take on
phrasal verbtake somebody on
- (especially British English) to employ somebody
聘用；雇用 - to take on new staff
雇用新员工 - She was taken on as a trainee.
她受聘当实习生。
- to take on new staff
- [no passive] to play against somebody in a game or contest; to fight against somebody
（运动或比赛）同某人较量；反抗；与某人战斗 - to take somebody on at tennis
与某人比赛打网球 - The rebels took on the entire Roman army.
反叛者与整个罗马军队战斗。
- to take somebody on at tennis
take something on
- [no passive] to begin to have a particular quality, appearance, etc.
呈现，具有（特征、外观等） - The chameleon can take on the colours of its background.
变色龙可以变成周围环境的颜色。 - His voice took on a more serious tone.
他说话的语气变得严肃起来。
- The chameleon can take on the colours of its background.
take something/somebody on
- to decide to do something; to agree to be responsible for something/somebody
决定做；同意负责；承担（责任） - I can't take on any extra work.
我不能承担任何额外工作。 - We're not taking on any new clients at present.
目前我们不接收新客户。
- I can't take on any extra work.
- (of a bus, plane or ship) to allow somebody/something to enter
接纳（乘客）；装载 - The bus stopped to take on more passengers.
公共汽车停下让其他乘客上车。 - The ship took on more fuel at Freetown.
轮船在弗里敦停靠加燃料。
- The bus stopped to take on more passengers.