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- （公共汽车、船舶等）上（客），装（货），补充（燃料）;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）;雇用;与（尤指实力比自己强的人）较量;录用;接受…的挑战;自作主张;擅自决定
take ontake on
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PHRASAL VERB 承担，接受(尤指艰巨工作或重大责任)
If you take on a job or responsibility, especially a difficult one, you accept it.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。
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PHRASAL VERB 呈现，显出(新面貌或新特点)
If something takes on a new appearance or quality, it develops that appearance or quality.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。
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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 ship takes on passengers, goods, or fuel, it stops in order to allow them to get on or to be loaded on.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。
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PHRASAL VERB 雇用;录用
If you take someone on, you employ them to do a job.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。
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PHRASAL VERB 与(尤指实力比自己强的人)较量;接受…的挑战
If you take someone on, you fight them or compete against them, especially when they are bigger or more powerful than you are.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。
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PHRASAL VERB 擅自决定;自作主张
If you take something on or upon yourself, you decide to do it without asking anyone for permission or approval.Knox had taken it on himself to choose the wine...
诺克斯擅自作主，选了葡萄酒。
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- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- His voice took on a sad tone
- The story took a new turn
- he adopted an air of superiority
- She assumed strange manners
- The gods assume human or animal form in these fables
- Synonym: assume acquire adopt take
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- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- Princeton plays Yale this weekend
- Charlie likes to play Mary
- Synonym: meet encounter play
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- admit into a group or community
- accept students for graduate study
- We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member
- Synonym: accept admit take
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- take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
- When will the new President assume office?
- Synonym: assume adopt take over
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- accept as a challenge
- I'll tackle this difficult task
- Synonym: undertake tackle
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I don 't feel ready to take on new responsibilities .
我不愿意承担新的责任。
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She refused to take on the traditional woman 's role .
她拒绝承担传统妇女的角色。
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Do you really think we can take on the big boys ?
你真的认为我们能与大人物们抗衡？
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What 's his take on the plan ?
他对这项计划有什么意见？
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Small builders cannot see their way clear to take on many trainees .
小建筑商认为不可能招收很多见习生。
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The vice-president must now take on the mantle of supreme power .
副总统现在必须承担起最高权力的重任。
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We can 't take on any more work ─ we 're fully stretched as it is .
我们不能再接受其他工作了——现在已经竭尽所能了。
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The party began to take on an unreal , almost nightmarish quality .
聚会开始呈现出虚幻、近乎梦魇般的气氛。
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Empty houses quickly take on a forlorn look .
空无一人的房屋很快就显得凄凉。
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The chameleon can take on the colours of its background .
变色龙可以变成周围环境的颜色。
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Tonight they take on a Chinese pairing in their bid to reach the final tomorrow .
今晚他们将挑战一对中国选手，争取进入明天的决赛。
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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。
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From time to time he will take on a new persona .
他时常伪装自己。
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What 's your take on the new government ? Do you think it can work ?
你对新政府怎么看？你认为它能行吗？
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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。
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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。
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I hope that they will take on board some of what you have said .
我希望他们能采纳你们所提出的部分想法。
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Don 't take on more responsibilities than you can handle .
不要承担过多的责任。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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If women want to take on the business world they are welcome to it as far as I 'm concerned .
就我而言，如果女人们想进军商界的话，就让她们去好了。
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After consulting with her daughter and manager she decided to take on the part , on her terms
与女儿兼经纪人商量之后，她决定出演这一角色，不过要按照她开出的条件。
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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。
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She was plucked from the corps de ballet to take on Juliet
她从芭蕾舞团的伴舞队中被挖掘出来，担任朱丽叶这一角色。
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They are not always willing to take on untrained workers , but there 's no harm in asking .
他们并不总是乐意雇用未经培训的工人，但问问也无妨。
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He has been the trailblazer and given British sprinters the belief that we are able to take on and beat the world 's best .
他一直是开路先锋，让英国短跑选手相信我们能与世界上最好的运动员一决高下，并且击败他们。
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The world 's most prestigious insurance company was last night squaring up to take on MPs who have accused it of being riddled with corruption .
世界上最负盛名的保险公司昨晚作出回应，要和那些指责其腐败泛滥的议员们较量一番。
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This insect can take on the colour of its surroundings .
这种昆虫能随环境而变化其颜色。