DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan
take in
接受,接納;欺騙,哄騙;看到
take in
v 1: provide with shelter
2: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: gull, dupe, slang,
befool, cod, fool, put on, put one over, put
one across]
3: suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"
[syn: absorb] [ant: emit]
4: visit for entertainment; "take in the sights"
5: call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million
dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"
[syn: collect]
6: see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program
will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition";
"Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie" [syn: watch, view,
see, catch]
7: express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The
community warmly received the refugees" [syn: receive, invite]
8: fold up; "take in the sails" [syn: gather in]
9: take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of
his tribe" [syn: absorb, assimilate, ingest]
10: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as
salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your
new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger
brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
[syn: gain, clear, make, earn, realize, realise,
pull in, bring in]
11: hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We
overheard the conversation at the next table" [syn: catch,
overhear]
12: accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid" [syn: take up]
13: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water
well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
[syn: absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck
up, draw, take up]
14: take up as if with a sponge [syn: sop up, suck in, take
up]
15: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl
of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
[syn: consume, ingest, take, have] [ant: abstain]
16: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from
Nicaragua" [syn: adopt]
17: make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've
lost weight" [ant: let out]