| 单词 | to take over from |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take over from b. intransitive. To assume control or ownership of something; to prevail, predominate. Frequently in to take over from: to take the place of, relieve, succeed. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > exchange > substitution > substitute [verb (transitive)] > at work relieve?1576 spell1595 to give a spell1750 to keep or take spell1828 to take over from1916 1867 Irish Times 6 Dec. 3/9 A small party of the 2nd Battalion..arrived yesterday at Ship street Barracks, from Belfast, for the purpose of taking over on their being vacated by the 48th regiment. 1883 J. W. Buxton Elem. Mil. Admin. iii. 117 The Commissariat officer and the officer taking over on behalf of the Commanding Officer compare previously prepared inventory boards. 1916 ‘B. Cable’ Action Front 234 Riley..explained the position to the subaltern who took over from him. 1946 D. C. Peattie Road of Naturalist (U.K. ed.) i. 20 A ranker, branching dandelion took over from the desert dandelions. 1967 Spectator 14 July 53/2 Permanent homes are no longer necessities and a bed-sit mentality has taken over. 1994 P. Baker Blood Posse ii. 15 We just can't let them roll in and take over, right? 2007 Independent 26 Feb. (Extra section) 5/2 He was one of two executives battling to take over from the current Citigroup chief executive. < as lemmas |
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