take in ；take down ；take up；take away

take in
1.欺骗; 使上当
2.领会; 理解
3.接待; 收留
4.包括
5.吸入
6.让...进入;接受
7.改小;改短

take down
1.拆卸
They are taking down the old building.
他们正在拆毁旧建筑物.
The machine has been taken down.
机器已拆下来了.
2.记录, 记下
The reporters took down the speech in shorthand.
记者们迅速记下讲话的内容.
take up
1.拿起; 抱起
2.占去
3.接受(提议)
4.继续
take away
1.拿开, 拿走
2.把…带走; 使离开
3.使停止; 转移
4.减去
5.剥夺; 夺取; 抢夺
6.〈非正〉使大吃一惊