take (
teik)
verb – past tense took (tuk) : past participle taken –1. (often with down, ~out etc) to reach out for and grasp, hold, lift, pull etc. He took my hand; He took the book down from the shelf; He opened the drawer and took out a gun; I've had a tooth taken out. cầm, nắm
2. (often with away, ~in, ~off, ~out etc) to carry, conduct or lead to another place. I took the books (back) to the library; He's taking me with him; Take her into my office; The police took him away; I took the dog out for a walk; He took her out for dinner.đem đi, lấy đi
3. to do or perform some action. I think I'll take a walk; Will you take a look?; to take a bath làm, nhìn ngắm
4. to get, receive, buy, rent etc. I'm taking French lessons; I'll take three kilos of strawberries; We took a house in London. nhận, mua, bán
5. (sometimes with back) to agree to have; to accept; He took my advice ; They refused to take responsibility ; I won't take that(insult) from you! ; I'm afraid we can't take back goods bought in a sale . đồng ý nhận
6. to need or require. How long does it take you to go home?; It takes time to do a difficult job like this. cần
7. to travel by (bus etc). I'm taking the next train to London; I took a taxi. đi
8. to have enough space for. The car takes five people. chứa được
9. to make a note, record etc. He took a photograph of the castle; The nurse took the patient's temperature. ghi chép, chụp ảnh
10. to remove, use, occupy etc with or without permission. Someone's taken my coat; He took all my money. lấy, dùng
11. to consider (as an example). Take John for example. lấy làm ví dụ
12. to capture or win. He took the first prize. đạt được
13. (often with away, ~from, ~off) to make less or smaller by a certain amount. Take (away) four from ten, and that leaves six.trừ đi
14. to suppose or think (that something is the case). Do you take me for an idiot? nghĩ rằng, cho rằng
15. to eat or drink. Take these pills. ăn uống
16. to conduct, lead or run; to be in charge or control of. Will you take the class/lecture/meeting this evening? học, ứng xử
17. to consider or react or behave to (something) in a certain way. He took the news calmly. tiếp nhận, phản ứng
18. to feel. He took pleasure/pride / a delight / an interest in his work. cảm thấy
19. to go down or go into (a road). Take the second road on the left. đi vào
noun1. the amount of money taken in a shop etc; takings. What was the take today? số tiền thu được
2. the filming of a single scene in a cinema film. After five takes, the director was satisfied. cảnh quay
taker nouna person who takes (something) especially one who accepts an offer or takes a bet. I offered my friends my car, but there were no takers. người đánh cuộc
takings noun pluralthe amount of money taken at a concert, in a shop etc. the day's takings. số tiền thu được
ˈtake-away noun(American ˈcarry-out or ˈtake-out).
1. food prepared and bought in a restaurant but taken away and eaten somewhere else eg at home. I'll go and buy a take-away;(also adjective) a take-away meal. thức ăn mang về
2. a restaurant where such food is prepared and bought. cửa hàng bán thức ăn mang về
be taken up withto be busy or occupied with. He's very taken up with his new job. bận rộn
be taken with/byto find pleasing or attractive. He was very taken with the village. thích thú
take afterto be like (someone, especially a parent or relation) in appearance or character. She takes after her father. giống
take back1. to make (someone) remember or think about (something). Meeting my old friends took me back to my childhood. giúp hồi tưởng lại
2. to admit that what one has said is not true. Take back what you said about my sister! rút lại
take downto make a note or record of. He took down her name and address. ghi chép
take an examination/testto have one's knowledge or ability tested formally, often in writing. thi
take (someone) forto believe (mistakenly) that (someone) is (someone or something else). I took you for your brother. nhầm
take in1. to include. Literature takes in drama, poetry and the novel. bao gồm
2. to give (someone) shelter. He had nowhere to go, so I took him in. che chở
3. to understand and remember. I didn't take in what he said. hiểu, nhớ
4. to make (clothes) smaller. I lost a lot of weight, so I had to take all my clothes in. làm nhỏ đi
5. to deceive or cheat. He took me in with his story. lừa lọc
take it from me (that)you can believe me when I say (that). Take it from me – it's true. hãy tin tôi
take it into one's head (to)to decide (to). She took it into her head to go to Spain. quyết định
take off1. to remove (clothes etc). He took off his coat. cởi
2. (of an aircraft) to leave the ground. The plane took off for Rome (noun ˈtake-off). cất cánh
3. not to work during (a period of time). I'm taking tomorrow morning off. được nghỉ
4. to imitate someone (often unkindly). He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh (noun ˈtake-off). bắt chước
take on1. to agree to do (work etc); to undertake. He took on the job. đồng ý
2. to employ. They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory. thuê, tuyển nhân viên
3. (with at) to challenge (someone) to a game etc. I'll take you on at tennis. khiếu nại
4. to get; to assume. His writing took on a completely new meaning. mang ý nghĩa
5. to allow (passengers) to get on or in. The bus only stops here to take on passengers. đón khách
6. to be upset. Don't take on so! buồn rầu
take it out onto be angry with or unpleasant to because one is angry, disappointed etc oneself. You're upset, but there's no need to take it out on me! giận dữ
take over1. to take control (of). He has taken the business over (noun ˈtake-over). chiếm
2. (often with from) to do (something) after someone else stops doing it. He retired last year, and I took over (his job) from him.tiếp nhận
ˈtake to1. to find acceptable or pleasing. I soon took to her children/idea. yêu, thích
2. to begin to do (something) regularly. He took to smoking a pipe. bắt đầu
take up1. to use or occupy (space, time etc). I won't take up much of your time. mất nhiều thời gian
2. to begin doing, playing etc. He has taken up the violin/teaching. bắt đầu
3. to shorten (clothes). My skirts were too long, so I had them taken up. làm cho ngắn lại
4. to lift or raise; to pick up. He took up the book. nhặt lên
take (something) upon oneselfto take responsibility for. I took it upon myself to make sure she arrived safely. có trách nhiệm
take (something) up with (someone)to discuss (especially a complaint). Take the matter up with your MP. thảo luận