| 词汇 | take in |
| 释义 | take in [phrasal verb] 1 take in (someone) or take (someone) in a : to allow (a person or animal) to stay in your house, hotel, etc.接收，收留（人或动物） The family started taking in boarders to make ends meet.为了维持生计，那家人开始接待寄宿者。 The homeless shelter takes in women and children.那家收容所收留妇女和儿童。 They agreed to take him in for the summer.他们同意夏季收留他。 taking in stray cats收留流浪猫 b : to take (someone) to a police station拘留 The police took him in for driving while drunk.他因醉驾被警方拘留了。 The suspects were taken in for questioning.嫌疑犯被带到警察局接受讯问。 c : to trick or deceive (someone)欺骗；蒙蔽 — often used as (be) taken in常用作(be) taken in He was taken in by a man who said he was collecting money for a charity.他被一个自称为慈善机构筹款的人骗了。 2 take in (something) or take (something) in a : to make (a piece of clothing) smaller or shorter改小，改短（衣服） I lost weight and had to take in my pants.我瘦了，得把裤子改小。 I had to take them in at the waist.我只好把腰部改小。 — opposite let out at 1let b US : to receive (something) as payment or earnings挣，收入（钱款） The restaurant has been taking in [=(Brit) taking] thousands of dollars a night.那家餐厅一直都是一个晚上就进账数千美元。 They couldn't take enough money in to stay in business.他们赚不到足够的钱来维持生意。 c : to allow (water, air, etc.) to enter your body摄取，吸入（水、空气等） She stood on the shore taking in the salty sea air.她站在岸上，呼吸着咸咸的海风。 d : to look at and think about (something)观赏；领略 We spent the hour talking and taking in the view.我们边聊天边欣赏风景，度过了一个小时的时间。 You'll have plenty of time to take in all the sights.你将有很多时间来欣赏所有的风景。 e : to learn about and try to understand (something)领会；理解 We paused to take in the situation.我们停下来了解情况。 It's hard to take all this information in at once.很难一下子把全部信息消化掉。 We need to take in all the options before making a decision.在做决定之前，我们需要了解所有的选项。 f : to watch (a show, game, etc.)观看（表演、比赛等） If we have time after dinner, I thought maybe we could take in a movie.如果晚饭后有时间，我想我们可以去看场电影。 g : to include (a place) among the places that you go to包含，包括（所去之处的某个地方） Our trip to New York City will take in several museums. = We will take in [=visit] several museums on our trip to New York City.我们的纽约之行包括参观几家博物馆。 take |
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