take on

verb

1. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

e.g. His voice took on a sad tone
The story took a new turn
he adopted an air of superiority
She assumed strange manners
The gods assume human or animal form in these fables

Synonym: assumeacquireadopttake

2. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

e.g. Princeton plays Yale this weekend
Charlie likes to play Mary

Synonym: meetencounterplay

3. admit into a group or community

e.g. accept students for graduate study
We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member

Synonym: acceptadmittake

4. take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities

e.g. When will the new President assume office?

Synonym: assumeadopttake over

5. accept as a challenge

e.g. I'll tackle this difficult task

Synonym: undertaketackle

1. 承担，接受(尤指艰巨工作或重大责任)
If you take on a job or responsibility, especially a difficult one, you accept it.

e.g. No other organisation was able or willing to take on the job...
没有任何别的组织有能力或愿意承担此项工作。
e.g. Don't take on more responsibilities than you can handle.
不要承担过多的责任。

2. 呈现，显出(新面貌或新特点)
If something takes on a new appearance or quality, it develops that appearance or quality.

e.g. Believing he had only a year to live, his writing took on a feverish intensity.
由于以为自己只剩一年的活头，他的文字开始变得激情澎湃。

3. (公共汽车、船舶等)上(客)，装(货)，补充(燃料)
If a vehicle such as a bus or ship takes on passengers, goods, or fuel, it stops in order to allow them to get on or to be loaded on.

e.g. This is a brief stop to take on passengers and water.
这是一次短暂停靠，上上客，加加水。

4. 雇用;录用
If you take someone on, you employ them to do a job.

e.g. He's spoken to a publishing firm. They're going to take him on...
他和一家出版公司谈过了，他们打算雇用他。
e.g. The party has been taking on staff, including temporary organisers.
这个政党一直在招募工作人员，包括临时的组织人员。

5. 与(尤指实力比自己强的人)较量;接受…的挑战
If you take someone on, you fight them or compete against them, especially when they are bigger or more powerful than you are.

e.g. Democrats were reluctant to take on a president whose popularity ratings were historically high...
民主党人不愿与一位有史以来民众支持率最高的总统较量。
e.g. I knew I couldn't take him on.
我清楚我斗不过他。

6. 擅自决定;自作主张
If you take something on or upon yourself, you decide to do it without asking anyone for permission or approval.

e.g. Knox had taken it on himself to choose the wine...
诺克斯擅自作主，选了葡萄酒。
e.g. He took upon himself the responsibility for protecting her...
他主动肩负起保护她的责任。

1. 雇佣：意识形态与空间:我们所谓的意识形态经由介入到社会空间及其生产之中,来达至其一致性,并在那里雇佣(take on)了身体. 意识形态本身乃是首先存在于一种关于社会空间的话语中. 意识形态和逻辑甚至会成为不可分辨的--至少在一种对于一致和凝聚的顽固要求之程度上,

2. 呈现：31.carry on继续下去; | 32.take on呈现; | 34.keep one's word/promise信守诺言;

3. take on在线翻译

3. 承担：take in欺骗,接受. | Take on承担 | take up开始(从事于),占据(时间)

4. 从事：specialize in 主要从事于 | take on 从事 | a variety of多种多样的