take on
动词- To acquire, bring in, or introduce. · The ship took on cargo in Norfolk yesterday.
- To obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job. · Taking on a first employee should be done with care and consideration.
- To begin to have or exhibit. · In the dark, the teddy bear took on the appearance of a fearsome monster.
- To assume or take responsibility for. · I'll take on the project if no one else will.· He took on the children's welfare as an extra charge.
- To attempt to fight, compete with, or engage with. · I don't recommend taking on that bully, since he's bigger than you are.
- To (attempt to) dribble round (an opposition player).
- To catch on, do well; to become popular.
- To grieve or be concerned (about something or someone).
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But that night, when Marilla went to bed, acutely and miserably conscious that the little gable room at the end of the hall was untenanted by any vivid young life and unstirred by any soft breathing, she buried her face in her pillow, and wept for her girl in a passion of sobs that appalled her when she grew calm enough to reflect how very wicked it must be to take on so about a sinful fellow creature.
“You see, Oz is a Great Wizard, and can take on any form he wishes.
“In a modest way I have combated evil, but to take on the Father of Evil himself would, perhaps, be too ambitious a task.
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