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单词 take-in
释义

take-in

1 of 2

noun

ˈtā-ˌkin How to pronounce take-in (audio)
: an act of taking in especially by deceiving

take in

2 of 2

verb

took in; taken in; taking in; takes in

transitive verb

1
a
: to receive as a guest or lodger
b
: to give shelter to
c
: to take to a police station as a prisoner
2
: to draw into a smaller compass
take in the slack of a line
:
a
: to make (a garment) smaller by enlarging seams or tucks
b
: furl
3
: to receive as payment or proceeds
4
: to receive (work) into one's house to be done for pay
take in washing
5
: to encompass within its limits
6
a
: to include in an itinerary
b
: attend
take in a movie
7
: to receive into the mind : perceive
took in the view
8
: deceive, dupe

Synonyms

Verb

  • bamboozle
  • beguile
  • bluff
  • buffalo
  • burn
  • catch
  • con
  • cozen
  • deceive
  • delude
  • dupe
  • fake out
  • fool
  • gaff
  • gammon
  • gull
  • have
  • have on [chiefly British]
  • hoax
  • hoodwink
  • hornswoggle
  • humbug
  • juggle
  • misguide
  • misinform
  • mislead
  • snooker
  • snow
  • spoof
  • string along
  • suck in
  • sucker
  • trick
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Example Sentences

Verb a fellow passenger on the cruise completely took me in when he claimed to be the owner of a major software company this report takes in all the latest information on the subject

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1778, in the meaning defined above

Verb

circa 1518, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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