单词 | retake |
释义 | retaken. 1. The action or an act of taking something (in various senses) for a second or further time. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > repeating > [noun] > instance of reviea1592 reprise1607 tautology1639 repeat1855 retake1882 ditto1887 redo1949 riff1952 1882 Photogr. Mosaics 18 19 Indeed, this practice of claiming a retake on the part of the exacting public has become an intolerable tax upon the photographer. 1939 Sun (Baltimore) 17 Feb. 1/8 The purpose of repeating the testimony was to get a record which is to be made public... Senator Sheppard..announced, however, that the re-take of testimony was ‘practically concluded’. 1977 Irish Press 29 Sept. 18/6 McGhee took the spot-kick, but the 'keeper saved his shot, only to see the referee order a retake because the 'keeper had moved before the ball was kicked. 2004 D. V. Lovecky Different Minds iii. 112 Most children allow mistakes, retakes of turns, and suggest strategies and ways to win when they are teaching another to play a game. 2. a. Film and Television. The action or an act of filming a scene for a second or further time, esp. in order to perfect it; (also) the result of this. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > [noun] > filming again reshooting1840 retake1913 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > [noun] > a take or retake retake1913 take1918 reshoot1930 1913 F. Agnew Motion Picture Acting ix. 72 He is then out of the picture, usually spoiling the scene, necessitating a retake. 1918 H. Croy How Motion Pictures are Made v. 126 Directly on finishing the scene it is filmed again, the second exposure being called a ‘retake’. 1930 C. Beaton Diary in Wandering Years (1961) 193 The scene was ‘in the can’ after twenty-five retakes. 1960 Guardian 12 Dec. 6/2 There's so much to go wrong [in television], the cameras jamming, the lens sticking, and no re-takes. 2004 All About Soap 23 Oct. 66/3 I tried to get through the scene, but in the end I just gave up and we had to do a retake. b. figurative and in extended use. A second look at or consideration of something; a reassessment. Also: a reconstruction or recreation of a past event, work, etc.; a reprise. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [noun] > an imitation resemblant1484 patterna1500 counterfeiture1548 counterfeit1587 idol1590 reduplication1592 copy1596 module1608 imitationa1616 mockage1615 echo1622 conduplicationa1631 transcript1646 ectype1647 mime1650 duplicating1659 mimicry1688 replication1692 shadow1693 reproduction1701 mimication?1715 repetition1774 replicate1821 autotype1829 replica1841 re-creation1915 retake1922 mock-up1957 reprise1961 the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > reconsideration > [noun] rethinking1579 second thoughts1581 recogitationc1591 reconsideration1606 after-wit1607 after-meditation1626 after-counsel1634 remeditation1642 afterthought1647 after-consideration1693 after-rumination1830 retake1922 rethink1958 1922 N. W. Putnam Laughter Limited xxii. 242 If you think you have come out here to live on me you can make a retake. Nothing doing. 1937 Sun (Baltimore) 14 May 21/2 In motion-picture parlance, the Preakness at Pimlico Saturday will be a retake of the Kentucky Derby. 1959 Punch 20 May 686/2 She took a quick retake at the title, and..tried to stuff it..inside her blouse. 1989 J. P. Walsh School for Lovers (1996) 8 As he often does when things go wrong, he runs a rapid retake through his mind of the last few hours, looking for the moment of error. 2000 A. Calcutt Brit Cult 358/2 In 1999, Vic and Bob introduced Families at War , a tongue-in-cheek retake of programmes like the Generation Game, Telly Addicts, and Ask The Family. c. Sound Recording. A second or further recording of a particular piece of music, etc. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > [noun] take1926 audio recording1928 retake1946 1946 Billboard 8 June 18/1 Oftentime, the band leader or singer is dissatisfied with etching and wants a retake. 1963 V. Gielgud in Times 22 Apr. 16/7 A certain perfectionism is possible in tape recording, but I feel that something is wrong if I personally have to go back and do retakes. 1998 Gramophone Jan. 79/2 There is audience noise but no applause, so presumably these are live performances with retakes patched in. 3. An act of retaking an examination; (also) an examination held specifically to enable candidates to retake. Cf. resit n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > resit post-mortem1827 make-up1934 resit1939 retake1976 1976 R. Massey When I was Young xii. 90 I had also accomplished a successful retake of an algebra flunk in the previous year's junior matric. 1986 Daily Tel. 11 June 15/1 The spectre of January retakes at some smart London crammer. 1997 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 10 Aug. b1/6 Retakes could be taken each following semester. 2000 M. Dalphinis in C. Newland & K. Sesay IC3 55 Before my retakes some kind individuals outlined to me what the requirements of the exam were and also helped me make a systematic analysis of my errors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). retakev. 1. a. transitive. To take again (in various senses); (also) to take back. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > take [verb (transitive)] > take again or back retake1567 regain1592 re-win1606 repeat1909 1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Ciij Takinge, reiectinge, retakinge the fashions lefte, and gone. c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme lx. 4 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 66 O god bee reconcil'd, Our leading now retake. 1609 J. Davies Holy Roode sig. D2 Wilt haue those Soules which thou in vs didst settle? Retake them as thine owne. 1681 P. Bellon tr. F. de Monginot New Myst. Physick 68 The Remedy being re-taken, after some time of rest, makes a greater Impression. 1721 R. Bradley Philos. Acct. Wks. Nature 79 They retook the Blue Colour they had at first. 1799 M. Hays Victim of Prejudice v. 104 He advanced towards me with an air respectful and timid, attempting to retake my resisting hand. 1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park I. vi. 106 She retook her chosen place at the bottom of the table. View more context for this quotation 1885 Law Times Rep. 52 876/2 It is not a declaration that the vendor intends to retake possession. 1903 S. J. A. Fitz-Gerald Love-thirst of Elaine xxii. 178 Now she would retake control of her property, and live independently of them all. 1973 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Starry Bird vi. 82 You have to retake all those pictures this morning. 2006 Laws of Game July i. 39 The free kick is retaken. b. intransitive. To take something for a second or further time; (also) to take something back into one's possession. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > record [verb (intransitive)] > record something again retake1647 1647 Reading R. Brook upon Statute of Limitations 127 Tenant in tayle discontinueth, and retaketh in fee, and grants a Rent charge. 1848 R. Philip Devotional Guides II. ix. 205 He who gave can retake. 1889 ‘Glenelg’ Broken Shackles xxxiv. 183 The Fugitive Slave Law gave the right to re-take. 1914 Yale Law Jrnl. 23 532 Before the seller became repossessed of the goods, he had, after default, a right of action plus a right to retake. 2. transitive. To recapture (a place, person, etc.). Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > victory > make victorious [verb (transitive)] > capture or acquire by conquest > recapture retake1594 recarry1675 recapture1784 1594 R. Carew tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne iii. 106 Soone from the prayer she doth pray retake, The troope of Frankes now step by step retire. 1600 R. Churche tr. M. Fumée Hist. Troubles Hungarie viii. 288 Not any profit or commoditie could come to him in retaining the Castle of Sachmar (which alreadie had been taken and retaken twice). 1652 F. Kirkman tr. A. Du Périer Loves Clerio & Lozia 190 This Treason was so utilious to this Barbarian, and so prejudicial to ours, that he..retook the Towns. 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. viii. 274 Who retook the Standard of Guyen..lost to the French in a fierce charge. 1724 T. Richers tr. Hist. Royal Geneal. Spain 186 Gibralter, which the Christians endeavour'd afterwards ineffectually to retake. a1745 J. Swift William II in Wks. (1768) XIII. 256 The king..retook his prisoner, and..sent him into Normandy. 1766 J. Burrow Rep. Court King's Bench 2 689 Our Ships of War..cruise, in order to re-take, as well as to take. 1813 C. Lamb in Philanthropist Jan. 50 The devil could not have devised a more subtle trap to retake a backsliding penitent. 1884 Spectator 4 Oct. 1286/1 The siege had been raised and Berber retaken. 1915 M. Gyte Diary 25 Sept. (1999) 63 The Russians..seem to be giving some counter attack and retaking a few of their lost places. 1940 Commerce Clearing House War Law Service (ed. 2) V. 65,573/2 ‘Reprise’ is the term used for a vessel captured by the enemy and retaken from him before he has condemned it or used it for warlike enterprises. 2002 Hist. Scotl. May–June 37/2 Cope's immediate objective was to bring the Jacobite army to battle, destroy it, and re-take Edinburgh. 3. Chess. a. intransitive. To take an opponent's piece immediately after a piece of one's own has been taken by that piece. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > chess > [verb (intransitive)] > tactics to make a queen1562 neck1597 castle1656 attack1735 retake1750 rook1850 1750 ‘A. D. Philidor’ Chess Analysed 85 If instead of playing his Queen, he had taken your Knight, you must have then retaken with your Queen. 1822 J. Cochrane Treat. Game of Chess 192 On the Black taking the queen's knight with his bishop, the White must not retake immediately. 1879 Westm. Papers 1 Feb. 222/3 If P takes P, it will be necessary to retake before playing B to Kt 2. 1921 Amer. Chess Bull. 18 104/2 In both the games mentioned White now played BxKt, and Black retook with the Pawn. 1953 F. Reinfeld Compl. Chess Course vii. 503 If Black retakes with his Knight, he will allow White to lord it over the center. 1997 Washington Times (Nexis) 24 May b4 Retake with the c-pawn and leave the b6 pawn chronically weak on a half-open file. b. transitive. To take (an opponent's piece) immediately after a piece of one's own has been taken by that piece. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > chess > [verb (transitive)] > tactics to shut up1474 to take upc1475 neck1597 catch1674 to discover check1688 attack1735 retreat1744 fork1745 pin1745 retake1750 guard1761 interpose1761 castle1764 retract1777 to take (a pawn) en passant1818 capture1820 decline1847 cook1851 undouble1868 unpin1878 counter1890 fidate1910 sacrifice1915 fianchetto1927 1750 ‘A. D. Philidor’ Chess Analysed 116 The Pawn retakes the Pawn. 1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. I. at Chess You must retake the Bishop with your Knight, who will then defend your King's Pawn. 1864 R. Wormald Chess Openings v. 43 Retaking the Pawn with Knight at once is considered inferior. 1894 Yale Wit & Humor 49/1 Our [chess] team appears to have executed a masterly flank movement in ‘retaking the exchanged Pawn in the Ruy Lopez’. 1935 J. R. Capablanca Primer of Chess iii. 65 If White retakes the Pawn, Black arrives on time with his King. 2004 Boston Globe (Nexis) 3 Aug. d10 White retakes a pawn with his bishop in the center. 4. transitive. To take (an examination or examinations) again; to resit. Cf. retake n. 3. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ society > education > educational administration > examination > examine [verb (intransitive)] > sit > resit retake1904 resit1926 1904 Ann. Rep. 1903 (College Dept. Univ. State N.Y.) r27 His only redress was to retake the examinations. 1949 E. Atkinson Perfect Idiot iii. 84 You mean, I can retake the exam? 1977 C. Dexter Silent World N. Quinn vii. 67 She's re-taking a few O-levels. 1998 Daily Tel. 21 Aug. 13/4 It is great knowing I don't have to retake or go through clearing. 2005 ‘Dr. X’ Insider's Guide to getting into Med. School iv. 36 If you are retaking the exam, be sure to re-study for each section of the test. 5. transitive. Film and Television. To film (a scene) for a second or further time, esp. in order to perfect it. Cf. retake n. 2a. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > film [verb (transitive)] > again reshoota1618 retake1915 1915 ‘B. M. Bower’ Jean of Lazy A xiv. 187 It hurt the professional soul of Robert Grant Burns to retake a scene so compellingly dramatic. 1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio vi. 115 Discreetly discourage phrases such as ‘as I've just said’, and retake if they are not cleanly editable. 1972 D. Francis Smokescreen i. 9 I couldn't stand many more retakes of Scene 623... We had retaken it six times. 2000 A. Rowlands Continuity Supervisor 128 The continuity might have been wrong but the performance so stunning that the director might not wish to retake the shot. Derivatives reˈtaken adj. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defeat > [adjective] > captured > recaptured retaken1658 recaptured1780 1658 Mercurius Politicus No. 406. 376 The retaken places Lemnos and Tenedos, are full of solidiers, and wel provided with all manner of Necessaries. 1692 London Gaz. No. 2793/4 Yesterday came into this Port the Deptford Frigat from Falmouth, with a re-taken Merchant-man. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Reprise, a retaken ship. 1881 M. Reid Free Lances I. ix. 94 The retaken escapadoes had been brought back. 1922 N.Y. Suppl. 192 407 The balance unpaid on the purchase price of the retaken cement had not been fixed. 1999 Mirror (Nexis) 26 Oct. 44 They bounced back from the defeat to beat United 2-0 at Tannadice, including a controversial retaken penalty. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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