| 释义 |
take to heart, to take something to heartFig. to consider that some comment is significant to oneself. Mary listened to Bob's advice and took it all to heart. All Sue's advice was taken to heart by the show committee.See also: heart, taketake to heartBe deeply moved or affected or upset by, as in I know you'll take these comments about your story to heart, or She really took that college rejection to heart. [c. 1300] See also: heart, take take to heart To take seriously and be affected or troubled by: Don't take my criticism to heart.See also: heart, taketake to heart, toTo be deeply moved or affected; to grieve over; to concern oneself seriously with. This expression was already being used in the sixteenth century and is by no means dated. Anthony Trollope used it in The Belton Estate (1865): “She had no idea when she was refusing him that he would take it to heart as he had done.” See also: take |