2018年12月英语四级词汇考点归纳：take
英语四级词汇考点归纳：takeAlthough companies tend to take on specialists, they often seek out
generalists for middle and upper-level management.
英语四级译文:
尽管公司招新人时倾向于聘用专才，但是总是选用通才来担任中高层管理工作。
四级词汇讲解:
本句的主干是they often seek out generalists。although引导让步状语从句。
take on意为“承担;承受”。如:
We can't take on any more work, for we're fully stretched at the
moment.我们不能再接受更多的工作了，目前已经全力以赴了。
specialist本义为“专家”。如:
He is a plastic surgery specialist.他是个整形外科专家。
seek out意为“找出；挑出”。如:
How can we seek out a really good person for the
job?我们怎样才能挑出真正合适的人选来做这项工作?
在本句中，specialist与后文提到的generalist相对，分别表示“专才”和“通才”。
英语四级考点归纳:
与take有关的短语还有:
※ take after意为“(外貌)相像”。如:
She takes after her mother almost in everything.她长得几乎与她妈妈一模一样。
※ take for意为“把……误认为”。如:
He speaks German so well that he's often been taken for a
native.他德语说得很好，常常被误认为是德国人。
※ take in意为“欺骗;吸收”。如:
1)I was taken in by the salesman-the car turned out to be uneconomical and
unreliable.推销员骗了我—那辆汽车既不便宜又不安全。
2)Fishes take in oxygen through their gills。鱼通过鳃摄取氧气。
※ take apart意为“拆卸，拆开”。如:
The boy took apart the toy car, but couldn't put it together
again。男孩把玩具汽车拆开了，可怎么也安不上了。
※ take sth. away意为“使(感情、感觉等)消失”。如:
Nothing can take away the anguish of losing a child from his
parents.什么也无法消除父母失去孩子的极度痛苦。
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