take to

[phrasal verb]

take to (something) : to go to or into (a place)去，进入（某处）

They grabbed their weapons and took to the hills.他们一把抄起武器进了山。
Thousands of people took to the streets in protest. [=went out into the streets to protest]成千上万的人走上街头抗议。
He took to the airwaves [=he spoke on the radio] with his message.他通过广播发表了他的观点。

take to (someone or something) : to begin to like (someone or something)喜欢上；爱上

I took to her as soon as she smiled at me.就在她朝我微笑的那一刹那我就喜欢上了她。
Many students have not taken well to the new school uniforms.很多学生还不太喜欢新校服。
He tried skiing and took to it immediately. [=he quickly learned how to ski and liked doing it]他尝试了滑雪，结果一下子就喜欢上了这项运动。
She took to horseback riding like a duck (takes) to water. [=she learned it in a very easy and natural way]如同鸭子喜欢戏水一样，她很快就学会了骑马。
(informal) They don't take kindly to strangers [=they don't like strangers] around here.他们对这一带的陌生人不够友好。

take to (doing something) : to begin (doing something) as a habit开始养成…的习惯

He took to drinking after he lost his job.失业后他染上了喝酒的嗜好。
She had taken to sleeping on the floor.她已经养成了在地板上睡觉的习惯。
We've taken to calling him “Mr. Dependable.”我们已习惯叫他“可靠先生”了。

take (something) to (someone or something) : to use (something) to do something to (someone or something)用…做（某事）；用…对待（某人）

Someone needs to take a mop to this floor. [=someone needs to mop this floor]得有人用拖把把地板擦一下。
I took an ax to the dead tree in front of my house. [=I cut down the dead tree with an ax]我用斧子把门前的枯树砍掉了。
He was criticized for taking a belt to his children. [=hitting his children with a belt]他因用皮带抽打孩子而受到指责。

⇒ Main Entry: ¹ take

take to

verb

took to; taken to; taking to; takes to

transitive verb

: to go to or into (a place)

take to the woods/hills

Thousands of people took to the streets in protest. [=went out into the streets to protest]

He took to the airwaves [=he spoke on the radio] with his message.

: to begin doing (something) as a habit or regular practice

take to drink

—usually used with a following present participle

take to drinking/smokingHe's recently taken to staying up late on weekends.A few of her classmates took to calling her Pipi, after Pippi Longstocking …

Calvin TomkinsRecently, he'd taken to wearing tuxedos and suits and had gotten a new car, she said.

Laura Italiano and Tamar Lapin

: to adapt oneself to

They haven't taken well to the new schedule.

: to start to have a liking for

I took to her immediately.

He tried skiing and took to it quickly. [=he quickly learned how to ski and liked doing it]

Note: To take to something like a duck (takes) to water is to begin to do it, use it, etc., in a very quick, easy, and natural way.

She took to horseback riding like a duck to water.

Deanna takes to student life like a duck takes to water, doing all the things that we all did …

Joe Anderton

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