take a fancy to . take a fancy for . like 喜欢

From the start，he took a fancy to Mary．从一开始，他就喜欢玛丽。

All the students have taken a fancy to their new teacher．所有的学生都喜欢他们的新老师。

take a hand in . participate in 参与；介入

He wanted to take a hand in the activity．他想参与这项活动。

 take a stand . make a firm decision；hold a strong opinion 作出有力的决定；持有明确的意见

The lazy man didn't want to deal with the problem，so he refused to take a stand on it ．那个懒人不想处理那个问题，因此他拒绝表态。

The American people expect the President to take a stand on every important national issue．美国人民希望总统对国家的每一个重要问题都有明确的意见。

 take one's chance .  take a chance . accept the risk of failure or loss（as in planning or starting something ）；gamble on；venture on 打赌；冒险；碰运气

Won't you take a chance on the price? 你愿对这个价格打赌吗?

You're taking a chance if you go out in weather like this without an umbrella．这样的天气出门不带伞，你有点侥幸心理。

I don't think I'll get the job but I'm willing to take my chance and ask for it ．我想我难以谋得那份工作，但我想碰碰运气提出申请。

take aback . surprise；astonish 使…吃惊；使…惊异

They were taken aback by his unexpected appearance．他的突然出现使他们大为吃惊。

take about . show round a place 领…参观

There is no need to take me about seeing the sights．不必领着我去观光了。

take account of . take into consideration 考虑

We'll take account of your suggestion．我们将考虑你的建议。

I don't take much account of myself，but I have never let myself be duped．我不大考虑我自己的利益，可是我也从来不肯受骗。

take advantage of . use for one's own benefit 利用

He takes advantage of his fine secretary by leaving all the work to her and doing nothing himself．他利用他那位能干的秘书，把所有工作都丢给她干，自己却什么也不干。

He always takes full advantage of the mistakes made by his rivals．他总是充分利用对手的失误。

They decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather and go to the country．他们决定利用这么好的天气到乡村去。

He was always good to people，and there were those that took advantage of him．他总是待人很好，所以有人总想占他的便宜。

 take after . resemble somebody in appearance，personality or character（在外貌、品格和性格方面）与…相似

He takes after his father in mathematical ability．他在数学方面的才能很象他的父亲。

Peter doesn't seem to take after either of his parents；the person he resembles most is his uncle John．彼得长得似乎不象他的父母亲，而最象他的叔叔约翰。

 take after . follow as an example；imitate 学…的榜样；仿效

Though he is fairly well off，he is very frugal；he takes after his father in that respect．虽然他相当富裕，但他非常节约，在这方面他是向他父亲学习的。

Try to take after your mother who is an honest hardworking woman．向你妈妈学学，她诚实而且勤劳。

take amiss . misunderstand；interpret（remarks，conduct，）unfavorably 误解

I think you have taken my word amiss；that was not my meaning．我想你误解了我的话，那不是我的意思。

His joke was taken amiss by some of the company．他开玩笑得罪了几个同伴。

I hope you will not take it amiss that I venture to make a few criticisms of your article．我冒昧地对你的文章提出几点批评意见，希望你不至于生气。

 take apart . separate into parts 拆开

We have to take the whole engine apart to discover the cause of the trouble．我们必须将整个发动机拆开，查明故障的原因。

He took the machine apart to clean and oil the parts．他拆开机器，把所有的部件都擦净并上了油。

It is much easier to take a clock apart than to put it together again．把钟拆开比重新装上要容易得多。

 take apart . treat roughly or rudely；defeat utterly；punish severely；criticize harshly 粗暴对待；彻底打败；严厉批评

He had a rough time in his first fight．He was drawn opposite a real old pro who took him apart inside two rounds．他在第一场拳击比赛中吃了不少苦头，他抽签碰上的对手是一名副其实的职业选手，不到两个回合他就被打得一败涂地。

The critics really took the novel apart，but I thought it quite good．那些批评家简直把这部小说说得一无是处，不过我觉得还可以。

take back . withdraw 收回；撤销

I take back what I said just now．我撤回刚才说的话。

He would neither apologize nor take back what he had said．他既不肯道歉，又不肯收回他说过的话。

take back . regain possession of 重新获得；取回

Do you mind taking the children back in your car? 你可以让孩子们搭你的车回来吗?

take back . agree to receive back again；permit to come back 同意收回；同意退回；允许…回去

This shop promises to take back any good that don't satisfy the person who buys them．这家商店允许顾客退回他所不满意的商品。

The chair was defective and the dealer was obliged to take it back．这把椅子有毛病，商人不得不同意把它收回。

Lindsay was fired twice but both times taken back under the pressure from the union．林赛两次被解雇，但在工会的压力下，两次都被允许回去工作。

take back . remind of earlier time；cause to remember 使回想

This picture took me back to my own childhood．这张照片使我回忆起我的童年。