1、call on
要求;呼吁;號召
One of Kenya's leading churchmen has called on the government to resign.
肯尼亞一位高級宗教人士要求政府下臺 。
Frequently he was called upon to resolve conflicts.
不斷有人要求他出面解決沖突 。
(短暫)拜訪,探訪,看望
Sofia was intending to call on Miss Kitts.
索菲婭打算去拜訪基茨小姐 。
2、take in
收留,收容(尤指無家可歸者或逃難者)
He persuaded Jo to take him in.
他說服喬把他收留了下來 。
The monastery has taken in 26 refugees.
修道院已經收留了 26 位難民 。
欺騙;使上當
I married in my late teens and was taken in by his charm — which soon vanished.
我十八九歲時結了婚,那時被他的魅力所迷惑——可他的魅力很快就蕩然無存 。
I know I was a naive fool to trust him but he is a real charmer who totally took me in.
我知道我當初幼稚無知,竟然信任他,可是他真是迷人,把我完全給騙了 。
理解;領會;領悟
Lesley explains possible treatments but you can tell she's not taking it in.
萊斯利解釋了各種可行的療法,不過,你可以看出來,她并沒有領會 。
Gazing up into his eyes, she seemed to take in all he said.
她抬起頭注視著他的眼睛,好像聽懂了他說的一切 。