短語動詞 take in 用法:
壹、意為“收留,收養,留宿,接收(入學)”,例如:
We took in several refugees during the war.
戰爭期間我們收留了幾個難民。
My wife has a bad habit of taking in stray dogs.
我妻子有個不好的習慣,就是收養流浪狗。
The academy takes in only four new students per year.
該學院每年只招收四名新生。
二、意為“欺騙,蒙騙”,通常用被動語態,例如:
I was taken in by a confidence artist.
我被壹個自信的藝術家騙了。
三、意為“吸入,吞入(體內)”,例如:
I'm eager to get out of the city and take in some mountain air!
我很想離開這個城市,呼吸壹下山上的空氣!
四、意為“改小,改瘦(衣服)”,例如:
I took in the waist on that pair of pants.
我把那條褲子的腰部改小了。
五、意為“包括,包含”,不能用於被動語態,例如:
This list takes in all the members, past and present.
這個名單包括所有的成員,過去的和現在的。
六、意為“欣賞,觀看(電影等)”,例如:
I was wondering if you might want to take in a movie with me this evening.
不知道今晚妳願不願意和我壹起去看場電影?
七、意為“理解,領會,領悟",例如:
I couldn't take in everything they said.
我不能理解他們說的壹切。
八、 “(壹下子)看清,看明白”,例如:
We want to take in all the sights.
我們想把所有的景色都看得壹清二楚。
九、意為“(警察)帶走,抓走”,例如:
They took in that suspect who jumped bail.
他們抓走了那個逃犯。
十、意為“進賬,收入”,例如:
We took more in this month than we did all of last year!
我們這個月的收入比去年全年都多!