和“take”有關(guān)的慣用語(yǔ)，不管是片語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞或動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)，都極為普遍，不可不留意。
● take a dim view of……：不贊成
“The director takes a dim view of his secretary coming to office after him.”
● take a leaf out of someone's book：學(xué)某人的樣子
“Peter excels in academic work, but his younger brother doesn't. I think he should take a leaf out of Peter's book. ”
● take advantage of……：利用……
“It's unethical to take advantage of an innocent girl./ Language students should take advantage of modern facilities for constant language practice.”
● take……amiss：因……見(jiàn)怪
“This morning, I was in a hurry and did not greet the director. I hope he won't take it amiss.”
● take……as read：當(dāng)作大家都已知道
“The news has been announced, so it should be taken as read.”
● take……by storm：使……大吃一驚；攻占
“The latest Italian designs have taken the fashion world by storm./The soldiers took the enemy's fort by storm.”
● take……in one's stride：冷靜處理……
“David took the problems in his stride and solved them one by one.”
● not take no for an answer：不準(zhǔn)人家拒絕
“What Mr Li said was mandatory; he would not take no for an answer.”
● take one's pick：任意選擇
“Every book here is for one dollar only, so take your pick.”
● take shape：形成
“The dissertation has taken shape and will be submitted to the academic supervisor for vetting.”
● take the floor：站起來(lái)講話
“All clapped when the guest speaker took the floor.”
● take the lid off……：揭露……
“The government took the lid off its intention to deal with racial extremists.”
● take the plunge：采取斷然行動(dòng)
“Sharon has been thinking of furthering her studies abroad. Yesterday, she took the plunge and would depart in three months' time.”
● take the rough with the smooth：是好是歹，一起承受
“There are advantages and disadvantages of being a teacher. One has to take the rough with the smooth.”
● take……to task for……：因……而責(zé)備……
“The teacher took Robert to task for not wearing the school uniform.”
● take……under one's wing：庇護(hù)……
“It is the duty of the elder brother to take the young brother under his wing.”
● take……for granted：把……當(dāng)著自然的事
“I took it for granted that you would come along, so I bought you a ticket./ Don't take promotion for granted; everything depends on your actual performance.”
● take one up on one's offer：接受邀請(qǐng)
“I'm pleased to take you up on your offer of a buffet lunch.”
● take one's hat off to……：欣賞或敬佩……
“There are more and more voluntary workers in our society. I have to take my hat off to them.”
● take……to heart：對(duì)……耿耿于懷
“The manager criticised Angela's work this morning, and she took his criticism, though small, to heart.”
● take a dim view of……：不贊成
“The director takes a dim view of his secretary coming to office after him.”
● take a leaf out of someone's book：學(xué)某人的樣子
“Peter excels in academic work, but his younger brother doesn't. I think he should take a leaf out of Peter's book. ”
● take advantage of……：利用……
“It's unethical to take advantage of an innocent girl./ Language students should take advantage of modern facilities for constant language practice.”
● take……amiss：因……見(jiàn)怪
“This morning, I was in a hurry and did not greet the director. I hope he won't take it amiss.”
● take……as read：當(dāng)作大家都已知道
“The news has been announced, so it should be taken as read.”
● take……by storm：使……大吃一驚；攻占
“The latest Italian designs have taken the fashion world by storm./The soldiers took the enemy's fort by storm.”
● take……in one's stride：冷靜處理……
“David took the problems in his stride and solved them one by one.”
● not take no for an answer：不準(zhǔn)人家拒絕
“What Mr Li said was mandatory; he would not take no for an answer.”
● take one's pick：任意選擇
“Every book here is for one dollar only, so take your pick.”
● take shape：形成
“The dissertation has taken shape and will be submitted to the academic supervisor for vetting.”
● take the floor：站起來(lái)講話
“All clapped when the guest speaker took the floor.”
● take the lid off……：揭露……
“The government took the lid off its intention to deal with racial extremists.”
● take the plunge：采取斷然行動(dòng)
“Sharon has been thinking of furthering her studies abroad. Yesterday, she took the plunge and would depart in three months' time.”
● take the rough with the smooth：是好是歹，一起承受
“There are advantages and disadvantages of being a teacher. One has to take the rough with the smooth.”
● take……to task for……：因……而責(zé)備……
“The teacher took Robert to task for not wearing the school uniform.”
● take……under one's wing：庇護(hù)……
“It is the duty of the elder brother to take the young brother under his wing.”
● take……for granted：把……當(dāng)著自然的事
“I took it for granted that you would come along, so I bought you a ticket./ Don't take promotion for granted; everything depends on your actual performance.”
● take one up on one's offer：接受邀請(qǐng)
“I'm pleased to take you up on your offer of a buffet lunch.”
● take one's hat off to……：欣賞或敬佩……
“There are more and more voluntary workers in our society. I have to take my hat off to them.”
● take……to heart：對(duì)……耿耿于懷
“The manager criticised Angela's work this morning, and she took his criticism, though small, to heart.”