take for . mistake for 误认为

I am sorry，I took you for your brother．对不起，我把你误认为你哥哥了。

What does he take us for? 他把我们当作什么人?

When he worked in the countryside，he used to take wheat for barley．当他在农村劳动时，经常把小麦看成大麦。

at first they took him for a foreigner．最初他们把他当成了外国人。

take for .  assume to be假定是；认为是

I took it for the truth．我认为那是真的。

Make no mistake．Don't take him for a fool；he is anything but that．别搞错了，不要把他当傻瓜，他决不是那种人。

take for a ride . play a trick on；fool 愚弄（某人）；欺骗（某人）；寻开心

When he told me I had passed the exam，he was actually taking me for a ride．他告诉我说我已通过了考试，其实他是在骗我。

The girls told Mary that her mother had come to see her，but she did not believe them；she thought they were taking her for a ride．女生们告诉玛丽说她妈妈来看她了。但她不相信，认为她们是在拿她开玩笑。

take for granted . suppose or understand to be true 假定是真的；对…信以为真

He took for granted that the invitation included himself．他认为他自己一定是在被邀请之列。

A teacher cannot take it for granted that students always do their homework．老师不能假定学生们一定会做家庭作业。

take for granted . assume；accept as a fact that does not need any confirmation or verification 假定；认为理所当然

I take it for granted that he will come．我认为他当然会来的。

We take it for granted that they would consent．我们认为他们一定会同意的。

Excuse me for not introducing you to Kermit．I took it for granted that you two knew each other．对不起，我没有把你介绍给凯米特，我想当然地认为你们互相认识。

All particulars should be carefully checked and verified；nothing should be taken for granted．所有的细节都应当仔细查对、核实，任何一点都不能想当然。

 take hold of . grasp；seize 紧紧抓住

Please take hold of the rope．请抓紧绳子。

 take hold of . take advantage of 利用

We will take hold of this good opportunity．我们将利用这个好机会。

take ill . be hurt or offended 受…伤害；对…生气

When he heard of his dismissal，he took the news ill．听说被解雇，他受到很大刺激。

Don't take it ill．不要生气。

take in . attend 出席

Let's have lunch here and then take in a movie．我们在这儿吃午饭，然后去看场电影。

take in . deceive；cheat 欺骗

The salesman finds it easy to take in old ladies．营业员发现很容易欺骗老年妇女。

He certainly took us in with his stories about his experiences in Mexico．他一定是用他在墨西哥的经历来欺骗我们。

Don't trust that fellow；he'll take you in if he gets the chance．别相信那个家伙，他一有机会就会使你上当。

We were completely taken in by his story．我们完全被他的谎言欺骗了。

take in . receive and accommodate as a guest or as a boarder in one's house；give shelter to 在家里接待客人或搭伙者；收容

Our hotel is full，we can't take in any more guests．我们的旅馆已经客满，不能再接待客人了。

After the death of her husband she had to take in boarders．在她丈夫死后，她不得不接纳搭伙的人。

The kind old lady offered to take in the poor homeless child．这位好心的老太太主动提出收留那个无家可归的穷孩子。

take in . understand；grasp 理解

We need some time to take the situation in．我们需要一些时间来弄清情况。

This book is so difficult that I'm tired；I can't take in what the author means．这本书很难，我无法理解作者的意思。

I tried my best to explain the matter to him，but he still couldn't take in what I was saying．我尽最大努力向他解释这件事，但他仍然不能理解我在说什么。

take in . accept（work）into one's house to be done for pay 接活在家做

She scraped along by taking in sewing．她在家替人做针线活勉强糊口。

take in .  include 包括

The study of physics takes in many different subjects．物理学的研究包含了很多不同的科目。

I think this list takes in everybody．我想这个名单是包括了所有的人。

This love of our country takes in our families，relations，friends and acquaintances．这种对我们国家的爱也包括了对我们的家庭、亲戚、朋友以及我们所认识的人的爱。

take in . make narrower；make smaller；reduce the size or measurement（of garments）改小（服装）

This skirt is too loose at the waist；I shall have to get the dressmaker to take it in．这条裙子腰围太宽了，我要让裁缝改小一点。

This dress needs to be taken in a bit at the neck．这件衣服的领子要改小一些。

take in . see at a glance；observe keenly 一眼看清；敏锐地观察到

He took in what was happening and decided to get away quickly．他一眼就明白了是怎么回事，于是决定立即脱身。

The police officer took in every detail of the room at a glance．警官一眼就把屋里的每个细小的地方都敏锐地看到了。

take in . subscribe to；receive and pay for regularly 订阅

Which newspaper do you take in? 你订阅什么报纸?

I take in China Daily．我订《中国日报》。

take in .  accept without question；believe 毫不怀疑地接受；轻信

The poor man takes in all the lies she tells him．那可怜的人相信了她告诉他的所有谎言。

The magician did many tricks，and the children took them all in．魔术师变了许多魔术，孩子们都信以为真。