| 词组 | take on |
| 释义 | take on 1. take on sth/sb • take sth/sb on to agree to do some work or to accept a responsibility: ▪ Don't take on too much work - the extra cash isn't worth it. ▪ When Mr Clifford married a young widow with five children, he must have known what he was taking on. ▪ Madonna took on her biggest role ever in Alan Parker's movie "Evita". ▪ a school that takes on difficult pupils 2. take on sb • take sb on to start to employ someone: ▪ We're taking on 50 new staff this year. ▪ She had an interview with a law firm in Glasgow and they took her on. 3. take on sth not passive to begin to have a particular quality or appearance: ▪ Matt's face took on a worried look. ▪ Seemingly innocent words like "brown" and "hamburger" take on new meaning in drug users' slang. ▪ The role of hospital managers has taken on increased importance since the reorganization of the health service. ■ SIMILAR TO: assume formal 4. take on sb • take sb on not passive to compete against someone or start an argument or fight with someone, especially someone who is bigger or more powerful than you: ▪ Nigeria will take on Argentina in the first round of the World Cup on Saturday. ▪ Mason is ready to take on Mike Tyson for the championship title. ▪ Opposition groups were preparing to take on the Communist Party in Bulgaria’s first free elections. + at ▪ I don't want to fight, but I'll take you on at any game you like. 5. take on sth • take sth on to start having a debt by borrowing money: ▪ I feel sorry for young people now, being forced to take on huge mortgages. ▪ The banks are always looking for ways to encourage customers to take on more debt. 6. take on sth • take sth on if a ship, plane, train etc takes on passengers, goods, or fuel during a journey, passengers get on or goods or fuel are put into it when it stops somewhere: ▪ The ship stopped in the port of Mukalla, and took on a cargo of dates. ▪ The flight goes via Bahrain, where we stop for refuelling and take on more passengers. 7. take it on yourself to do sth ► see ↑take upon/on take it upon/on yourself to do sth formal to decide to do something without asking anyone for permission or approval: ▪ A junior official had taken it upon himself to hand my report to the press. ▪ My ex-husband took it on himself to make these arrangements when he had no right to do so. |
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