take on

英 [teɪk ɒn]

美 [teɪk ɑːn]

承担，接受（尤指艰巨工作或重大责任）; 呈现，显出（新面貌或新特点）; （公共汽车、船舶等）上（客），装（货），补充（燃料）; 雇用; 录用; 与（尤指实力比自己强的人）较量; 接受…的挑战; 擅自决定; 自作主张

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柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 承担，接受(尤指艰巨工作或重大责任)
  If youtake ona job or responsibility, especially a difficult one, you accept it.
  1. No other organisation was able or willing to take on the job...
     没有任何别的组织有能力或愿意承担此项工作。
  2. Don't take on more responsibilities than you can handle.
     不要承担过多的责任。
• PHRASAL VERB 呈现，显出(新面貌或新特点)
  If somethingtakes ona new appearance or quality, it develops that appearance or quality.
  1. Believing he had only a year to live, his writing took on a feverish intensity.
     由于以为自己只剩一年的活头，他的文字开始变得激情澎湃。
• PHRASAL VERB (公共汽车、船舶等)上(客)，装(货)，补充(燃料)
  If a vehicle such as a bus or shiptakes onpassengers, goods, or fuel, it stops in order to allow them to get on or to be loaded on.
  1. This is a brief stop to take on passengers and water.
     这是一次短暂停靠，上上客，加加水。
• PHRASAL VERB 雇用;录用
  If youtakesomeoneon, you employ them to do a job.
  1. He's spoken to a publishing firm. They're going to take him on...
     他和一家出版公司谈过了，他们打算雇用他。
  2. The party has been taking on staff, including temporary organisers.
     这个政党一直在招募工作人员，包括临时的组织人员。
• PHRASAL VERB 与(尤指实力比自己强的人)较量;接受…的挑战
  If youtakesomeoneon, you fight them or compete against them, especially when they are bigger or more powerful than you are.
  1. Democrats were reluctant to take on a president whose popularity ratings were historically high...
     民主党人不愿与一位有史以来民众支持率最高的总统较量。
  2. I knew I couldn't take him on.
     我清楚我斗不过他。
• PHRASAL VERB 擅自决定;自作主张
  If youtakesomethingonorupon yourself, you decide to do it without asking anyone for permission or approval.
  1. Knox had taken it on himself to choose the wine...
     诺克斯擅自作主，选了葡萄酒。
  2. He took upon himself the responsibility for protecting her...
     他主动肩负起保护她的责任。
  3. The President absolved his officers and took the blame upon himself.
     总统赦免了手下的官员，把过失揽到自己的头上。

英英释义

verb

• take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
  1. His voice took on a sad tone
  2. The story took a new turn
  3. he adopted an air of superiority
  4. She assumed strange manners
  5. The gods assume human or animal form in these fables
  Synonym:assumeacquireadopttake
• contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
  1. Princeton plays Yale this weekend
  2. Charlie likes to play Mary
  Synonym:meetencounterplay
• admit into a group or community
  1. accept students for graduate study
  2. We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member
  Synonym:acceptadmittake
• take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
  1. When will the new President assume office?
  Synonym:assumeadopttake over
• accept as a challenge
  1. I'll tackle this difficult task
  Synonym:undertaketackle

双语例句

• In some works, flowers take on a powerful emblematic quality.
  在一些作品中，花具有强烈的象征意义。
• Don't take on more responsibilities than you can handle.
  不要承担过多的责任。
• From time to time he will take on a new persona.
  他时常伪装自己。
• It is the last time I will take on this sort of work
  这将是我最后一次干这种工作了。
• The State fails to recognize the heavy responsibility that parents take on
  政府没有认识到家长所承担的重大责任。
• I only take on work that excites me, even if it means turning down lots of money
  我只做那些令我感兴趣的工作，即使这意味着要少赚很多钱。
• Democrats were reluctant to take on a president whose popularity ratings were historically high
  民主党人不愿与一位有史以来民众支持率最高的总统较量。
• He's willing to take on any kind of job.
  无论什么工作，他都敢于担当。
• Dick bought three wash and wear shirts to take on his trip.
  迪克买了3件免烫衬衫出门旅行用。
• That sort of thing gives you a different take on who you are.
  那种事情会让你对自己产生新的认识。