vt.
1. 拿,取;握,抱
She took his outstretched hand.
她握住他伸出的手。
She took a piece of paper and began to write a letter.
她拿了一张纸,开始写起信来。
2. 拿走,取走;夺取,占领;抓,捕;吸引
The airport had been taken by daybreak.
天亮前机场就被攻占了。
3. 带去;带领[O][O1]
Dad took us to the museum last Friday.
上星期五爸爸带我们去博物馆。
4. 就(座),就(职)
5. 取得,获得
6. 接受;采取;修(学科),上(课)
I plan to take biochemistry this semester.
这学期我准备选修生物化学。
7. 承担;容纳;容忍[W]
8. 吃(饭),喝(水),服(药);吸入,吸收
People in this locality used to take two meals a day.
这儿的居民过去每天吃两餐饭。
9. 需要;花费;占用[O1]
The flight will take three hours.
路上要飞三小时。
10. (表示做一次动作)执行,做
We took a walk through the town after lunch.
吃完午饭我们在城里走了走。
He took a bath after work.
下班后他洗了个澡。
11. 生(根);产生(兴趣等)
12. 乘(车),搭(船)
They're going to take a train to the capital.
他们打算坐火车去首都。
13. 记录;量取;拍摄
The doctor took my temperature and my pulse.
医生量了量我的体温和脉搏。
14. 以为;把...看作[W][O]
I take her to be honest.
我看她为人诚实。
15. 理解,领会
She took me wrong.
她误解了我的意思。
16. 买下;租下;订阅;预订(座位)
I'll take five pounds of beef.
我买五磅牛肉。
17. 【俚】欺骗,使上当
18. 打,击;(疾病)突然侵袭
19. 以...为例
Take Mr. White. He never shouts at his wife.
就说怀特先生吧;他从不对太太叫嚷。
vi.
1. (染料)被吸收,染上
2. 依法获得财产
3. (药、种痘等)生效;起作用
She hasn't taken since her first vaccination.
自从她第一次接种以来,牛痘一直没有发过。
4. (移植)成活;(种子)生根
The grafts have taken.
移植成功了。
5. (鱼)咬饵
6. (作品)受欢迎;施展魅力
I'm sure this opera will take.
我相信这出歌剧会受欢迎。
7. 被拍摄;拍起照来[Q]
She takes well.
她很上镜。
8. 变成;得(病等)[L]
Father has taken restless of late.
近来父亲变得焦躁不安。
9. 走,行进
10. 抓住,扎住;(齿轮)啮合
11. 起飞[(+off)]
n.
1. 一次拍摄的电影(电视)镜头[C]
2. 捕获量;收获量;收入[S1]
3. 反应
My take on this is...
我对这件事的反应是...
简单解释就是，take可以用作及物动词，也可用作不及物动词，还可用作名词。主要麻烦就麻烦再take用作动词的时候，它在不同的语言环境下有不同的含义，你需要根据具体的语境来辨识它的含义。如果你非要让用几个词解释清楚它的意义，可以，但是你还是会弄不清它的用法。所以建议你还是耐心看看上面的例句，这个会对你真正理解这个单词的意义及用法起到极大作用。
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