- 取下；拿下；放下；降低：
He took down a dictionary from the top shelf.
他从书架顶格拿下了一本词典。
I took down the old picture and hung up a new one.
我取下了旧画，挂了一幅新的。
- 拆掉(房屋等)，拆散，拆卸，拆开(机器等)：
They have taken down the old water tower.
他们已经拆掉了那座旧水塔。
The machine gun isn't taken down easily.
这机关枪不容易拆卸。
- 使下降；使下沉；带领…下去；把…领下去：
The pilot took down the plane in a perfect landing.
飞行员架着飞机平稳着陆。
- 吞下；咽下：
She took some pills down before she went to bed.
她睡觉前吞了一些药丸。
- 压低；贬低；压下…的气焰，挫…的锐气：
We must take that guy down a bit.
我们必须压压那个家伙的气焰。
That arrogant fellow needs taking down a peg or two.
那个自负的家伙需得挫挫他的傲气。
- 写下；录下，记下：
The reporter took the speech down with a recorder.
记者用录音机录下了那篇讲演。
The secretary took down the minutes of the meeting.
秘书做了会议记录。
Take his address down.
把他的地址记下来。
- [口语]欺骗…，使…上当：
He was taken down by a dishonest lawyer.
他被一个狡猾的律师骗了。
- (使)衰弱；(使)病倒：
He took down with typhoid fever.
他因伤寒而病倒。
- [方言]使憔悴，使消瘦
- 减弱(光、声等的)强度：
The electrician took the houselights down.
电工将剧场中观众席上的灯光减弱了一点。
- 陪同…到楼下(饭厅)：
He took some guests down to dinner.
他陪同一些客人到楼下去吃饭。
- (在学业或比赛中)超过
- 从地面用无线电指导(飞机)降落