1.switch off 关掉；使突然消失，使停止讲话
例句：She switched off the coffee-machine.
她关掉了咖啡机。
2.take out on 发泄
例句：Jane's always annoying her and she takes it out on me sometimes.
简老是惹她生气，她有时就拿我出气。
3.take seriously 认真对待
例句：Cooking is something that you should take seriously.
烹饪是一件你应该认真对待的事情。
4.take a back seat (to) 屈居人下，处于次要地位
例句：This is a country where women usually take a back seat.
在这个国家通常是男尊女卑。
5.take a chance (或 take chances) 冒险，投机
例句：You take a chance on the weather if you holiday in the UK.
在英国度假，天气好不好得要碰运气。
6.take a dim view of 对……持悲观（或否定、怀疑等）态度
例句：The Chinese take a dim view of poverty.
中国人对于贫穷持有一种悲观的看法。