give or take允許…有小誤差;增減…而無大變化
have(got) what it takes
a. [美國口語]
b. 具備成功(或出名)的一切必要條件(如金錢、美貌、素質(zhì)、才智、勇敢等)
c. 吸引力;性魅力[亦作 what it takes]
not taking any
a. [口語]
b. 不打算做;沒興趣做
c. 謝絕;不接受
on the take
a. [美國俚語]
b. 被買通,受賄;貪贓枉法
c. 敲詐,敲竹杠;伺機(jī)吞噬(或攫取);伺機(jī)損人利己,尋機(jī)占便宜
take a leak[俚語]小便
take as read
a. 認(rèn)定…不會有錯;認(rèn)為不必宣讀(會議記錄等)
b. 宣稱對…滿意;聲言對…沒意見
take effect
a. (藥等)見效,(法規(guī)等)生效
b. 實行,實施
take five (或 ten 等)休息五(或十)分鐘;小憩
take for granted認(rèn)為…是理所當(dāng)然;(因視作當(dāng)然)對…不予理睬
take home to oneself[口語]充分理解,深刻領(lǐng)會
take it
a. 默然同意;接受
b. 認(rèn)為,以為;猜想
c. 斷定;相信
d. [美國俚語]忍受,忍受得住(困難、痛苦、不幸、批評等)(常與 can 或 be able to 連用)
take it all in仔細(xì)聆聽;全部聽進(jìn)
take it away(電臺或電視臺用來開始廣播或播放的信號語)開始播放,開播
take it (或things) easy on (或with)
a. 小心謹(jǐn)慎地對待;溫和地對待
b. [口語]少用;省著用
take it from me=you may take it from me
take it from there負(fù)責(zé)那以后的事情,負(fù)責(zé)剩下的事
take it ill見ill. take it kindly欣然聽從(忠告等),當(dāng)作善意
take it (或 life) on the chin
a. [美國俚語]
b. 慘敗;倒霉;遭到痛擊
c. 忍受責(zé)罰,忍受痛苦
take it or leave it要么接受,要么放棄;要不要隨你的便;不容討價還價
take it out in接受…作為補(bǔ)償
take it out of someone
a. [口語]使某人衰弱,讓某人疲憊不堪
b. 找某人出氣,拿某人泄憤;向某人報復(fù)
c. 剝削某人;榨取某人的錢[亦作 take it out on someone]
take kindly to[常用于否定句、疑問句和條件句]喜歡,對…有好感;樂于接受
take me not up before I fall
[蘇格蘭口語]回答我之前,先聽我講完
take me with you
讓我理解你的意思[源自莎士比亞作品]
taken all in all= taking one thing with another
或 taken one thing with another =take upon oneself
take some不大容易