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单词 take something in
释义

take something in

1Undertake work at home.Take laundry in to do for others that don't want to be bothered doing this.
2Make a garment tighter by altering its seams.I took it in to be altered before I went to New Jersey in August because it needed to be taken in all over and the skirt needed to be lifted up....
  • When taking garments in, try on the garment and pin at the spot where the most fabric needs to be removed.
2.1 Sailing Furl a sail.As they drew near, they began to take in sail after sail, until they were reduced to the same condition.
3Include or encompass something: the sweep of his arm took in most of Main Street...
  • The cove was named after Alfred Waylen, the original grantee of Swan Location 74 which took in most of the present day localities of Myaree and Alfred Cove.
  • The book attempts to take in a too broad canvas and not everyone is au fait with pastiche operetta.

Synonyms

include, encompass, embrace, contain, comprise, cover, incorporate, embody, comprehend, subsume, envelop;
digest, assimilate;
admit, hold
3.1Fully understand or absorb something heard or seen: she took in the scene at a glance...
  • Kate's dad Ron phoned me up to tell me and when I heard I couldn't take it in.
  • He carried this piece of paper to the glass door of the classroom, and then instructed me to stand facing the door, holding the piece of paper to the door with my forehead, so I could stare at the two words and take them in fully.
  • Melissa gestured toward Braden, Megan just nodded, not quite fully taking it in, but more like stuck in that moment of time.

Synonyms

comprehend, understand, grasp, follow, absorb, soak in, assimilate, make out
informal get
4Visit or attend a place or event in a casual way or on the way to another: he’d maybe take in a movie, or just relax...
  • We even took in a movie, in French with Spanish subtitles!
  • He was in town with his wife, and they took in a minor league ball game earlier in the day.
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