take something in
phrasal verb with take verb uk/teɪk/ us/teɪk/ took | taken
(UNDERSTAND)
C2 领会，理解
to understand completely the meaning or importance of something
I had to read the letter twice before I could take it all in. 我读了两遍，才把整封信看懂。
It was an interesting exhibition, but there was too much to take in at once. 那是个很有意思的展览，但内容太多，让人目不暇接。
- More examples
- She was telling me he was dead, and I couldn't take it in.
- It is difficult to take in the scale of the disaster.
(INCLUDE)
UK包括，包含
to include something
The new town takes in three former villages. 新镇包括了以前的3个村庄。
(MONEY)
mainly US (US usually take)获得（销售或门票等的）收入
to receive money from sales or as payment for entrance to an event
The show took in an astonishing $100,000 in its first week. 该剧目首周收入就高达10万美元。
(WATCH)
mainly US old-fashioned or humorous去观看;去参观
to go to watch a film or performance, or to visit a place such as a museum
I thought we could get something to eat and then take in a movie. 我原来想我们可以先吃点东西，然后去看电影。
(CLOTHES)
改小（衣服）
to make a piece of clothing narrower, by changing the position of some of the stitches joining it together
I'll have to take this dress in at the waist - it's too big. 我得把这条裙子的腰身改小点——它太大了。
(WORK)
在家（替别人洗衣、做缝纫等）挣钱
to do paid work for other people, such as washing or sewing, in your home
She supported her family by taking in laundry. 她靠在家替别人洗衣服养家。