Word · Frequency #7540
Fully loadedtaking
取；拿；取得
The act of taking or seizing something.
- 1.
The act by which something is taken.
取走某物的行为。
- 2.
A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
扣押某人的财物或财产。
- 3.
A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).
精神苦恼状态,表现为兴奋或行为异常(用于短语 in a taking 中)。
没收；扣押；夺取；心烦意乱；焦虑不安；取走某物的行为。；扣押某人的财物或财产。；精神苦恼状态,表现为兴奋或行为异常(用于短语 in a taking 中)。
In use
The taking of photographs is not allowed inside the gallery.
Please limit the taking of photos in the exhibition.
She was praised for the taking of careful notes during the meeting.
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。
be in a taking
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。
Common mistakes
The taking the photo took longer than expected.
Connections
Collocations
- in a taking
- 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。
- taking of hostages
- 劫持人质
- The taking of hostages is considered a serious crime.劫持人质被视为严重罪行。
- taking of property
- 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。
- taking of evidence
- 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。
- taking of life
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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