take it

IPA/tˈeɪk ɪt/
IPA/tˈeɪk ɪt/

take it — 慣用語

1. to begin handling a job or situation yourself, so that the person doing it befor

1.慣用語B2
釋義

接手;接續

從某點接手繼續處理未完成的事

to begin handling a job or situation yourself, so that the person doing it before can stop and let you carry on.

例句

Sayaka finished reading the notes and said she would take it from there.

Sayaka 讀完那些筆記,說接下來交給她接手。

take it from here/there for picking up an unfinished job

The night nurse arrived and told the tired doctor she could take it now.

夜班護士抵達後,告訴疲累的醫生現在可以換她接手。

同義詞
  • take over

    more formal; emphasises full control passing to you

  • carry on

    stresses continuing rather than starting to handle it

反義詞
  • hand over

    the opposite side of the same handover

文法句型

take it from here / from now

用法筆記

Almost always followed by 'from here', 'from there', or 'from now', marking the exact point where the new person takes over. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about guessing rather than doing.

常見錯誤

I will take it the project tomorrow.
I will take it from here
💡you can rest now.' — 'take it' in this sense needs 'from here/there', not a direct object.

2. to believe that something is true because of what you have seen or heard, even t

2.慣用語B2
釋義

推測;猜想

依據看到或聽到的線索推斷某事為真

to believe that something is true because of what you have seen or heard, even though nobody has told you directly.

例句

Nora saw the empty plates and took it that her guests had enjoyed the meal.

Nora 看到空盤子,推測客人們吃得很開心。

take it that + clause for drawing a conclusion

There were no lights on upstairs, so we took it the children were already asleep.

樓上沒有燈光,所以我們推測孩子們已經睡了。

同義詞
  • assume

    more neutral and formal; less tied to visible clues

  • gather

    very close in meaning; also based on indirect signs

文法句型

take it (that) + clause

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person reading clues from a situation; the conclusion follows from evidence, not from being told. Distinguish from sense 1, which is about starting to do a task.

常見錯誤

I take it to him being angry.
I take it he is angry.
💡use 'take it (that) + clause', never 'take it to'.