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单词 taking
释义 taking
I. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of taken to take
1.
 a. : seizure
  < had a taking, which he took calmly, simply bidding us hold him upside down by his ankles — J.J.Chapman >
 b. obsolete : a seizure or attack from a malevolent influence : blight
2.
 a. chiefly Scotland : an unfavorable state or condition : plight
  < his head and his stomach were in a very sad taking — C.E.Abernethy >
 b. : a state of violent agitation and distress
  < put him in a great taking … grew as white as a napkin — John Buchan >
3. : something taken or received: as
 a. takings plural : receipts especially of money
  < in those days the takings of a popular play were much less — W.S.Maugham >
  < takings did not cover expenses >
  < gross takings >
 b. : a catch or take of fish or animals
 c. : a holding of land for mining
II. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of take (I)
1. : that takes the fancy : alluring, attractive, captivating, pleasing
 < book has a very taking period flavor — Times Literary Supplement >
 < knew she would be a taking girl; how lovely, I did not guess — George Meredith >
 < something inexpressibly taking in his manner — Douglas Jerrold >
2. : contagious, infectious, catching
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