在高一英语第十四单元,我们学习了take in这个词组,在单词表中加注了汉语意思为"欺骗",其实,take in 有很多含意,用法比较灵活,现将其用法归纳如下:

　　1.take in有"接收,收留"之意,例如:

　　The poor man had nowhere to live in, so we took him in.那个可怜的人没有地方住,所以,我们让他住在我家。

　　Please take the washing in, if it rains.如果下雨,请把洗好的衣服收进来。

　　2.take in 有"吸收"之意,例如:

　　On weekends the Smiths usually drive to the countryside and take in the fresh air there.周末,史密斯一家常驱车到农村去吸收那里的新鲜空气。

　　3.take in有"领会,理解"之意,例如:

　　Before you translate a sentence, you should first take in the meaning of the words.动手翻译句子之前,首先要理解单词的含义。

　　I couldn't take in why you are angry.我无法理解你为什么生气。

　　4.take in "欺骗,蒙蔽"之意,例如:

　　Law will protect the girl taken in and sold by the abductor.法律将保护那位被人贩子欺骗和拐卖的姑娘。

　　The saleman have taken in the old people and made them buy their poor quality.那些推销员欺骗老人,让他们购买低品质的货物。

　　5.taken in 有"订阅,订购"之意,例如:

　　Which newspapers do you take in?你订阅了哪种报纸?

　　6.take in有"改小(衣服)"之意,例如:

　　This coat needs to be taken in a bit.这件上衣要改小些。

　　This dress needs to be taken in at the waist.这件连衣裙的腰身需要改瘦。

　　7.take in有"顺便观看(电影)或参观(博物馆等)"之意,如:

　　His little sister wanted to go with him to take in a film.他的小妹妹想跟他一起去看一场电影。

　　I generally try to take in a show when I'm in Wuhan on business.我在武汉出差时,常顺便去看演出。

　　8.take in有"拘留"之意,例如:

　　He was taken in because he killed a man on purpose.他因故意杀人而被拘留。

　　9.take in 有"包括"之意,例如:

　　The tour takes in some famous old castles.这趟观光旅行包括参观若干著名的古堡。

　　The United Kingdom takes in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.联合王国包括英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰。

　　10.take in 有"(为赚钱)在家承接活计"之意,例如:

　　Alice earned some money by taking in washing.艾丽斯在家替人洗衣服挣了一些钱。

　　11.take in 有"注视或视察某物"之意,例如:

　　He took in every detail of her appearance.他仔细端详了她一番。

　　I took in the scene at a glance.我看了一眼那里的景色。

　　12.take in 有"轻信"之意,例如:

　　Don't take in

　　his words for he always tells a lie.不要轻信他的话,因为他常常撒谎。

　　13.take in 有"摄取"之意,例如:

　　Fish take in oxygen through their gills.鱼通过鳃摄取氧。

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