| 词组 | take in |
| 释义 | take in 1. take in sth • take sth in usually negative to understand and remember facts and information: ▪ She did tell me what time we were supposed to be there, but I didn't take it in. ▪ The guide told us a lot about the place, but it was too much to take in. ▪ I'm always so sleepy when I go to classes - I can't take in very much. to understand news or information and realize its meaning and importance, especially very bad or shocking news that is difficult to believe: ▪ I had cancer. I sat staring into my cup of tea, trying to take it in. ▪ He felt weak and started shaking. Mary was speaking to him, but he did not take in the words. 2. be taken in to be completely deceived by someone or something so that you believe a lie: ▪ We were completely taken in by his charming confident manner. ▪ The advertisement looked perfectly genuine - a lot of people were taken in. ■ SIMILAR TO: be deceived, be fooled 3. take in sb • take sb in to let someone live in your home in return for payment: ▪ Annette couldn't afford to pay her mortgage any more, so she took in a lodger. take in sb • take sb in to let someone stay in your home or in your country when they have nowhere else to stay: ▪ How could you be so ungrateful! Have you forgotten how we took you in when you were homeless and looked after you? ▪ Jordan took in vast numbers of refugees from Iraq and Kuwait. 4. take in sth • take sth in to include something - use this especially about the places visited on a trip, or the activities of a business: ▪ The bike ride will take in some of the loveliest parts of the county, including Belvoir Park Forest. ▪ Not everyone is convinced that he is experienced enough to run a business that takes in 32 regional newspapers, 17 magazines, and five television networks. ▪ The Queen's tour of the Caribbean will take in the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, the Bahamas and Bermuda. ■ SIMILAR TO: include 5. take in sth • take sth in to notice all the details or qualities of something when you look at it: ▪ She felt furious with Guy as she strolled around the crowded exhibition, too preoccupied to take in much of her surroundings. ▪ The next morning the kids went on a pony ride while I stepped back and took in some of the breathtaking scenery. 6. take in sth • take sth in especially spoken to take your car to a garage, or take a broken piece of equipment to a shop to be repaired: ▪ I've got to take the car in tomorrow - there's something wrong with the exhaust. 7. take in a movie/show etc AmE to go to see a film, play etc: ▪ On Saturday night we can take in a movie and maybe get a pizza afterwards. ▪ I know they're cultured. They'd much rather take in a ballet than go to a bar. 8. take in sth • take sth in AmE to collect or earn an amount of money: ▪ How much did the store take in today? ▪ Denver International Airport must take in at least $304 million in revenues next year to cover its operating costs. 9. take in sth • take sth in to make a piece of clothing narrower so that it fits you: ▪ I've got a skirt that's quite nice, but it needs taking in. ▪ Ellie stared at the dress critically. "It wouldn't look so bad, if we took off all the frills and took the waist in a little." ■ OPPOSITE: let out 10. take in sb • take sb in if the police take you in, they make you go to a police station, because they think you know something about a crime or are guilty of one: ▪ Morris was taken in by the police and charged with armed robbery. take sb in for questioning ▪ Mrs Roxie Farmer was taken in for questioning at Royal Hill police station, but claimed she knew nothing. ■ SIMILAR TO: detain formal 11. take in air/food/water if people or animals take in air, food, or water, it goes into their bodies: ▪ Jellyfish take in air through their skin. ▪ If you take in fewer calories than your body needs, you will lose fat. intake n C the amount of food, drink etc that you take into your body: ▪ Lower your intake of fat and alcohol to improve your health. an intake of breath when you breathe in, especially suddenly because you are shocked or angry: ▪ She heard a sharp intake of breath and muttered a curse before he slammed the phone down. 12. take in washing/sewing etc to earn money by doing washing or sewing for other people in your own home: ▪ My mother took in washing, and cleaned people's houses on a casual basis. 13. take in sb • take sb in if an organization such as school, college, or hospital takes you in, they accept you as a student or patient: ▪ The college plans to take in more overseas students next year. intake n C the people who are accepted by an organization at a particular time, or the number of people accepted by an organization at a particular time: ▪ This years' intake on the diploma course is particularly good. ▪ an increase in the intake of foreign students |
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