LESSON 18 基本动词 TAKE

TAKE的基本含义是to grasp and get，其详细词义分类整理如下：

1. 拿走，取走，带走

EX) take a powder, take...into account, take...to task, take...to the cleaners, take one's own life

2. 拿；抬；取；收容

EX) take the bull by the horns, take up arms against, take a load off one's feet, take a leaf out of sb. 's book, take the law into one's own hands, take the words out of one's mouth

3. 抢夺；吸引（注意力、关注），迷住

EX) take one's breath away, take...by storm, Your hat takes my fancy. take to

4. 接受（暗示、笑话、责备、忠告、惩罚等）；忍受

EX) take a hint, Please take this gift. Take it or leave it. I can't take any more punishment. take up with

5. 采取（措施、行动等）；持有（见解等）；做，行使，进行

EX) take a break, take a hard line, take steps, take the Fifth, take sides, take a chance, take a crack at, take a shot at, take to one's heels

6. 就职；承担，负责

EX) take office, take charge of

7. 挑选，选择；买

EX) I'll take this necktie.

8. 量取（尺寸、数值、体温等）；拍（照）；记录

EX) take notes, I'd have my blood pressure taken if I were you. She took our pictures.

9. 花费（时间、努力等）；乘坐；坐

EX) take a back seat to, take pains, We took the train home. take up time

10. 把…认为是…，误解，以为

EX) take a dim view of, take...for an idiot, take...for, take...wrong, take...amiss, She took the news hard.

11. 感受到

EX) take offense

12. 得（病）

EX) take sick

13. 谈及，以…为例

EX) Let's take Africa.

14. 取得，获得，得到

EX) His works took the first prize. take the cake

15. 对付，对待；处理；考虑

EX) You mustn't take it lightly. take kindly to

16. 吃，喝，服（药等）

EX) take one's supper, take medicine