more powerful than you are. 与(尤指实力比自己强的人)较量;接受…的挑战
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Democrats were reluctant to take on a president whose popularity ratings were historically high. [VERB PREP. noun]
民主党人不愿与一位有史以来民众支持率最高的总统较量。
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I knew I couldn't take him on. [VERB noun PREP.]
我清楚我斗不过他。
SYN compete against, face, contend with, fight
6 PHRASAL VERB [no passive] 擅自决定;自作主张 If you take something on or upon yourself, you decide to do it without asking anyone for permission or approval. 擅自决定;自作主张
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Knox had taken it on himself to choose the wine. [V n P pron-refl]
诺克斯擅自作主,选了葡萄酒。
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He took upon himself the responsibility for protecting her. [V P pron-refl]
他主动肩负起保护她的责任。
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The President absolved his officers and took the blame upon himself. [V n P pron-refl]
总统赦免了手下的官员,把过失揽到自己的头上。
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