短語
1.be taken short
a.[口語、委婉語]
b.突然想要大便(或小便)
c.毫無準備;感到很意外
2.be taken with (或by)對…產生興趣;很喜愛…;被…吸引;被…迷住
3.do a double take恍然大悟;因驚訝而再看壹眼
4.give or take允許…有小誤差;增減…而無大變化
5.have(got) what it takes
a.[美國口語]
b.具備成功(或出名)的壹切必要條件(如金錢、美貌、素質、才智、勇敢等)
c.吸引力;性魅力[亦作 what it takes]
6.not taking any
a.[口語]
b.不打算做;沒興趣做
c.謝絕;不接受
7.on the take
a.[美國俚語]
b.被買通,受賄;貪贓枉法
c.敲詐,敲竹杠;伺機吞噬(或攫取);伺機損人利己,尋機占便宜
8.take a leak[俚語]小便
9.take as read
a.認定…不會有錯;認為不必宣讀(會議記錄等)
b.宣稱對…滿意;聲言對…沒意見
10.take effect
a.(藥等)見效,(法規等)生效
b.實行,實施
11.take five (或 ten 等)休息五(或十)分鐘;小憩
12.take for granted認為…是理所當然;(因視作當然)對…不予理睬
13.take home to oneself[口語]充分理解,深刻領會
14.take it
a.默然同意;接受
b.認為,以為;猜想
c.斷定;相信
d.[美國俚語]忍受,忍受得住(困難、痛苦、不幸、批評等)(常與 can 或 be able to 連用)
15.take it all in仔細聆聽;全部聽進
16.take it away(電臺或電視臺用來開始廣播或播放的信號語)開始播放,開播
17.take it (或things) easy on (或with)
a.小心謹慎地對待;溫和地對待
b.[口語]少用;省著用
18.take it from me=you may take it from me
19.take it from there負責那以後的事情,負責剩下的事
20.take it ill見ill21.take it kindly欣然聽從(忠告等),當作善意
22.take it (或 life) on the chin
a.[美國俚語]
b.慘敗;倒黴;遭到痛擊
c.忍受責罰,忍受痛苦
23.take it or leave it要麽接受,要麽放棄;要不要隨妳的便;不容討價還價
24.take it out in接受…作為補償
25.take it out of someone
a.[口語]使某人衰弱,讓某人疲憊不堪
b.找某人出氣,拿某人泄憤;向某人報復
c.剝削某人;榨取某人的錢[亦作 take it out on someone]
26.take kindly to[常用於否定句、疑問句和條件句]喜歡,對…有好感;樂於接受
27.take me not up before I fall
[蘇格蘭口語]回答我之前,先聽我講完
28.take me with you
讓我理解妳的意思[源自莎士比亞作品]
29.taken all in all= taking one thing with another
或 taken one thing with another =take upon oneself
30.take some不大容易
31.take someone out of himself[口語]讓某人忘記煩惱
32.take someone through
a.對某人讀…(以便校對)
b.戲劇幫某人排演
33.take someone unawares突襲某人,使某人感到意外,乘某人不備
34.take someone up on
a.對某人(說的話)提出質疑
b.接受某人的(邀請、建議、挑戰等)
c.要求某人兌現(所說的話等)
35.take someone(up) short
a.突襲某人;使某人大吃壹驚
b.唐突地打斷某人的話
36.take someone wrong誤解某人的意思,曲解某人的意思
37.take something hard對某事失望;對某事感到悲傷;對某事耿耿於懷
38.take…lying down
甘心屈服,甘心忍受 (懲罰、侮辱、冤枉等);俯首屈從於;逆來順受
39.take something out on拿…當替罪羊,拿…出氣
40.take something up with someone就某事向某人提意見;(書面或口頭)向某人反映某事
41.take the biscuit見 biscuit
42.take (或 yank) the bun
[口語、俚語]得第壹名,得獎;妙不可言;了不起
43.take the cake
a.[俚語]
b.名列第壹;得頭獎;優勝
c.[諷刺語]壞到極點;(尤指在愚蠢、厚顏無恥等方面)勝過別人,名列第壹
44.take the ground
航海學擱淺[亦作 take the bottom]
45.take too much[口語]喝過多(酒),喝醉
46.take upon(或 on)oneself
a.開始
b.負擔;主動承擔(責任等),把(過錯等)歸咎自己
c.擅自,自作主張;越權承擔(某事)
47.take us as you find us
我們就這個樣子,妳將就些吧(別對我們另有期望)
48.take what it takes=have(got)what it takes
[口語]具備成功所需的壹切條件(指素質、才能等)
49.take with one獲得…的支持;得到…的贊同
50.taking one thing with another
總的看來,從整體上看,考慮到各方面
51.You can't take it with you.
妳總不能把錢財帶到棺材裏去吧.
52.(you may) take it from me
[口語]我敢保證;包妳…;相信我,請妳相信我的話吧