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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

take in [teɪk ɪn]
  1. 1. vt. [+person] (deceive) 蒙骗
    I wasn't going to be taken in by his charm.
    不会他的魅力蒙骗
  2. 2. vt. (understand) 明白
    Robert took it all in without needing explanations.
    罗伯特没用任何解释就全明白了。
  3. 3. vt. (include) 容纳
    The university has expanded to take in the school of art.
    为了容纳艺术学院大学进行扩张
  4. 4. vt. [+lodger] 留宿
  5. 5. vt. [+orphan] [ refugee] [ stray dog] 收容
  6. 6. vt. [+dress] [ waistband] 改窄

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

take in [teɪk ɪn]
  1. 1. [Law] 欺骗收容
take in [teɪk ɪn]
  1. 1. 改小,改短
    I need my skirt taken in a few inches.
    我把我的裙子改短了几寸。
  2. 2. 愚弄欺骗
    An overzealous investor was taken in by a scam.
    一个狂热投资者上一个骗局的当
  3. 3. 收起收拢
  4. 4. 吸,吸入
  5. 5. 收取收账
  6. 6. 给……提供遮蔽处
  7. 7. 收养
    We decided to take in and raise the abandoned dogs.
    我们决定收养这些抛弃的狗。
  8. 8. 吃,喝;消耗
  9. 9. 邀请接待
    The dogs were to be taken in the house at night.
    犬只在晚上要被牵入室内
  10. 10. 看到注意
    We took in the sights on our vacation to New York.
    我们纽约度假期间看到这些景色
  11. 11. 挣,赚
    They always take in the homeless.
    他们经常收留无家可归的人。
  12. 12. 吸吮吸入
    The doctor asked the patient to take in a deep breath of air.
    医生病人深吸一口气
  13. 13. 理解吸收
    I couldn't take in the meaning of the word.
    无法理解这个词的意思
  14. 14. 像海绵般吸水吸收
  15. 15. 吸取汲取
    The teachers decided to take in the requests made by the students.
    老师们决定接受同学们提的要求
  16. 16. 偶然听到
  17. 17. [American English] 参观游览

Collins English-English Dictionary

take in
  1. 1. vt. [tr, adverb] to comprehend or understand
  2. 2. vt. to include or comprise
    his thesis takes in that point
  3. 3. vt. to receive into one's house in exchange for payment
    to take in washing
    take in lodgers
  4. 4. vt. to make (an article of clothing, etc) smaller by altering seams
  5. 5. vt. to include
    the tour takes in the islands as well as the mainland
  6. 6. vt. [Spoken] to cheat or deceive
  7. 7. vt. to go to; visit
    let's take in a movie tonight
  8. 8. n [Spoken] the act or an instance of cheating or deceiving

Examples

to take in boarders
在家留宿寄宿学校的学生
The university has expanded to take in the school of art.
为了容纳艺术学院,大学进行了扩张。
It's hard to take in what just happened.
刚才发生的事情难以让人接受。
They always take in the homeless.
他们经常收留无家可归的人。
The doctor asked the patient to take in a deep breath of air.
医生让病人深吸一口气。

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