詞義的選擇、引申和褒貶（3）

　　再如“take (off)”這一動詞：

　　1) To take off her boots or to put them on was an agony to her, but it had been an agony for year.

　　脫鞋或穿鞋對她是一種痛苦，但這已是多年以來的痛苦了。

　　2) An area the size of the Hornet's flight deck was marked off on an airstrip and they practiced taking off time after time from this restricted space.

　　在機場上標出了大黃蜂號甲板一樣大小的一塊地方，他們(機組人員)一次又一次地練習從這樣一塊有限的面積上起飛。

　　3) He always sits on the very edge of his chair when he is working, as though about to take off.

　　他工作的時候，總是坐在椅子邊上，好像隨時都會跳起身來的樣子。

　　4) Their first major design was a pleated denim jean with external pockets dubbed "baggies" that took off in high schools and colleges and soon was imitated by other apparel manufacturers.

　　他們的頭一項重要設(shè)計是一種打摺的、縫上明袋的藍色斜紋粗布褲，這種褲子人們稱為“袋子”，在中學和大學中首先流行，接著別的服裝商店也都很快仿制起來。