take a chance冒險;投機
take a rain check改日接受(邀請等)
take advantage of利用(時機、他人的無知、弱點等)
take cover隱蔽,躲藏
take it out on把氣出在…身上,拿…出氣
take one's cue from學…的樣;聽…的勸告
take one's time不着急;不慌忙
take sb into custody拘捕某人
take office就職,上任;
take a chance冒險一試;
take aback使吃驚;
take unnecessary action多此一舉;
take-away food外賣食物;
take effect生效,起作用;
take protective measure採取保護措施;
take pains to煞費苦心;
take turns輪流;
take delight in以...爲樂
1. To take after 在相貌或性格方面像(某人)
If Alex took after his father he’d be a real handsome guy.
要是亞歷克斯長得像他爸爸，他會是個帥小夥。
I took after my father where character is concerned.
就性格方面而言，我像我爸爸。
2. To take against 開始不喜歡，討厭
I took against him at first sight.
第一次見面我就討厭他了。
Everybody seems to take against him.
大家似乎都不喜歡他。
3. To take away 從···拿去，移走
The reference books must not be taken away (from the library).
參考書不能(從圖書館)拿走。
The police took the protestors away.
警察把抗議者帶走了。
使(某種感情或感覺)消失
Nothing seems to take away your appetite.
似乎什麼也不會讓你倒胃口。
The doctor has given her some tablets to take away the pain.
醫生給了她一些藥片止痛。
4. To take back 退回，歸還
I took your book back.
我把你(借)的書還了。
承認說錯了話，收回說過的話
I take back what I said just now.
我收回我剛纔說的話。
5. To take down
取下，拿下
People take down their Christmas decorations after Christmas.
聖誕節過後人們都把聖誕裝飾物取了下來。
寫下，記下
The police took down his answers to their questions.
警察記下了他對他們問題的'回答。
6. To take off(飛機等)起飛
The flight for Dublin took off on time.
飛往都伯林的飛機準時起飛。
請假，休假
How many days will people take off during the Thanksgiving Day season?
感恩節期間人們會休幾天假?
7. To take on 同意做(工作等);承擔，接受
She took on the task of proofreading the book.
她接受了這本書的校對工作。
I’ll take you on in a game of badminton.
