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Ý nghĩa |
Ví dụ |
| Take sb aback = surprise or shock sb so much |
gây ngạc nhiên hoặc gây sốc cho ai đó |
The news really took us aback. |
Take after sb
- look like/resemble
- follow sb as an example
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- giống với ai
- noi gương ai đó
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- He takes after his mother.
- Don’t take after your brother – You’ll just end up in jail like him.
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Take st apart
- separate the parts of st
- analyze and criticize
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- tháo rời
- phân tích và bình phẩm
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- We took the engine apart to see what the problem was.
- My teacher took my essay apart by saying all the things that were wrong with it.
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| Take sb apart = defeat sb very easily in a sport |
đánh bại ai đó một cách rất dễ dàng trong thể thao |
He took their defence apart, scoring three goals in the first 20 minutes. |
Take away
- remove st
- subtract a number
- get a particular message or piece of information
- buy food in a restaurant and eat it somewhere else
- make a feeling, sensation or pain disappear
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- mang, vứt cái gì đi
- trừ đi một số
- nhận được một thông điệp, thông tin
- mua thức ăn và mang đi
- khiến cho một cảm giác, nỗi đau biến mất, chữa lành
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- Take these chairs away – We don’t need them.
- Four take away two is two.
- What I took away from his talk is that going to university is definitely worth it.
- Is that to eat in or take away?
- I need something to take away my pain.
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Take st back
- return st you have bought to a shop
- admit that st you said was wrong
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- trả lại thứ gì mà bạn đã mua từ một cửa hàng
- thừa nhận rằng những điều mà bạn đã nói là sai
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- If the skirt doesn’t fit, you can take it back.
- All right, I’ll take it all back. It wasn’t your fault.
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Take sb back
- remind sb of another time
- resume a relationship with sb
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- nhắc ai nhớ về một khoảng thời gian
- làm lành với ai
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- That song takes me back to the 1980s.
- Are you crazy? I’m never taking her back after what she has done.
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| Take down sb = defeat or kill sb / stop sb from causing harm |
đánh bại, giết ai đó hoặc ngăn ai đó gây nguy hiểm |
The Indiana Pacers took down Cleveland, 80-74. |
Take st down
- bring st from a higher position to a lower one
- write st that another person has just said
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- tháo cái gì xuống, mang cái gì xuống
- viết lại những gì mà người khác vừa nói
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- I took the pictures down.
- He took down my address and phone number and said he’d call.
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| Take sb/st for st = consider / regard |
xem xét, coi như là |
Do you take me for a complete idiot? |
Take in sb
- provide a place for someone to live or stay
- deceive or trick someone
- take sb to the police station
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- cho ai đó ở nhờ
- lừa dối ai đó
- đưa ai đó về đồn cảnh sát
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- His aunt took him in when he first came to the city.
- That sales pitch totally took us in.
- Detectives on the murder inquiry have taken in a new suspect for questioning.
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Take in st
- completely understand the meaning or importance of st
- include st
- receive money from sales
- go to watch a film or to visit a place
- make a piece of clothing narrower
- do paid work for other people in your home
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- hoàn toàn hiểu được ý nghĩa hoặc tầm quan trọng của cái gì
- bao gồm cái gì
- nhận tiền từ việc bán hàng
- đi xem phim hoặc đi thăm một nơi nào đó
- sửa đồ cho nó nhỏ lại
- nhận công việc làm tại nhà
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- I had to read the letter twice before I could take it all in.
- The new town takes in three former villages.
- The show took in an astonishing $100,000 in its first week.
- I thought we could get something to eat and then take in a movie.
- I’ll have to take this dress in at the waist – it’s too big.
- She supported her family by taking in laundry.
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Take off
- leaves the ground and begins to fly
- suddenly start to be successful or popular
- suddenly leave somewhere
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- cất cánh
- trở nên thành công, khởi sắc
- đột ngột rời một nơi nào đó
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- The plane took off at 8.30 am.
- Her singing career had just begun to take off.
- When he saw me, he took off in the other direction.
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Take off st
- remove st, especially clothes
- spend time away from your work
- reduce a price by a particular amount
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- tháo cái gì ra, đặc biệt là quần áo
- dành một khoảng thời gian nghỉ việc
- giảm một số tiền nhất định
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- He took off his clothes and got into the shower.
- He took two weeks off in September.
- Being too near a train track could take thousands off the price of a house.
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Take sb off
- remove a person from a place, thing or list
- imitate or mimic sb
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- loại tên ai đó khỏi danh sách
- bắt chước ai đó
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- They took the injured player off the field on a stretcher.
- He takes off the Prime Minister to perfection.
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Take on
- accept a particular job or responsibility
- employ
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- đảm nhận một công việc hay trách nhiệm
- thuê mướn
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- She took too much on and made herself ill.
- Stores often take on extra employees during the Christmas season.
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Take over st
- begin to have control of st
- replace sb or st
- conquer
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- bắt đầu kiểm soát cái gì
- thay thế vị trí của ai đó hoặc cái gì
- chinh phục
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- She took over the management of this department last winter.
- Some workers will lose their jobs as machines take over (their jobs).
- Gibraltar was taken over by a Castilian force in August 1462.
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| Take sb round = walk through a building or visit a place with sb |
dẫn ai đó đi vòng quanh |
It’s nice visiting a city if you have sb to take you round. |
Take to st
- make a new habit of st
- start to like sb or st
- move towards or leave a place
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- thực hiện một thói quen
- bắt đầu thích ai/ cái gì
- di chuyển về phía trước hoặc rời khỏi một nơi
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- He’s taken to staying out very late.
- The two boys took to each other immediately and started to play.
- The birds took to the air before the cat reached them.
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Take up st
- begin to do st
- discuss or manage st
- fill space or time
- shorten clothes
- start a new hobby
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- bắt đầu làm gì
- bàn bạc hoặc xoay sở vấn đề gì
- chiếm không gian, thời gian
- cắt ngắn đồ
- bắt đầu một thói quen, sở thích
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- I’m not very good at golf – I only took it up recently.
- The school plans to take the matter up with the parents.
- This desk takes up too much room.
- This skirt is too long – I’ll have to take it up.
- What new sport should I take up in my free time?
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| Take up with sb = friendly with or spend time with sb |
trở nên thân thiết với ai |
She’s recently taken up with a strange group of people. |