taking

taking /'teikiɳ/
  • danh từ
    • sự cầm, sự lấy, sự chiếm lấy
    • (số nhiều) tiền thu
    • (y học) sự lấy (máu)
    • tính từ
      • hấp dẫn, quyến rũ, cám dỗ
      • (thông tục) hay lây, dễ nhiễm, dễ quen
        • that's taking: cái ấy dễ quen lắm
        • a taking disease: bệnh dễ lây

    Xem thêm: pickings, fetching, winning, return, issue, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff, occupy, use up, lead, direct, conduct, guide, get hold of, assume, acquire, adopt, take on, read, bring, convey, necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, involve, call for, demand, choose, select, pick out, accept, have, fill, consider, deal, look at, film, shoot, remove, take away, withdraw, consume, ingest, take in, have, undergo, submit, accept, assume, strike, take up, accept, admit, take on, learn, study, read, claim, exact, make, aim, train, take aim, direct, carry, pack, lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, subscribe, subscribe to, have, claim, accept, contain, hold, drive, contract, get



    taking

    Từ điển WordNet

      n.

    • the act of someone who picks up or takes something; pickings

      the pickings were easy

      clothing could be had for the taking

      adj.

    • very attractive; capturing interest; fetching, winning

      a fetching new hairstyle

      something inexpressibly taking in his manner

      a winning personality

      n.

    • the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; return, issue, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff

      the average return was about 5%

    • the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption

      v.

    • carry out

      take action

      take steps

      take vengeance

    • require (time or space); occupy, use up

      It took three hours to get to work this morning

      This event occupied a very short time

    • take somebody somewhere; lead, direct, conduct, guide

      We lead him to our chief

      can you take me to the main entrance?

      He conducted us to the palace

    • get into one's hands, take physically; get hold of

      Take a cookie!

      Can you take this bag, please

    • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; assume, acquire, adopt, take on

      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

    • interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; read

      I read this address as a satire

      How should I take this message?

      You can't take credit for this!

    • take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; bring, convey

      Bring me the box from the other room

      Take these letters to the boss

      This brings me to the main point

    • take into one's possession

      We are taking an orphan from Romania

      I'll take three salmon steaks

    • require as useful, just, or proper; necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, involve, call for, demand

      It takes nerve to do what she did

      success usually requires hard work

      This job asks a lot of patience and skill

      This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice

      This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert

      This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent

    • pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; choose, select, pick out

      Take any one of these cards

      Choose a good husband for your daughter

      She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her

    • travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route

      He takes the bus to work

      She takes Route 1 to Newark

    • receive willingly something given or offered; accept, have

      The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter

      I won't have this dog in my house!

      Please accept my present

    • assume, as of positions or roles; fill

      She took the job as director of development

    • take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; consider, deal, look at

      Take the case of China

      Consider the following case

    • experience or feel or submit to

      Take a test

      Take the plunge

    • make a film or photograph of something; film, shoot

      take a scene

      shoot a movie

    • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; remove, take away, withdraw

      remove a threat

      remove a wrapper

      Remove the dirty dishes from the table

      take the gun from your pocket

      This machine withdraws heat from the environment

    • serve oneself to, or consume regularly; consume, ingest, take in, have

      Have another bowl of chicken soup!

      I don't take sugar in my coffee

    • accept or undergo, often unwillingly; undergo, submit

      We took a pay cut

    • make use of or accept for some purpose; accept

      take a risk

      take an opportunity

    • take by force

      Hitler took the Baltic Republics

      The army took the fort on the hill

    • occupy or take on; assume, strike, take up

      He assumes the lotus position

      She took her seat on the stage

      We took our seats in the orchestra

      She took up her position behind the tree

      strike a pose

    • admit into a group or community; accept, admit, take on

      accept students for graduate study

      We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member

    • ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial

      take a pulse

      A reading was taken of the earth's tremors

    • be a student of a certain subject; learn, study, read

      She is reading for the bar exam

    • take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; claim, exact

      the accident claimed three lives

      The hard work took its toll on her

    • head into a specified direction; make

      The escaped convict took to the hills

      We made for the mountains

    • aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; aim, train, take aim, direct

      Please don't aim at your little brother!

      He trained his gun on the burglar

      Don't train your camera on the women

      Take a swipe at one's opponent

    • be seized or affected in a specified way

      take sick

      be taken drunk

    • have with oneself; have on one's person; carry, pack

      She always takes an umbrella

      I always carry money

      She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains

    • engage for service under a term of contract; lease, rent, hire, charter, engage

      We took an apartment on a quiet street

      Let's rent a car

      Shall we take a guide in Rome?

    • receive or obtain by regular payment; subscribe, subscribe to

      We take the Times every day

    • buy, select

      I'll take a pound of that sausage

    • to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort

      take shelter from the storm

    • have sex with; archaic use; have

      He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable

    • lay claim to; as of an idea; claim

      She took credit for the whole idea

    • be designed to hold or take; accept

      This surface will not take the dye

    • be capable of holding or containing; contain, hold

      This box won't take all the items

      The flask holds one gallon

    • develop a habit

      He took to visiting bars

    • proceed along in a vehicle; drive

      We drive the turnpike to work

    • obtain by winning

      Winner takes all

      He took first prize

    • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; contract, get

      He got AIDS

      She came down with pneumonia

      She took a chill

    English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

    takings
    syn.: fetching pickings winning    takes|took|taking|taken
    syn.: assume bring capture carry choose convey gain gather get guess hire infer involve lease need obtain pick out receive require select stand suppose swallow
    ant.: bring give