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the taking of sth
The taking of the photograph took longer than expected.
这张照片的拍摄比预想的耗时更久。
取；拿；取得
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取；拿；取得
The act of taking or seizing something.
The taking of the photograph took longer than expected.
这张照片的拍摄比预想的耗时更久。
取走某物的行为。
The act by which something is taken.
扣押某人的财物或财产。
A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
精神苦恼状态,表现为兴奋或行为异常(用于短语 in a taking 中)。
A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).
The taking of photographs is not allowed inside the gallery.
美术馆内不允许拍摄照片。
Please limit the taking of photos in the exhibition.
请在展览中请限制拍照行为。
She was praised for the taking of careful notes during the meeting.
她因为在会议中认真记笔记而受到表扬。
The taking of the photograph took longer than expected.
这张照片的拍摄比预想的耗时更久。
这里的 in a taking 是固定短语，taking 不表示“拿走”，而指焦虑不安的状态。
She was in a taking when she realized her passport was missing.
她发现护照不见了，急得心神不宁。
Not this
The taking the photo took longer than expected.
Use this
The taking of the photo took longer than expected.
名词 taking 表示“取、拿”这一行为时，后面的对象要用 of 引出；沿用动词搭配直接接宾语是错误的。加上 of 后语义和搭配都正确。
Not this
She was in taking when she heard the news.
Use this
She was in a taking when she heard the news.
固定短语 in a taking 表示“心烦意乱、焦虑不安”，其中不定冠词 a 不可省略；写 in taking 不符合该表达形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
心烦意乱；焦急不安
She was in a taking when she couldn't find her keys.
她找不到钥匙时心烦意乱。
劫持人质
The taking of hostages is considered a serious crime.
劫持人质被视为严重罪行。
没收财产；征用财产
The taking of property by the state must follow legal procedures.
国家没收财产必须遵循法律程序。
取证；证据提取
The court ordered the taking of evidence from the witnesses.
法院下令对证人进行取证。
夺去生命；杀人
The taking of life is forbidden by law in most societies.
大多数社会的法律都禁止夺去生命。
垂手可得的；唾手可得的
The championship is there for the taking.
冠军奖杯唾手可得。
焦躁不安；心烦意乱
She was in a taking when she realized she had lost her wallet.
她发现钱包丢了以后，急得焦躁不安。
《骑劫地下铁》
The title of this classic thriller uses 'taking' as a noun, meaning the seizure of the train.
这部经典惊悚片的片名中，taking 作名词，意为“劫持火车”。
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take 加 ing 成名词，表示「拿取」的动作；in a taking 中，心神被拿走，所以焦虑不安。
语域：mixed 常见场景：neutral descriptions of the action of taking、legal or formal contexts for seizure of property、dated informal use in the phrase 'in a taking' 作名词时，taking 的含义随语境变化：表示“取走/没收”时多用于较正式或中性语境；而短语 in a taking 表示“焦虑不安”，比较老派，多用于非正式或文学性表达。
baking、making、waking、shaking、faking 与 taking 押韵，均读 /eɪkɪŋ/。注意 talking 拼写只差一个 l，但读 /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/（美式常读 /ˈtɑːkɪŋ/），与 taking /ˈteɪkɪŋ/ 不押韵。
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