8-f:
I was afraid
that if I started running the man would take after me. IPAAilAo
.take
a'gainst sb/sth [no
passive] (old-fashioned, BrB) to start not liking sb/sth for no dear reason (
.take
sb/sth—a part (informaf) 1 to defeat sb easily in a game or
competition ( ) feMfTBfc, —
2 to criticize sb/sth severely .take
sth—a'part to separate a machine or piece of
equipment into the different parts that it is made of tftWl, ) BOH dismantle
.take
sth—a'way 1 to make a
feeling, pain, etc. disappear^^, MI& ( A
A# ) : I was given some
pills
to take away the pain.
2 (Br£) (NAmE .take sth—out) to buy cooked food at a restaurant
and carry it away to eat, for example at home ( Two
burgers
to take away, please. ifftWAtX.iS'S., AAo — related noun takeaway,
takeout .take
a'way from sth [no
passive] to make the
effort or value of sth seem lessMA; Mil; JKfft 033 detract from:
I don’t want
to take away from his achievements, but he couldn’t have done it without my
help. {M
.take
sb— back to allow sb,
such as your husband, wife or partner, to come home after they have left
because of a problem Aft ( 07ft ) 0
A •••$£17#? .take sb 'back (to ... ) to make sb remember sth ft 0 : The smell of the sea took him
back
to his childhood. A^l8fti*ftft0Slj&®ttitffto .take sth— back 1 if you take sth back to
a shop/ store, or a shop/store takes sth back, you return sth
that you have bought there, for example because it is the wrong size or does
not work il 0 ; 0 M 0 ( i! #? ) 2 to admit that sth you said was
wrong or that you should not have said it i&0, ]$0 ( ) :
OK, I
take it all back! #?BE,
.take
sth—down 1 to remove a structure, especially
by separating it into pieces to
take
down
a tent 2 to pull down a piece of clothing
worn below
the waist without completely removing it
ftTII;
ft ( T # A IK ) : to take down your trousers/pants fEj$7/0WftTft ' 3 to write sth
down ^T; Reporters took down every word of
his
speech.
.take
sb—in 1 to allow sb to stay in your home
i& [§ : to take in lodgers 0 He was
homeless, so
we
took him in. , ftClftA©Tf&0 2
[often
passive] to
make sb believe sth that is not true l$Hi; M HI HCldeceive:
Don’t be
taken in by his charm—he’s ruthless.
If 0
o note at cheat .take sth—'in 1 to absorb sth into the body, for example
by breathing or swallowing iftA, #A(ftA ) : Fish take in oxygen through their
gills. — related noun intake(4) 2 to
make a piece
of clothing narrower or tighter gfc/Js, ft ( A IS ) rrnn LET out
3 [no passive] to include or cover sth : The tour takes in six European
capitals. 4 [no passive]
to go to see
or visit sth such as a film/movie A#, M
#
( % )
: I generally take in a show when I’m in
notice of sth
with your eyes : He took in
every
detail of her appearance. IE if if tT it 7 #tfc *
#
D 6 to understand or remember sth that you hear or read 31?; 4K7; iBft: Halfway
through the chapter I realized I hadn’t taken anything in.
.take 'off 1 (of an aircraft, etc. A #1 #£)
to leave the ground and begin to fly ® ft: The plane took off an hour late. ft til © ft 7 — 7 -7 H 0
— related noun take-off(I)
me
coming he took off in the opposite direction. ftJEicA M ft S ft ft # ^ 7 o 3 (of an idea, a product, etc.
, /= ft to
become successful or popular very quickly or suddenly 3S$A3SXJCffl; The new
magazine
has really taken off.
take
sb—'off 1 to copy sb’s voice, actions or
manner
in an amusing way ( #^AW#
7 H1?l impersonate 2 (in sports, entertainment, etc.
^7#) to make sb stop playing, acting, etc. and leave the field or the
stage ftT; 7 it; : He
was
taken off after twenty minutes. H7:frft/S, ft®# .take sth—off 1 to remove sth, especially a
piece of clothing from your/sb’s body T ( A JH ) ;
W: to
take off your coat |]&f£ A A 0 He took off my wet boots and made
me sit by the fire. (Hi
$ft7,
itflc&A^#^To EGH put on 2 to have a period of
time as a break from work ftJd: /'ve
decided
to take a few days off next week.
AH/lAo 3 [often passive] to stop a public service, television programme,
performances of a show, etc. AM; ftjfl; The show was taken off because of
poor audience figures. @ B7I^Mft$l7c 4 to remove some of sb’s
hair, part of sb’s body, etc. ( A A ) ; it A, W 1^ ( AftnPft ) : The hairdresser asked me how much
she should take off. o
The explo
sion
nearly took his arm off.
.take
yourself/sb 'off (to ...) (informal) to leave a place; to make
sb leave a place ( A, .take
sb
off sth [often
passive] to
remove sb from sth such as a job, position, piece of equipment, etc. M, ft? I& ( X f£, )
: The officer
leading
the
investigation has been taken off the case. Ajfiftlititfc o After three days she was taken off
the ventilator. H A A Je in M If W 7
of % ^ 0 , take sth
off
sth 1 to
remove an amount of money or a number of marks, points, etc. in order to reduce
the total ft MA ( IfclSL ) : The manager took $10 off
the
bill. 10 yt0 o That experience took
ten
years off my life (= made me feel ten years older). IP {$.$,% 7 A^c 2 [often passive] to stop sth from being sold : The slimming pills were taken off
the
market.
.take sb^'on 1 to employ sb ft ; Aft: to take on new staff Aftllf o She was taken on as a trainee. M ^ ^ g ^ 0 2
[no passive] to play against sb in a
game or contest; to fight against sb ( A tfclf ) 0 ^A&H;
]£#l; to take somebody on at
tennis ft^Atb#fTN3o The rebels took on the entire
Roman army. .take sth^
on [no passive]
to
begin to have a particular quality, appearance, etc. M3, ) : The
chameleon
can take on the colours of its background. $ ft Wife, o His voice took on a
more
serious tone, fife i# H ^ % T* ft' & % □ .take
sth/sb^'on 1 to decide to do sth; to agree to be responsible for
sth/sb & ii ) : I can’t take on any extra work.
I® /h X ft o o We’re not taking on any new clients at
present. @ ff ^ f| 7 & A ff % ft« 2 (of a bus, plane or
ship Aft'Aft. AftAISA) to allow sb/sth to enter ft ^ M ^ M: The bus stopped to take on more
passengers. o The ship
took
on more fuel at
.take
sb^'out to go
to a restaurant, theatre, club, etc. with sb you have invited Aft A ft A ( J0IK7
fRA ) .take sb/sth^-'out (informal) to kill sb or destroy sth
ft ft; §& A : They took out two enemy bombers. MlM^7^A^JMftM‘A1:/lo
.take
sth^'out 1 to
remove sth from inside sb’s body, especially a part of it ( Aftrt ) : How many teeth
did
the dentist take out? f #E^t7/lif
? 2 to obtain an official document or service |£#, §51!] ( IE ft ft ft UK 15- ) : to take out an insurance policy/a
mortgage/aloany;7HSMRI&; #50
o to take out an ad in a newspaper A A
3
(NAmE) = take sth
away(2) .take
sth—‘out (against sb) to start legal action against sb by means of an official
document ft ft ( ) : The police have taken
out a
summons against the driver of the car. f? AB 0 & ffi'K7#J^H£Aft ftftHo .take sth—’out (of
sth) to
obtain money by removing it from your bank account ( A ) ( Ifc ) .take sth 'out of sth to
remove an amount of money from a larger amount,