外国人日常短语 第98期:take in
时间:2018-12-27 作者:英语课 分类:外国人日常短语
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释义:
take in 接受,留宿,减少(衣服的尺码),欺骗
字面意义为接受(take)到内部(in),表示接受为新成员或留宿在家中。另外,如果涉及到服装尺寸,则有改小的意思。
例句:
They didn't take her in as 1 a new member of the club 2.
他们没有将她接受为新成员。
I'm sorry but I can't take you in tonight.
很抱歉,我不能留你过夜。
Can you have these pants 3 taken in?
你能改短这些裤子吗?
对话:
A: Your mom is the kindest woman I know.
据我了解,你妈妈她是最亲切的人。
B: Yeah, she takes in people who need help.
是啊,她会尽可能地帮助所有人。
1 as
conj.按照;如同
- He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
- In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里,这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
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