- lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold拿; 取：
he leaned forward to take her hand.
他倾身向前抓起她的手。
- capture or gain possession of by force or military means（用武力, 军事手段）夺取, 攻占：
twenty of their ships were sunk or taken
他们有二十艘船只被击沉或被缴获
the French took Ghent.
法国人占领了根特。
- (in bridge, whist, and similar card games) win (a trick)（在桥牌、惠斯特等牌戏中）赢（一墩牌）。
- Chess capture (an opposing piece or pawn)【棋】吃掉（敌子）。
- Cricket dismiss a batsman from (his wicket)【板球】将击球手杀出（局）。
- dispossess someone of (something); steal or illicitly remove剥夺; 偷窃; 非法带走：
someone must have sneaked in here and taken it.
一定有人溜进来把它偷走了。
- occupy (a place or position)占据（地方, 位置）：
we found that all the seats were taken.
我们发现所有的位置都被占了。
- rent (a house)租（房）。
- agree to buy (an item)同意购买（一件商品）：
I'll take the one on the end.
我买端头上的那一个。
be taken
humorous (of a person) already be married or in an emotional relationship〈幽默〉（人）已经结婚的; （感情）有归属的。
- in imperative use or have ready to use使用; 取：
take half the marzipan and roll out.
取一半杏仁蛋白糊, 然后把它摊开。
- usu. in imperative use as an instance or example in support of an argument以…为例：
let's take Napoleon, for instance.
就以拿破仑为例吧。
- Brit. regularly buy or subscribe to (a particular newspaper or periodical)〈英〉定期订阅（报纸, 期刊）。
- ascertain by measurement or observation测量; 观察：
the nurse takes my blood pressure.
护士给我量血压。
- write down写下; 记下：
he was taking notes.
他正在记笔记。
- make (a photograph) with a camera拍（照）。
- （常作be taken）(especially of illness) suddenly strike or afflict (someone)（尤指疾病）突然发作：
mum's been taken bad.
母亲突然得了重病。
- have sexual intercourse with和…性交。
- with obj. and adverbial of direction remove (someone or something) from a particular place拿出, 带走：
he took an envelope from his inside pocket
他从内袋中取出一个信封
the police took him away.
警察把他带走了。
- subtract减：
take two from ten
十减二
add the numbers together and take away five.
把所有的数字加在一起, 然后减去五。
- with obj. and usu. with adverbial carry or bring with one; convey携带：
he took along a portfolio of his drawings
他携带着一本自己的绘画代表作选集
the drive takes you through some wonderful scenery
这次驱车旅行带你走过一些美景
with two objs I took him a letter.我给他带了一封信。
- accompany or guide (someone) to a specified place陪伴（或引领）（某人）去（特定的地点）：
I'll take you to your room
我会带你去你的房间
he called to take her out for a meal.
他打电话说带她出去吃饭。
- bring into a specified state带入：
the invasion took Europe to the brink of war.
入侵把欧洲带到了战争的边缘。
- use as a route or a means of transport走（某条路线）; 乘坐（交通工具）：
take the A43 towards Bicester
走A43干线道路去比色斯特
we took the night train to Scotland.
我们搭乘晚上的火车到苏格兰。
- accept or receive (someone or something)接受：
she was advised to take any job offered
别人建议她接受任何提供给她的工作
they don't take children.
他们不肯接受孩子们。
- understand or accept as valid理解, 明白; 接受：
I take your point.
我明白你的意思。
- acquire or assume (a position, state, or form)得到（职位）; 具有（状态, 形式）：
teaching methods will take various forms
教学方法形式各异
he took office in September.
他在九月就职。
- receive (a specified amount of money) as payment or earnings赚钱, 挣得（一笔钱）：
on its first day of trading the shop took 1.6 million roubles.
在营业的第一天, 商店就收入160万卢布。
- achieve or attain (a victory or result)取得（胜利, 结果）：
John Martin took the men's title.
约翰·马丁获得了男子组冠军。
- act on (an opportunity)利用（机会）行事：
he took his chance to get out while the house was quiet.
当房子安静下来的时候, 他利用这个机会出去了。
- experience or be affected by经历; 受…影响：
the lad took a savage beating.
这个小伙子被人暴打了。
- with obj. and adverbial react to or regard (news or an event) in a specified way对（新闻, 事件）反应, 看待：
she took the news well
她平静地看待这条新闻
everything you say, he takes it the wrong way.
不管你说什么, 他都会错误地理解。
- with obj. and adverbial deal with (a physical obstacle or course) in a specified way处理（障碍, 路线）：
he takes the corners with no concern for his own safety.
他拐弯的时候都没有考虑到自己的安全。
- regard or view in a specified way看待：
he somehow took it as a personal insult
不知什么原因, 他把这看作是人身侮辱
with obj. and infinitive I fell over what I took to be a heavy branch.我摔倒在一个我认为非常粗的树枝上。
be taken by/with
be attracted or charmed by迷恋：Billie was very taken with him.
比利对他非常着迷。
- submit to, tolerate, or endure容忍：
they refused to take it any more
他们拒绝再容忍这件事情
some people found her hard to take.
一些人发现很难容忍她。
take it
with clause assume认为：I take it that someone is coming to meet you.
我认为有人要来见你。
- consume as food, drink, medicine, or drugs吃; 喝：
take an aspirin and lie down.
吃一片阿司匹林然后躺下。
- make, undertake, or perform (an action or task)采取（行动）; 执行（任务）：
Lucy took a deep breath
露西深深地吸了一口气
the key decisions are still to be taken.
关键的决定仍然有待作出。
- conduct (a ceremony or gathering)举行（仪式, 聚会）。
- be taught or examined in (a subject)参加（课程）学习（或考试）：
some degrees require a student to take a secondary subject.
一些学位要求学生选择一门辅修课。
- Brit. obtain (an academic degree) after fulfilling the required conditions〈英〉取得（学位）：
she took a degree in business studies.
她获得了商业学的学位。
- require or use up (a specified amount of time)需要（或用完）（一定的时间）：
the jury took an hour and a half to find McPherson guilty
陪审团用了一个半小时的时间来确定麦克佛桑有罪
with two objs it takes me about a quarter of an hour to walk to work.我步行上班大约需要15分钟。
- (of a task or situation) need or call for (a particular person or thing)（工作, 情景）需要（特定的人或物）：
it will take an electronics expert to dismantle it.
需要一个电子专家才能拆除它。
- hold; accommodate容纳：
an exclusive island hideaway that takes just twenty guests.
岛上唯一一家只能容纳20个客人的小餐馆。
- wear or require (a particular size of garment or type of complementary article)穿（某种型号的衣服, 某种式样的配饰）：
he only takes size 5 boots.
他只穿五号皮靴。
- no obj.(of a plant or seed) take root or begin to grow; germinate（植物, 种子）生根, 开始生长：
the fuchsia cuttings had taken and were looking good.
倒挂金钟的插条生根了, 看起来长得还不错。
- (of an added substance) become successfully established（增加的成分）成功地确立。
- Grammar have or require as part of the appropriate construction【语法】需带有（某种结构）：
verbs which take both the infinitive and the finite clause as their object.
需带有不定式和限定从句作宾语的动词。
- a scene or sequence of sound or vision photographed or recorded continuously at one time一次拍摄的电影镜头（或录制的音）：
he completed a particularly difficult scene in two takes.
他用了两组镜头拍摄了一次非常难的场景。
- a particular version of or approach to something特定的观点（或方法）：
his own whimsical take on life.
他古怪的人生观。
- an amount of something gained or acquired from one source or in one session收入量：
the take from commodity taxation.
从商品税收中所得的收入。
- chiefly US the money received at a cinema or theatre for seats〈主美〉（电影院, 戏院）卖票的收入。
- Printing an amount of copy set up at one time or by one compositor【印刷】一次排版量。
be on the take
- informal take bribes〈非正式〉受贿。
be taken ill
- become ill suddenly突然生病。
have what it takes
- informal have the necessary qualities for success〈非正式〉具备成功所需的基本条件。
take a chair
- sit down坐下。
take advantage of （或take advice etc.）
- 见advantage, advice, etc.
take something as read
- Brit. accept something without considering or discussing it; assume something〈英〉认为…是理所当然的。
take the biscuit（或cake）
- informal (of a person or incident) be the most remarkable or foolish of their kind〈非正式〉（人, 事情）最出色的; 最愚蠢的。
take five
- informal, chiefly N. Amer. have a short break〈非正式, 主北美〉休息一下。
take a lot of（或some）
- be difficult to do or effect in the specified way难做, 费事：
he might take some convincing.
说服他可能要费点事。
take someone in hand
- undertake to control or reform someone控制某人; 改造某人。
take something in hand
- start doing or dealing with a task开始处理某事。
take ill （〈美〉sick）
- informal become ill, especially suddenly〈非正式〉（尤指突然地）生病。
take something ill
- archaic resent something done or said〈古〉对某事极为不满。
take it from me
- I can assure you我能向你保证：
take it from me, kid - I've been there, done it, seen it all.
小家伙, 我向你保证——我一直在那里, 做了这件事情, 并且看见了一切。
take it on one（或oneself）to do something
- decide to do something without asking for permission or advice没有寻求许可（或建议）就决定做某事。
take it or leave it
- usu. in imperative said to express that the offer one has made is not negotiable and that one is indifferent to another's reaction to it要就要, 不要拉倒：
that's the deal - take it or leave it.
就是这样了——要就要, 不要就拉倒。
take it out of
- exhaust the strength of (someone)使精疲力竭：
parties and tours can take it out of you, especially if you are over 65.
聚会和旅游会让你筋疲力尽的, 尤其是如果你过了65岁的话。
- Brit. take reprisals against〈英〉报复。
take someone out of themselves
- make a person forget their worries使人忘记烦恼。
take that!
- exclaimed when hitting someone or taking decisive action against them（当击打某人或对人采取决定性行动时的感叹句）接招吧！
take one's time
- not hurry不要急。
takable
（亦作takeable）adjectivetake after
- resemble (a parent or ancestor)与（父母, 先辈）相像：
the rest of us take after our mother.
我们其余的人都像我母亲。
take against
- Brit. begin to dislike (someone), often for no strong or obvious reason〈英〉（没有明确的理由地）不喜欢（某人）：
from the moment he arrived, they took against this talented loudmouth.
从他到的那一刻起, 他们就不喜欢这位爱高谈阔论的天才。
take something apart
- dismantle something拆卸。
-
take someone/thing apart
informal attack, criticize, or defeat someone or something in a vigorous or forceful way〈非正式〉严厉地攻击（批评或打败）。
take something away
- Brit. buy food at a cafe or restaurant for eating elsewhere〈英〉外卖, 拿走：
he ordered a lamb madras to take away.
他点了一份外卖的马德拉斯羔羊肉。
take away from
- detract from减损, 贬低：
that shouldn't take away from the achievement of the French.
那不应该减损法国人的成就。
take someone back
- strongly remind someone of a past time使回忆过去的时光：
if 'Disco Inferno' doesn't take you back, the bell-bottom pants will.
如果“地狱迪斯科”不能把你带回到往日时光的话, 那喇叭裤准可以。
take something back
- retract a statement收回所说的话：
I take back nothing of what I said.
我不会收回我说的任何话的。
- return unsatisfactory goods to a shop退货。
- (of a shop) accept such goods（商店）收回退货。
- Printing transfer text to the previous line【印刷】把文本移入上一行。
take something down
- write down spoken words记录口述的话：
I took down the address.
我写下了地址。
- dismantle and remove a structure拆除：
the old Norman church was taken down in 1819.
老旧的诺曼式教堂在1819年被拆除了。
take from
- another way of saying take away from.同take away from.
take someone in
- accommodate someone as a lodger or because they are homeless or in difficulties接纳为房客; 收留。
- cheat, fool, or deceive someone欺骗, 愚弄：
she tried to pass this off as an amusing story, but nobody was taken in.
她想把这件事情当作一个有趣的故事混过去, 但没有人被骗。
take something in
- undertake work at home收活计在家里做。
- make a garment tighter by altering its seams改小衣服。
- Sailing furl a sail【航海】卷帆。
- include or encompass something包括; 圈住：
the sweep of his arm took in most of Main Street.
他手臂划了一圈, 包括了大街的大部分。
- fully understand or absorb something heard or seen完全领会（或理解）：
she took in the scene at a glance.
她看了一眼就完全明白了这个场景。
- visit or attend a place or event in a casual way or on the way to another顺便参观（或参加）：
he'd maybe take in a movie, or just relax.
他也许会看场电影, 或只是放松一下。
take off
- (of an aircraft or bird) become airborne（飞机, 鸟）起飞。
- (of an enterprise) become successful or popular（企业）成功（或受欢迎）：
the newly launched electronic newspaper has really taken off.
新投放市场的电子报纸已经很受欢迎了。
- （亦作take oneself off）depart hastily急速离开：
the officer took off after his men.
军官也随着他的士兵一起匆忙离去了。
take someone off
- informal, chiefly Brit. mimic someone humorously〈非正式, 主英〉幽默地模仿。
take something off
- remove clothing from one's or another's body脱衣服：
she took off her cardigan.
她把羊毛衫脱下。
- deduct part of an amount扣除, 减去。
- choose to have a period away from work休假：
I took the next day off.
我第二天休假。
take on
- Brit. informal become very upset, especially needlessly〈英, 非正式〉（尤指不必要地）担心：
don't take on so - no need to upset yourself.
不要这么担心——没有必要自寻烦恼。
take someone on
- engage an employee雇佣。
- be willing or ready to meet an adversary or opponent, especially a stronger one愿意（或准备）接受强敌的挑战：
a group of villagers has taken on the planners.
一组村民准备向设计者们挑战。
take something on
- undertake a task or responsibility, especially a difficult one担任重任：
whoever takes on the trout farm will have their work cut out.
无论谁承包这片鳟鱼场, 都有艰巨的工作等着去做。
- acquire a particular meaning or quality获得特别含义（或品质）：
the subject has taken on a new significance in the past year.
在过去的一年中, 这个课题获得了全新的意义。
take someone out
- escort someone to a social event or place of entertainment陪同…参加社交活动（或去娱乐场所）：
I took her out to dinner the following night.
次日晚上我带她出去吃饭了。
- Bridge respond to a bid or double by one's partner by bidding a different suit【桥牌】作不同于同伴叫牌的叫牌。
take someone/thing out
- informal kill, destroy, or disable someone or something〈非正式〉杀死, 毁灭, 使致残。
take something out
- obtain an official document or service获得（官方文件, 服务）：
you can take out a loan for a specific purchase.
你可以贷款购买。
- get a licence or summons issued获得执照（或发出的传票）。
- chiefly US another way of saying take something away〈主美〉同take something away.
take something out on
- relieve frustration or anger by attacking or mistreating (a person or thing not responsible for such feelings)向（不相关的人或物）发泄来减轻怒火。
take something over
- （亦作take over）assume control of something接管; 取得…控制权：
British troops had taken over the German trenches.
英国军队接管了德国军队的战壕。
- (of a company) buy out another（公司）收购另一家公司。
- become responsible for a task in succession to another接任：
he will take over as chief executive in April.
四月他将接任首席执行官一职。
- Printing transfer text to the next line【印刷】把文本移入下一行。
take to
- begin or fall into the habit of开始养成…习惯：
he took to hiding some secret supplies in his desk.
他习惯于把一些秘密的物品藏在自己的桌子里。
- form a liking for喜爱：
Mrs Brady never took to Moran.
布雷迪太太从来不喜欢莫兰。
- develop an ability for (something), especially quickly or easily迅速具备做…能力; 轻而易举地学会：
I took to pole-vaulting right away.
我马上就掌握了撑竿跳的技能。
- go to (a place) to escape danger or an enemy躲进（某地方）：
they took to the hills.
他们躲到了山里。
take someone up
- adopt someone as a protégé作…的保护人。
take something up
- become interested or engaged in a pursuit开始对…感兴趣, 开始从事：
she took up tennis at the age of 11.
她在11岁的时候就开始打网球。
- begin to hold or fulfil a position or post开始任职：
he left to take up an appointment as a missionary.
他离开去担任传教士。
- accept an offer or challenge接受提供的东西（或挑战）。
- occupy time, space, or attention占用时间（空间或注意力）：
I don't want to take up any more of your time.
我不想再占用你更多的时间了。
- pursue a matter later or further日后再处理：
he'll have to take it up with the bishop.
他必须要和主教处理这个问题。
- （亦作take up）resume speaking after an interruption在打断之后继续（讲话）：
I took up where I had left off.
我从我刚才没讲完的地方接着讲。
- shorten a garment by turning up the hem缩边。
take someone up on
- challenge or question a speaker on (a particular point)就（某一点）挑战（或质问）说话者：
the interviewer did not take him up on his quotation.
采访者并没有质疑他引用的出处。
- accept (an offer or challenge) from someone接受（提供之物, 挑战）：
I'd like to take you up on that offer.
我愿意接受你所提供之物。
take up with
- begin to associate with (someone), especially in a way disapproved of by the speaker开始与某人交往, 开始与某人混在一起：
he's taken up with a divorced woman, I understand.
我听说他正和一个离婚的女人打得火热。