- 拿，取：
Taking a pen in her hand,she began to write.
她手里拿着一支钢笔，开始写起来。
Go and take some coffee cups.
去拿几个咖啡杯。
Take the broken glass away.
把破玻璃杯拿走。
He took a dictionary from the desk.
他从书桌上拿了一本词典。
- 抓紧，抓住；抱住；握住：
The boy took his mother's outstretched hand.
小男孩抓住妈妈伸出的手。
She took her friend to her arms.
她拥抱她的朋友。
- 抓，捕；诱捕；捉住(鸟等)；(鱼)咬住(钓饵)：
We took him in the act of stealing.
我们在他进行偷窃时将其捉住。
The hunters took a fox by a trap.
猎人们设陷阱捉住一只狐狸。
- 攻取，攻克；夺得，占领：
It took them a whole day to take the enemy fortress.
他们花了一整天才攻占了敌堡。
After a severe fight,they took the airport.
经过一场激战，他们占领了机场。
- 迷住；吸引：
The girl took his fancy.
他被那个女孩迷住了。
She was very much taken with the castle.
她非常喜欢这座城堡。
- [与名词构成动宾结构，表示做一次动作，意义等于相应动词]做(一次动作)；履行：
Let's take a walk.
咱们散散步。
to take a rest
休息一下
to take a bath
洗个澡
to take a glance
瞥一眼
- 接受，领受；接纳；娶；收养：
He took his friend's advice quite cheerfully.
他欣然接受了朋友的劝告。
You should learn to take criticism.
你应该学会接受批评。
We took 5 new members this month.
这个月我们接纳了五名新会员。
to take a wife
娶妻
- 取得，获得，得到，拿到：
His design took the first prize.
他的设计得头等奖。
She took her degree with first-class honour.
她以优异成绩获得学位。
to take a word from French
借用一个法语词
- (玩牌、比赛等)赢；击败；吃掉(棋子)：
I took him for 10 pounds at the poker game.
打扑克时我赢了他10英镑。
Our team took the visiting team by 5 to 3.
我们队以 5 比 3 击败客队。
to take the opponent's king
吃掉对方的王
- 使死亡，夺去…的生命：
Cancer takes many lives.
癌症夺走了许多人的生命。
He took his own life.
他自杀而亡。
- 随身携带；带走；把…带往；护送，陪同：
Take an umbrella with you.
随身带把伞。
He will take the guests to the museum.
他将带客人们去博物馆。
I will take a friend to dinner.
我将陪一位朋友赴宴。
- (道路、通道等)通往(某地)；通往…；引至：
These stairs will take you up to the attic.
这楼梯通到阁楼。
The path takes you to the beach.
走这条小路能到海滩。
- 运送，运输：
Will this bus take us to the zoo?
坐这路公共汽车我们能到动物园吗?
- 吃，喝，服(药等)：
The pupils take lunch in the classroom.
学生们在教室里吃午饭。
What will you take? —I'll take a pint of Heineken.
你喝什么? —我喝一品脱的喜力啤酒。
Take the tablets twice a day. Take 2 each time.
这药片每天吃两次，每次两片。
- 吸入，呼吸(空气)；晒(太阳)：
He took a deep breath and dived into the water.
他深深吸了口气，然后跳进水里。
They take the air in the park every morning.
他们每天早上在公园里呼吸新鲜空气。
to take the sun
晒太阳
- 享有、享受(娱乐、假期等)：
The family will take a vacation this summer in Australia.
这家人今年夏天将在澳大利亚度假。
- 购买，买下：
He took the two-piece suit he had tried on.
他买下了试穿过的两件套西服。
- 租用，租得；定(座)；订阅：
to take a newspaper
订阅报纸
The couple took the house for 2 years.
夫妇俩把这座房子租了两年。
We have taken a box at the opera.
我们已经在歌剧院定了个包厢。
- 忍受；经受，承受，承担；遭受：
to take severe punishment
受严厉的惩罚
He took all the blame to himself.
他自己承担全部责任。
- 选择，挑选，选取；采取：
They took the side of the speaker.
他们站在发言人一边。
I'll take American history this semester.
这学期我要选美国史。
They decided to take the path of self-reliance.
他们决定走自力更生的道路。
- 使用；利用；用…对付：
He takes every opportunity of practicing his oral English.
他利用一切机会练习英语口语。
He took a mop to the floor.
他用拖把擦地板。
- 了解；领会，领悟，理解：
Do you take my meaning?
你明白我的意思了吗?
How would you take this paragraph?
你怎么理解这一段?
- 以为；当作；把…看做：
I take it that he was ill.
我想他病了。
Don't take his remarks as an insult.
别把他的话当作侮辱。
We take him to be an honest man.
我们认为他是个老实人。
- 对付；对待；处理；考虑：
You mustn't take it lightly.
你千万别小看它。
We should take things in their proper order.
我们应该有条不紊地处理事情。
to take a joke in earnest
认真对待玩笑
What he said must be taken with discount.
他说的不可全信。
- 拥有(职务等)；就职；担任；演：
He took the part of the hero.
他出演主角。
He was asked to take a leading position in the factory.
他们要求他在这家工厂担任一个领导职务。
to take the chair
当主席
- 承担(义务)；负责管理；有责任去做；发(誓)：
to take an oath
宣誓
I take English in this university.
我在这所大学教英语。
- 占；就坐：
to take a seat
就坐
to take one's place
入坐
- (通过观察、实验等)获得；确定；算出；量取；量出：
to take someone's pulse
给某人诊脉
to take someone's temperature
量出某人的体温
to take a poll
算出投票数
The doctor will take an X- ray of you.
医生要给你透视一下。
to take the census
进行人口普查
- 拍(照)；绘画，画下：
We went to the Summer Palace and took some pictures.
我们去颐和园了并拍了一些照片。
The photographer took the children sitting down.
摄影师给坐着的孩子们拍了照。
to take the scene in colour
写彩色景
- 学习；研究：
to take ballet
学习芭蕾舞
She took a French course in a correspondence school.
她在函授学校修法语课程。
to take an art course
修美术课程
- 写下，记下，记录：
He took a letter in shorthand.
他速记下一封信。
We have taken the broadcast on a tape.
我们已经把广播录到了磁带上。
to take notes
记笔记
- 摘录，节录：
The writer took a verse from the Bible.
作者从《圣经》中摘录了一个短句。
This passage is taken from Wuthering Heights.
这一段摘录自《呼啸山庄》。
- (头脑中)形成；感受到；持有或采取(某种观点等)：
They took a gloomy view about the whole thing.
他们对整个情况持暗淡的看法。
I take much delight in my studies.
我从学习中得到了很大的乐趣。
to take pride in one's appearance
对其外表感到骄傲
- 吸收(染料等)；易受…的影响：
Waxed paper will not take ink.
蜡纸不吸墨水。
Marble takes a high polish.
大理石可磨得极为光滑。
- [常用被动语态](疾病、不愉快事情等)突然侵袭，袭击：
The old man was taken with a fit.
老人疾病发作。
to be taken ill
生病
- 打，击；击中(某人的某一部位)：
The boss took him on the ear.
老板打了他一记耳光。
- 患(病)；感染：
She took cold over the weekend.
她周末着凉了。
- 呈现；带上；采取(形态等)：
The tree takes the shape of a human being.
这棵树呈人的形状。
A witch was supposed to take the shape of a cat.
据说女巫会化为猫的形状。
- 占用，占据(时间、空间等)；花费(时间)，用掉，消耗：
It takes an hour to get to the railway station.
到火车站要花一小时。
It takes two to make a quarrel.
[谚语]一个巴掌拍不响；两个人才吵得起来。
- 越过(障碍)；绕过：
He took the corner at top speed.
他高速绕过街角。
The horse took the jump.
马越过障碍物。
- 利用(交通工具)，搭、乘(车辆)：
I take a bus to work.
我坐公共汽车上班。
She took a taxi home after she saw the film.
她看了电影后坐出租车回家。
Let's take the lift.
咱们坐电梯。
- 需要：
It takes courage to do that.
做那件事需要勇气。
It takes patience to learn a foreign language.
学一门外语需要耐心。
- 以…为例：
Let me take Edison for example.
让我以爱迪生为例。
- 接(电话)：
It was he who took the telephone.
是他接的电话。
- 减去，扣除：
If you take 5 from 10,that leaves 5 .
10减去5余5。
to take 2 from 12 .
12减去 2 。
- 与…性交
- 【棒球】(击球手)不击(掷过来的好球)而过：
The batter took the pitch.
击球手放过这个投球没打。
- (赛车时)赶超
- 【语法学】(按照规则)有；与(某种形式、音调、格、语气等)连用：
A transitive verb takes an object.
及物动词有一个宾语。
- [俚语]欺骗，哄骗，使上当；抢劫：
They took him for 200 pounds.
他们骗走了他200英镑。
He was badly taken.
他大大受骗了。