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●ˌtake sb ˈon 🔑1. to employ sb 聘用；雇用◆She was taken on as a graduate trainee.
她受聘做毕业实习生。◆They take on extra staff for summer.
他们夏天雇用额外员工。SYN employ sb ➡ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析take sb on
employ sb ◇ engage sb ◇ hire sb ◇ recruit sb ◇ sign sb up ◇ take sb on
These verbs all mean to give sb a job to do for payment. 这些动词都表示聘用、雇用。
employ sb
to have sb working for you for payment; to give sb a job 聘用；雇用How many people does the company employ? 公司有多少员工？For the past three years he has been employed as a firefighter. 在过去三年里，他一直就职于消防队。
engage sb (formal)
to employ sb to do a particular job 聘用；雇用We will have to engage the services of a translator. 我们得聘一名翻译。
hire sb (especially NAmE)
to give sb a job; to find new people to work for a company or organization 聘用；雇用She was hired three years ago. 她是三年前招进来的。
NOTE In both British and American English hire also means ‘to employ sb for a short time to do a particular job’ 在英国和美国英语中，hire 也指“短期聘用”They hired a firm of consultants to design the new system. 他们雇了一家咨询公司来设计新系统。
recruit sb
to find new people to join a company, an organization or the armed forces 招聘；招收（新成员）；征募（新兵）The police are trying to recruit more officers from ethnic minorities. 警方正尝试从少数族裔中征召更多警员。
sign sb up (not formal)
to arrange for sb to sign a form or contract agreeing to do a job 签约雇用；签订工作合同The company has signed up three top models for the fashion show. 为了这次时装展，公司已经与三名顶级模特签约。
NOTE Sign can be used on its own to talk about arranging for a professional sports player to join a team, or a musician to work with a recording company * sign 可单独使用，指职业运动员签约加入某一运动队或音乐人与唱片公司签约United have just signed a new goalie. 联队已签下了一名新守门员。
take sb on
to give sb a job 聘用；雇用We're not taking on any new staff at present. 我们眼下不招新员工。
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONSto employ / hire / recruit / sign / engage / take on / sign up sb as sth / to do sth to employ / hire / recruit / take on workers / staff / a manager to employ / hire / engage a lawyer to sign / sign up a player to employ / take on sb temporarily / permanently 2. to accept sb as a patient, a customer, etc. 接纳，接待（病人、顾客等）◆The dentist has stopped taking on new patients.
牙医已停止接收新病人。OBJ patients, clients3. to play against sb in a game or contest; to fight against sb （在体育比赛或竞争中）同…较量；与…战斗；对抗◆She took her father on at chess and beat him.
她和父亲比赛下棋，结果赢了他。◆The rebels took on the entire Roman army.
反叛者与整个罗马军队作战。[v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n] |