| 单词 | take to |
| 释义 | take toSEE SYNONYMS FOR take to ON THESAURUS.COM verb (intr, preposition)to make for; flee toto take to the hills to form a liking for, esp after a short acquaintanceI took to him straightaway to have recourse toto take to the bottle take to heart to regard seriously Words nearby take totake the sting out of, take the trouble, take the wind out of one's sails, take the words out of someone's mouth, take the wrong way, take to, take to heart, take to one's heels, take to task, take to the cleaners, take turns Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with take totake to Have recourse to, go to, as in They took to the woods. [c. 1200] Develop as a habit or steady practice, as in He took to coming home later and later. [c. 1300] Become fond of, like, as in I took to him immediately, or The first time she skied she took to it. This expression, from the mid-1700s, is sometimes expanded to take to it like a duck to water, a simile dating from the late 1800s. take to be. Understand, consider, or assume, as in I took it to be the right entrance. [Mid-1500s] Also see the subsequent entries beginning with take to. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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