1.switch off 關掉；使突然消失，使停止講話
例句：She switched off the coffee-machine.
她關掉了咖啡機。
2.take out on 發泄
例句：Jane's always annoying her and she takes it out on me sometimes.
簡老是惹她生氣，她有時就拿我出氣。
3.take seriously 認真對待
例句：Cooking is something that you should take seriously.
烹飪是一件你應該認真對待的事情。
4.take a back seat (to) 屈居人下，處于次要地位
例句：This is a country where women usually take a back seat.
在這個國家通常是男尊女卑。
5.take a chance (或 take chances) 冒險，投機
例句：You take a chance on the weather if you holiday in the UK.
在英國度假，天氣好不好得要碰運氣。
6.take a dim view of 對……持悲觀（或否定、懷疑等）態度
例句：The Chinese take a dim view of poverty.
中國人對于貧窮持有一種悲觀的看法。