take out . accompany； lead or carry forth into the open air， or from a private to a public place or into society陪伴；带…出去或到公共场所等

I am going to take Smith out this evening．今晚我要陪史密斯出去。

Bob takes his wife out to the theatre every weekend but my husband hasn't taken me out for months．鲍勃每逢周末都陪同夫人去看戏，可我丈夫有好几个月没带我出门了。

If you go overseas will you take the family out with you? 假如你出国，你会带全家一同去吗?

The weather is perfect for taking the family out for a walk．这种天气带全家出来散步好极了。

 take out . take from a place where something  is kept取出

The students took out their textbooks and started reading．学生们拿出课本，开始阅读。

His tooth had such a large hole in it that it had to be taken out．他的牙齿上有个大洞，一定得拔掉。

The surgeon took out his appendix.外科医生切除了他的阑尾。

 take out . purchase；apply for and obtain 领取；申请并得到

We must take out fire insurance on our home．我们务必要给家产保火灾险。

He took out a licence the day before yesterday．他前天领到了执照。

As soon as he got married he took out an insurance policy which would grantee his wife a regular income for the rest of her life,after he die．他一结婚就申请得到一张保险单，保证在他死后他的妻子在晚年有定期的收入。

Mary and John took out a marriage licence．玛丽和约翰领了结婚证。

 take out . remove（stain， colour，）去掉（污渍、颜色等）

Have you anything that will take out this ink stain from my dress你有什么东西可以去掉我衣服上的墨水污渍吗?

This liquid is good for taking out stains．这种液体去污渍很灵。

He took out the pencil marks from his drawing．他擦掉了他的画上的铅笔记号。

 take out . begin to run开始跑

When the window broke， the boys took out in all directions．窗子打破时，孩子们四处跑开了。

When the wind blew his hat off，Charlie took out after it ．当帽子被风刮走时，查理跟在后面追。

 take out . set out； start出发

He will take out for home next month．他下月启程回家。

They took out for the nearest beach．他们出发去最近的一个海滩。

 take out . take as an equivalent; obtain or receive the value of in another form用（物）抵债

The firm agreed to take part of the debt out in goods. 这家商行同意用货物来抵掉一部分债务。

I owe you fifty dollars; can I take it out in beers and cigarettes? 我欠你五十美元，可以用啤酒和香烟来抵充吗?

take over . take the ownership or control of; assume management of or responsibility for接管；接收

When he retired， his eldest son took over the farm．他退休时，他的长子接管了农场。

Henry's taken over the running of the family firm from his old father．亨利从年迈的父亲手里接管了自家的商行。

We will take over the factory．我们将接管这家工厂。

The new department head took over yesterday．新的系主任昨天接任。

 take over .  borrow; imitate；adopt借用；模仿；采用

They have taken over many European ways of life．他们已袭用了许多欧洲的生活方式。

take pains . do something  carefully and conscientiously 耗尽心血；费力

She takes great pains in educating her children．她耗尽心血教育子女。

He always takes great pains to do his work well．他总是尽心尽力把工作做好。

We can see that you've taken pains over your article， but it is too long．我们能看出你在文章上下了不小的功夫，但它还是太长了。

take pert in . participate in参加

He took part in the sports meet and won two gold medals．他参加了运动会，获得两枚金牌。

 take pity on . pity; feel sorry for同情

Mary took pity on the old woman and asked her to live in her own apartment．玛丽同情那位老人，让她住在自己的公寓里。

 take place . happen发生

Great changes have taken place in our country since liberation.我国解放以来发生了很大的变化。

take pleasure in . have satisfaction or enjoyment in 对…满意；乐意做

He takes great pleasure in teaching his little sister．他很乐意教他的小妹妹。

take possession of . become owner of占有；拥有

You can't take possession of the house until all the papers have been signed．所有文件都签好之后房子才归你所有。

 take refuge .  take shelter . shelter oneself from danger避难

He wanted to take refuge in the cellar．他想在地下室里躲避一下。

 take somebody to task . blame； find fault with责备；挑剔

He often takes his son to task for not studying hard．他常常责备儿子学习不努力。

 take sides with . favor one party over another袒护

My brother always takes sides with my sister．我哥哥总是袒护我妹妹。

take steps . prepare a strategy for dealing with something and put it into action采取措施

We must take steps to prevent this from happening again．我们必须采取措施，以免再发生这种事。

The factory has taken steps to speed up production．工厂已采取步骤加快生产。

Theft became such a problem in this town that the police had to take steps to stop it immediately．盗窃行为在这个城里极为严重，警察不得不立即采取措施加以制止。