| 释义 |
take somebody's place take (someone's or something's) placeTo substitute for someone or something; to stand in someone's or something's stead. It was decided that I would take my sister's place as the head of the company. Due to a scheduling conflict for the professor, the course on modernism has been canceled. I guess that course on 19th-century British Literature will have to take its place.See also: place, taketake (someone's or something's) pulse1. Literally, to measure the heart rate of a person or animal in order to determine if they are alive or in good health. The doctor tried to take the poor man's pulse but declared him dead on the spot. She's taking the dog's pulse to see if he needs to go to the vet.2. By extension, to gauge, measure, or get a sense of how well someone or something is performing, thriving, managing, coping, etc. We try to take our employees' pulse at the start of every year to see gauge the level of their morale. The analysis promises to take the economy's pulse and give clear predictions of the market's ability to grow over the next few years.See also: pulse, taketake somebody’s ˈplace, take the place of somebody do something which another person was doing before; replace somebody: Miss Jones has left the school and this term her place has been taken by Mr Carter. ♢ I was sick, so Bill took my place at the meeting.See also: place, take |