/teɪk ||; tek/verb [T] (
past tense took /tʊk
||; tυk/
past participle taken /ˈteɪkən
||; ˈtekən/)
1 to carry or move sb/sth; to go with sb from one place to another 带；送: Take your coat with you -- it's cold. 带件外套吧。天很冷。Could you take this letter home to your parents? 你把这封信带回家给你父母好吗？The ambulance took him to hospital. 救护车把他送往医院。I'm taking the children swimming this afternoon. 今天下午我带孩子去游泳。 ☞picture at borrow 见borrow插图
2 to put your hand round sth and hold it (and move it towards you) 拿；握: She held out the keys, and I took them. 她把钥匙递过来，我便接住。He took a sweater out of the drawer. 他从抽屉中拿出一件毛衣来。She took my hand/me by the hand. 她拉着我的手。
3 to remove sth from a place or a person, often without permission 擅自取去: Who's taken my pen? 谁拿走了我的笔？My name had been taken off the list. 我的名字从名单上给剔除了。The burglars took all my jewellery. 那些窃贼拿走了我的所有珠宝。
4 to accept or receive sth 接受；收到: If you take my adviceyou'll forget all about him. 你如果接受我的劝告，就会把他彻底忘掉。Do you take credit cards? 你们接受信用卡吗？What coins does the machine take? 这台机器接受什么样的硬币？I'm not going to take the blame for the accident. 我不会承担这桩事故的责任。She's not going to take the job. 她不打算接受那份工作。
5 to capture a place by force; to get control of sb/sth 攻占；控制: The state will take control of the company. 国家将接管这家公司。
6 to understand sth or react to sth in a particular way 理解为；作出某种反应: She took what he said as a compliment. 她把他的话看做是一种恭维。I wish you would take things more seriously. 我但愿你能认真一点对待事情。
7 to get a particular feeling from sth 获得某种感受: He takes great pleasure inhis grandchildren. 他和孙儿相处感到非常愉快。When she failed the exam she took comfort from the fact that it was only by a few marks. 她考试不及格，但令她感到安慰的是离及格只差几分。
8 to be able to deal with sth difficult or unpleasant 能应付困难或不快之事；忍受: I can't take much more of this heat. 这样炎热的天气我再也忍受不了。 [SYN] stand 同义词为stand
9 to need sth/sb 需要: It took three people to move the piano. 搬动这台钢琴需要三个人。How long did the journey take? 这一趟路上花了多长时间？It took a lot of courage to say that. 说出那番话需要很大的勇气。
10 to swallow sth 吞咽: Take two tabletsfour times a day. 这药片每天服四次，每次两片。Do you take sugar in tea? 你喝茶加糖吗？
11 to write or record sth 写下；记录: She took notes during the lecture. 她上课时做了笔记。The police officer took my name and address. 警察记下了我的名字和地址。
12 to photograph sth 拍照: I took some nice photosof the wedding. 我在婚礼上拍摄了一些精彩的照片。
13 to measure sth 量度: The doctor took my temperature/pulse/blood pressure. 医生量了我的体温╱脉搏╱血压。
14 (not used in the continuous tenses 不用于进行时) to have a certain size of shoes or clothes 穿（某尺码的鞋子或衣服）: What size shoes do you take? 你穿几号的鞋子？
15 (not used in the continuous tenses 不用于进行时) to have enough space for sb/sth 可容纳: How many passengers can this bus take? 这辆公共汽车可以载多少人？
16 used with nouns to say that sb is performing an action （与名词连用，表示某人的行动）: Take a look at this article (= look at it). 看看这篇文章。We have to take a decision (= decide). 我们必须做个决定。
17 to study a subject for an exam; to do an exam （为考试）攻读（某学科）；参加（考试）: I'm taking the advanced exam this summer. 我今年夏天要参加高级程度考试。
18 take sb (for sth) to give lessons to sb （给某人）授课: Who takes you for English? (= who is your teacher) 谁教你英语课？
19 to use a form of transport; to use a particular route 搭乘（交通工具）；循（某路线）: I always take the train to York. 我去约克总是搭火车。Which road do you take to Hove? 去霍夫你走哪条路？Take the second turning on the right. 在第二个路口向右拐。
20 (not used in the continuous tenses 不用于进行时) (grammar语法) to have or need a word to go with it in a sentence or other structure （在句子或其他结构中）须与某词连用: The verb ‘depend’ takes the preposition ‘on’. 动词depend须与介词on连用。
be taken with sb/sth to find sb/sth attractive or interesting 被吸引；使发生兴趣
I take it (that...) (used to show that you understand sth from a situation, even though you have not been told) I imagine; I guess; I suppose （表示理解，虽未被告知）我想，我认为:
I take it that you're not coming? 我想你大概不来了？ take it from me believe me 相信我
take a lot out of sb to make sb very tired 使某人疲倦
take a lot of/some doing to need a lot of work or effort 费劲；费事；费时
For other idioms containing take, look at the entries for the nouns, adjectives, etc, for example take place is at place ¹. 其他含take的习语，参看有关名词、形容词等词条，如take place可参看词条place^1。 take sb aback to surprise or shock sb 使惊诧或震惊
take after sb (not used in the continuous tenses 不用于进行时) to look or behave like an older member of your family, especially a parent 外貌或举止像某长辈（尤其是父母）
take sth apart to separate sth into the different parts it is made of 拆开；拆卸
take sth away 1 to cause a feeling, etc to disappear 使（感觉等）消失: These aspirins will take the pain away. 这些阿司匹林可以止痛。
2 to buy cooked food at a restaurant, etc and carry it out to eat somewhere else, for example at home （把餐馆等里煮好的食物）买回食用；外卖 ☞noun takeaway 名词为takeaway
take sb/sth away (from sb) to remove sb/sth （从某人处）移去，拿走，带走（某人或某物）:
She took the scissors away from the child. 她把剪刀从孩子手上拿走。 take sth back 1 to return sth to the place that you got it from 退回；归还
2 to admit that sth you said was wrong 收回所说的话
take sth down 1 to remove a structure by separating it into the pieces it is made of 拆除；拆毁: They took the tent down and started the journey home. 他们拆掉帐篷，踏上归途。
2 to write down sth that is said 写下来；记录
take sb in 1 to make sb believe sth that is not true 欺骗: I was completely taken in by her story. 我完全被她的谎话欺骗了。
2 to invite sb who has no home to live with you 收留（无家可归的人）
take sth in to understand what you see, hear or read 理解，吸收（所见所闻）:
There was too much in the museum to take in at one go. 博物馆收藏品内容丰富，不可能一次就全吸收消化。 take off 1 (used about an aircraft) to leave the ground and start flying （指飞机）起飞 [OPP] land 反义词为land
2 (used about an idea, a product, etc) to become successful or popular very quickly or suddenly （指理念、产品等）成功，迅速流行
take sb off to copy the way sb speaks or behaves in an amusing way （以逗笑方式）模仿
take sth off 1 to remove sth, especially clothes 脱下，除去（尤指衣物）: Come in and take your coat off. 进来，把外套脱掉。
2 to have the period of time mentioned as a holiday 休假: I'm going to take a week off. 我将休假一星期。
take on to start to employ sb 聘请；聘用:
The firm is taking on new staff. 公司正在招聘新员工。 take sth on to accept a responsibility or decide to do sth 承担职责；决定做某事:
He's taken on a lot of extra work. 他承担了许多额外的工作。 take sb out to go out with sb (for a social occasion) 带某人出去（参加社交活动）:
I'm taking Sarah out for a meal tonight. 今晚我要带萨拉出去吃饭。 take sth out to remove sth from inside your body 除去，切除（身体某部份）:
He's having two teeth taken out. 他要拔掉两颗牙齿。 take sth out (of sth) to remove sth from sth （从某处）取出，移去，除去（某物）:
He took a notebook out of his pocket. 他从口袋里掏出笔记本来。I need to take some money out of the bank. 我需要从银行里提些钱。 take it out on sb to behave badly towards sb because you are angry or upset about sth, even though it is not this person's fault 拿（某人）出气
take (sth) over to get control of sth or responsibility for sth 控制；接管；接任:
The firm is being taken over by a large company. 这家商号正被一家大公司接管。Who's going to take over as assistant when Tim leaves? 蒂姆离任后由谁接任助理一职？ take to sb/sth to start liking sb/sth 开始产生好感
take to sth/doing sth to begin doing sth regularly as a habit 开始习以为常
take sth up to start doing sth regularly (for example as a hobby) 开始爱好（某种活动）:
I've taken up yoga recently. 我最近定期练瑜伽。 take up sth to use or fill an amount of time or space 使用，占用（空间或时间）:
All her time is taken up looking after the new baby. 她所有时间都用来照顾刚出生的孩子。 [SYN] occupy 同义词为occupytake sb up on sth 1 to say that you disagree with sth that sb has just said, and ask him/her to explain it 质疑（某人的话）: I must take you up on that last point. 我不得不对你最后那个论点提出不同意见。
2 (informal 非正式) to accept an offer that sb has made 接受（对方的提议）
take sth up with sb to ask or complain about sth 向某人提及或提出某事:
I'll take the matter up with my MP. 我会向我的议员提出这件事。