释义 |
●ˌtake ˈafter sb 🔑1. (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to look like or behave like an older member of your family (容貌或举止)像,似(长辈)◆I’m told I take after my grandmother. 有人说我长得像我奶奶。◆Your daughter doesn’t take after you at all. 你女儿一点儿都不像你。◆He’s always been shy—he takes after his father. 他一贯腼腆——像他的父亲。2. (old-fashioned, NAmE) to begin to follow sb quickly in order to catch them 开始追赶;跟踪◆A man rushed out of the bank and two men took after him. 一名男子冲出银行,另两名男子追了出来。◆She ran out into the night and he took after her. 她冲入了夜幕,他紧随其后赶了出去。[v + prep] |