take in

名词 take in:

1. the act of taking in as by fooling or cheating or swindling someone
   同义词：take-in

动词 take in:

1. provide with shelter
2. fool or hoax
   同义词：gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, put one over, put one across
3. suck or take up or in
   同义词：absorb
4. visit for entertainment
5. call for and obtain payment of
   同义词：collect
6. see or watch
   同义词：watch, view, see, catch
7. express willingness to have in one's home or environs
   同义词：receive, invite
8. fold up
   同义词：gather in
9. take up mentally
   同义词：absorb, assimilate, ingest
10. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
    同义词：gain, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
11. hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
    同义词：catch, overhear
12. accept
    同义词：take up
13. take in, also metaphorically
    同义词：absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take up
14. take up as if with a sponge
    同义词：sop up, suck in, take up
15. serve oneself to, or consume regularly
    同义词：consume, ingest, take, have
16. take into one's family
    同义词：adopt
17. make (clothes) smaller

1. I generally try to take in a show when I'm in New York on business.
   我到纽约公干时常顺便看场演出。
2. Fish take in oxygen through their gills.
   鱼通过鳃摄取氧气。
3. If the skirt is too big, we can take in the waist.
   要是裙子太大了，我们可以把腰部收紧一些。
4. There's no short cut to take in this problem.
   在这个问题上没有捷径可走。
5. I was taken in by the salesman-the car turned out to be uneconomical and unreliable.
   推销员欺骗了我——那辆汽车结果既不经济又不牢靠。
6. The United Kingdom takes in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
   联合王国包括英格兰、 威尔士、 苏格兰、 北爱尔兰。