take in
1．attend 出席
Let's have lunch here and then take in a movie．我们在这儿吃午饭，然后去看场电影。
2．deceive；cheat 欺骗
The salesman finds it easy to take in old ladies．营业员发现很容易欺骗老年妇女。
He certainly took us in with his stories about his experiences in Mexico．他一定是用他在墨西哥的经历来欺骗我们。
Don't trust that fellow；he'll take you in if he gets the chance．别相信那个家伙，他一有机会就会使你上当。
We were completely taken in by his story．我们完全被他的谎言欺骗了。
3．receive and accommodate as a guest or as a boarder in one's house；give shelter to 在家里接待客人或搭伙者；收容
Our hotel is full，we can't take in any more guests．我们的旅馆已经客满，不能再接待客人了。
After the death of her husband she had to take in boarders．在她丈夫死后，她不得不接纳搭伙的人。
The kind old lady offered to take in the poor homeless child．这位好心的老太太主动提出收留那个无家可归的穷孩子。
4．understand；grasp 理解
We need some time to take the situation in．我们需要一些时间来弄清情况。
This book is so difficult that I'm tired；I can't take in what the author means．这本书很难，我无法理解作者的意思。
I tried my best to explain the matter to him，but he still couldn't take in what I was saying．我尽最大努力向他解释这件事，但他仍然不能理解我在说什么。
5．accept（work）into one's house to be done for pay 接活在家做
She scraped along by taking in sewing．她在家替人做针线活勉强糊口。
6．include 包括
The study of physics takes in many different subjects．物理学的研究包含了很多不同的科目。
I think this list takes in everybody．我想这个名单是包括了所有的人。
This love of our country takes in our families，relations，friends and acquaintances．这种对我们国家的爱也包括了对我们的家庭、亲戚、朋友以及我们所认识的人的爱。
7．make narrower；make smaller；reduce the size or measurement（of garments）改小（服装）
This skirt is too loose at the waist；I shall have to get the dressmaker to take it in．这条裙子腰围太宽了，我要让裁缝改小一点。
This dress needs to be taken in a bit at the neck．这件衣服的领子要改小一些。
8．see at a glance；observe keenly 一眼看清；敏锐地观察到
He took in what was happening and decided to get away quickly．他一眼就明白了是怎么回事，于是决定立即脱身。
The police officer took in every detail of the room at a glance．警官一眼就把屋里的每个细小的地方都敏锐地看到了。
9．subscribe to；receive and pay for regularly 订阅
Which newspaper do you take in？你订阅什么报纸？
I take in China Daily．我订《中国日报》。
10．accept without question；believe 毫不怀疑地接受；轻信
The poor man takes in all the lies
she tells him．那可怜的人相信了她告诉他的所有谎言。
The magician did many tricks，and the children took them all in．魔术师变了许多魔术，孩子们都信以为真。