take over ( taking, took, taken, takes )

• 1. 

  PHRASAL VERB If you take over a company, you get control of it, for example, by buying its shares. 接管 (公司) [商业]

  例：

  I'm going to take over the company one day.

  我总有一天会接管这家公司。

• 2. 

  PHRASAL VERB If someone takes over a country or building, they get control of it by force, for example, with the help of the army. (用武力) 接管

  例：

  The Belgians took over Rwanda under a League of Nations mandate.

  比利时人在一项国际联盟的授权下接管了卢旺达。

• 3. 

  PHRASAL VERB If you take over a job or role or if you take over, you become responsible for the job after someone else has stopped doing it. 接替

  例：

  His widow has taken over the running of his empire, including six theatres.

  他的遗孀已经接替了管理他的帝国的工作，包括6家剧院。

  例：

  In 2001, I took over from him as governing mayor.

  2001年我接替他担任了主管市长。

• 4. 

  PHRASAL VERB If one thing takes over from something else, it becomes more important, successful, or powerful than the other thing, and eventually replaces it. 取代

  例：

  Cars gradually took over from horses.

  汽车逐渐取代了马。

• 5. 

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