take on承担；较量

take on

承担；较量

<No01,Debbie is taking on new responsibilities at work.
黛比在工作上接下了新责任。

<No02,Larry had to take on a second job to pay his bills.
拉里得接下第二份工作去付他的帐单。

<No03,Sally took on her brother in a game of chess.
萨利和她弟弟较量棋艺。

<No04,Kenny green is going to take the mayor on in the next election.
肯尼·格林要问鼎下任市长。

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take on 作“承担”时，通常是指承担、接受“工作或是责任”，尤其是指困难的工作。例如，我们可以说：Susan's father is a workaholic; he always takes on too much work。（苏珊的爸爸是个工作狂，他总是揽太多工作在自己身上。）

另外，take on 作“较量”的时候，意思是“在竞赛中和对手一分高下，一决胜负”。

太急燥了，要平心静气

bjoskbxtw  评论于  2017-8-30 10:18:04

太师椅

回帖是必须的

王员外的粉丝  评论于  2017-9-2 10:11:24

硬板凳

很好，学习了……