ACTION 行动, [T] used with a noun instead of using a verb to describe an action. For example, if you take a walk, you walk somewhere

做〔某个动作; 和名词连用〕:

Would you like to take a look?

你想看看吗？

Mike's just taking a shower.

迈克正在洗澡。

Sara took a deep breath.

莎拉深深地吸了一口气。

I waved, but he didn't take any notice (=pretended not to notice). [BrE]

我挥挥手，但他没有理会我。

Please take a seat (=sit down) .

请坐。

Would you mind taking a photo of us together?

你帮我们拍张合影好吗？

MOVE 移动, [T] to move or go with someone or something from one place to another

带（走）; 拿（走）; 取（走）; 搬（走）;

Barney took us to the airport.

巴尼把我们送到机场。

Would you mind taking Susie home ?

请你带苏茜回家好吗？

When he refused to give his name, he was taken into custody.

他拒绝说出自己的名字，于是就被拘捕了。

My job has taken me all over the world.

我的工作让我走遍了世界各地。

His wife went to Australia, taking the children with her.

他的妻子带着孩子去了澳大利亚。

I have to take Steve the money tonight.

我今晚得把钱带给史蒂夫。

He took me to meet his parents.

他领我去见他的父母。

REMOVE 拿开, [T] to remove something from a place

拿开，把…移开:

Take your feet off the seats.

把你的脚从座位上挪开。

Someone's taken a pen from my desk.

有人从我的书桌上拿走了一支钢笔。

Police say money and jewellery were taken in the raid.

警方说钱和珠宝都在这次抢劫中被抢走了。

TIME / MONEY / EFFORT ETC 时间/金钱/努力等, [I,T] if something takes a particular amount of time, money, effort etc, that amount of time etc is needed for it to happen or succeed

花费〔时间、金钱或努力〕:

How long is this going to take ?

这要花多长时间？

Organizing a successful street party takes a lot of energy.

成功举办一个街头聚会要花费很多精力。

Repairs take time to carry out.

修理要花些时间。

It took a few minutes for his eyes to adjust to the dark.

过了几分钟他的眼睛才适应了黑暗。

It took me ages to find a present for Dad.

我花了很长时间才买到一样给爸爸的礼物。

Catching up four goals will take some doing.

追上四分是要花大力气的。

It takes courage to admit you are wrong.

承认自己错了需要勇气。

Neil's got what it takes to be a great footballer.

尼尔具备成为一名伟大足球运动员的潜力。

ACCEPT 接受, [T] to accept or choose something that is offered, suggested, or given to you

接受〔某人给的东西、提议等〕:

Will you take the job?

你接受这份工作吗？

Do you take American Express?

你们接受美国运通信用卡吗？

If you take my advice , you'll see a doctor.

如果你听我的建议，你就去看医生。

Our helpline takes 3.5 million calls (=telephone calls) a year.

我们的求助热线每年接听 350 万个电话。

Some doctors are unwilling to take new patients without a referral.

有些医生不愿意接收没有转诊证明的新病人。

Liz found his criticisms hard to take .

利兹发现他的批评很难令人接受。

I just can't take any more (=can't deal with a bad situation any longer) .

我再也受不了了。

Staff have agreed to take a 2% pay cut.

员工同意接受 2% 的降薪。

Small businesses took a hammering in the last recession.

在上次的经济衰退中，小企业遭遇了困境。

That's the truth – take it from me .

这是事实 — 相信我没错的。

He's the kind of man who makes things happen but lets others take the credit.

他是那种做了事情却把功劳让给别人的人。

It isn't official yet, but you can take it as read that you've got the contract.

这虽然还不是正式的，但你可以认为你已经得到这份合同了。

HOLD STH 拿着某物, [T] to get hold of something in your hands

拿着〔某物〕:

Let me take your coat.

我来帮你拿着外套吧。

Can you take this package while I get my wallet?

你帮我拿一下这个包裹好吗？我把钱包拿出来。

I just wanted to take him in my arms.

我就想把他抱在我的怀里。

TRAVEL 旅行, [T] to use a particular form of transport or a particular road in order to go somewhere

乘坐〔某种交通工具〕; 走〔某条道路〕:

Let's take a cab.

我们坐出租车吧。

I took the first plane out.

我搭乘第一班飞机走了。

Take the M6 to Junction 19.

走 6 号公路到第 19 号交叉口。

STUDY 学习 [T] to study a particular subject in school or college for an examination 攻读，修〔某一课程〕:

Are you taking French next year?

你明年修法语吗？

TEST 测试, [T] to do an examination or test

参加〔考试或测验〕;

Applicants are asked to take a written test.

申请者被要求参加笔试。

SUITABLE 合适的, [T not in progressive or passive] to be the correct or suitable size, type etc for a particular person or thing

接纳，能使用:

a car that takes low sulphur fuel

使用低硫燃油的汽车

What size shoe do you take?

你穿多大尺码的鞋子？

The elevator takes a maximum of 32 people.

这个电梯最多可以乘 32 人。

COLLECT 收集, [T] to collect or gather something for a particular purpose

收集:

Investigators will take samples of the wreckage to identify the cause.

调查员将从残骸上取样来鉴定事故原因。

The police took a statement from both witnesses.

警察给两名目击者都做了笔录。

CONSIDER 考虑, [I,T always + adv / prep] to react to someone or something or consider them in a particular way

〔以某种方式〕处理，理解，考虑:

I was joking, but he took me seriously.

我在开玩笑，但他却当真了。

Ben took the news very badly.

本听了这个消息反应很强烈。

She does not take kindly to criticism (=reacts badly to criticism) .

她对别人的批评总是反应很强烈。

I'll take that remark as a compliment.

我将把那句话当作是夸奖。

The presence of dust clouds has been taken as evidence of recent star formation.

尘云的出现被看作是最近有恒星形成的证据。

I took her to be his daughter.

我把她当作他的女儿了。

Of course I won't tell anyone! What do you take me for ?

(=what sort of person do you think I am?) 我当然不会告诉任何人！ 你以为我是什么人？

you've heard that Rick's resigned.

我想你已经知道里克辞职了。

FEELINGS 感觉, [T usually + adv] to have or experience a particular feeling

产生，感受到〔某种感情〕:

You should take pride in your work.

你应该对自己的工作感到自豪。

At first, he took no interest in the baby.

起初，他对宝宝一点兴趣也没有。

She stood feeling lost until an elderly man took pity on her.

她不知所措地站着，直到有个老人来向她表示同情。

Don't take offence. Roger says things like that to everybody.

不要见怪，罗杰跟谁说话都是那样的。

Investors can take comfort from the fact that the World Bank is underwriting the shares.

世界银行正在认购这些股票，投资者可以感到放心了。

CONTROL 控制, [T] to get possession or control of something

拥有〔某物〕; 控制〔某物〕:

Enemy forces have taken the airport.

敌军已经占领了机场。

Both boys were taken prisoner .

两个男孩都被监禁了。

The communists took power in 1948.

共产党于 1948 年掌权。

Youngsters need to take control of their own lives.

年轻人应该自己掌握自己的生活。

MEDICINE / DRUGS 药品/毒品, [T] to swallow, breathe in, INJECT etc a drug or medicine

服〔药〕，吃〔药〕，注射〔药物〕:

The doctor will ask whether you are taking any medication.

医生会问你是否在服用什么药物。

Take two tablets before bedtime.

睡前服用两片。

Most teenagers start taking drugs through boredom.

很多青少年因为对生活厌倦而开始吸毒。

She took an overdose after a row with her boyfriend.

她和男朋友吵架后服用了过量药物

do you take sugar / milk?, [spoken BrE] used to ask someone whether they like to have sugar or milk in a drink such as tea or coffee

〔喝茶、咖啡等时〕你要加糖/牛奶吗？

LEVEL 水平，程度，级别, [T always + adv / prep] to make someone or something go to a higher level or position

提升，提高:

The latest raise takes his salary into six figures.

最近一次加薪使他的薪水达到了六位数。

Even if you have the talent to take you to the top , there's no guarantee you'll get there.

即使你天生有出人头地的本事，你也未必就能做到。

If you want to take it further , you should consult an attorney.

如果你想进一步了解，就应该找个律师咨询一下。

MEASURE 计量, [T] to measure the amount, level, rate etc of something

量取，测定:

Take the patient's pulse first.

先测一下病人的脉搏。

NUMBERS 数字, [T] to make a number smaller by a particular amount

从…中减去;

'Take four from nine and what do you get?'

'Five.'“九减四等于多少？”“等于五。”

Ten take away nine equals one.

十减九等于一。

MONEY 钱, [T] [BrE] if a shop, business etc takes a particular amount of money, it receives that amount of money from its customers

收取〔钱财〕;

The stall took ￡25 on Saturday.

这个摊位星期六赚了 25 英镑。

sb can take it or leave it

take sb / sth (for example), used to give an example of something you have just been talking about

举例说明; 以某人/某事为例:

People love British cars. Take the Mini. In Japan, it still sells more than all the other cars put together.

人们喜欢英国车。 就拿“迷你”汽车来说，在日本它的销量仍然比其他所有汽车加起来还要高。

TEACH 教, [T] [BrE] to teach a particular group of students in a school or college

〔在学校或大学〕教授〔某个班级〕:

Who takes you for English?

谁教你们英语？

WRITE 写, [T] to write down information

写下，记下〔信息〕:

Let me take your email address.

让我记下你的电子邮箱地址。

Sue offered to take notes .

休提出她来记笔记。

take sb out of themselves, [BrE] to make someone forget their problems and feel more confident

使某人忘却烦恼:

Alf said joining the club would take me out of myself.

阿尔夫说加入俱乐部会让我摆脱烦恼。

take a lot out of you / take it out of you, to make you very tired

使筋疲力尽，使心力交瘁:

Looking after a baby really takes it out of you.

照看婴儿会让人精疲力竭。

take it upon / on yourself to do sth, [formal] to decide to do something without getting someone's permission or approval first

擅自作主做某事，自作主张做某事:

Reg took it upon himself to hand the press a list of names.

雷吉自作主张给了媒体一份名单。

take sth to bits / pieces, [BrE] to separate something into its different parts

把某物拆开，把某物分解:

how to take an engine to bits

如何把发动机拆开

be taken with / by sth, to be attracted by a particular idea, plan, or person

被某事物吸引住，被某事物迷住:

I'm quite taken by the idea of Christmas in Berlin.

我很喜欢到柏林过圣诞节这个主意。

be taken ill / sick, [formal] to suddenly become ill

突然病倒

SEX 性, [T] [literary] if a man takes someone, he has sex with them

和〔女性〕发生性行为

take a bend / fence / corner etc, to try to get over or around something in a particular way

转过弯道/越过栅栏/拐弯等:

He took the bend at over 60 and lost control.

他在拐弯时时速超过 60，失去了控制。

HAVE AN EFFECT 有效果, [I] if a treatment, DYE , drug etc takes, it begins to work successfully

〔染料、治疗或药物等〕开始起作用，开始见效

[C] an occasion when a film scene, song, action etc is recorded

〔电影场景、歌曲、动作等〕一次拍摄的镜头:

We had to do six takes for this particular scene.

就这一个镜头我们不得不拍了六次。

sb's take (on sth), someone's opinion about a situation or idea

某人（对某事）的观点（立场）:

What's your take on this issue?

你对这个问题是什么观点？

be on the take, [informal] to be willing to do something wrong in return for money

愿意受贿，肯贪赃枉法:

Is it true that some of the generals are on the take?

一些将军接受贿赂这是真的吗？

[usually singular] [AmE informal] the amount of money earned by a shop or business in a particular period of time

收入额，进项