单词 | taking in |
释义 | taking inn. 1. The action of taking something or someone in, in various senses (see to take in at take v. Phrasal verbs 1); an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [noun] > taking in taking in1456 reception?a1475 introreceptiona1660 intake1808 intaking1905 1456–7 in C. Welch Hist. Pewterers of London (1902) I. 19 (MED) Item, receyued for takyng in of prentices, v s. 1578 G. Best True Disc. Passage to Cathaya iii. 8 We kept our course vppon our saide voyage withoute staying for the taking in of freshe water, or any other prouision. 1601 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor ii. iii. sig. E4 The best leaugre that euer I beheld..except the taking in of Tortosa. View more context for this quotation 1646 N. Lockyer Eng. faithfully watcht With 506 Receptions and takings in of divine things, these are high things indeed. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) I. 27 Parcels of Land that would pay well for the taking in. 1788 J. Brown tr. Elements Med. I. v. iii. 322 The disease is easily known..from the known taking in of the hurtful powers. 1827 Lancet 13 Jan. 471/1 The patient was admitted at my last taking in. 1885 H. C. Trumbull Blood Covenant ii. 126 It was a primeval idea..that the taking in of another's blood was the acquiring of another's life. 1922 H. H. Broughton Electr. Handling of Materials III. ii. 41 The automatic paying-out or taking-in of the load rope. 1964 A. Davidson & J. Fay in M. R. Haworth Child Psychotherapy iv. xviii. 404 The figures of speech used about learning suggest that it is a taking-in process which is related..to the early feeding situation. 2009 R. Dharmaraj Temporary Lives & Other Stories 59 The wood paneling dark and quiet, muttering to itself with its takings in and lettings out of daylight and heat. 2. In plural. That which is or has been taken in; esp. proceeds, receipts (cf. taking n. 6a). rare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > [noun] > takings or receipts receipta1325 receiptc1390 receptions1514 takings?1593 provenance1628 taking ins1644 take1850 encashment1861 1644 T. Palmer Saints Support 28 You keep a bill of Parish-taxes, you keep Shop-books for your takings in and layings out. 1902 E. Banks Autobiogr. Newspaper Girl 193 They prosper exceedingly and their takings-in at the end of the week are apt to be very large. 1917 T. H. Dickinson Insurgent Theatre x. 181 The rest of the expenses must be paid from the takings in at the box office. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1456 |
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