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1
像, 继承
to look or act like an older member of the family, especially one's parents
- The little girl strongly takes after her mother.
这个小女孩非常像她的母亲。
- The baby takes after his father with those adorable dimples.
那个婴儿有着可爱的酒窝，像他的父亲。
- Both sisters take after their mother in terms of kindness.
两姐妹在善良方面都像她们的母亲。
- The family members take after each other in their distinctive smiles.
家庭成员在他们独特的笑容中相像。
- The teenager takes after his older brother in fashion sense.
这个青少年在时尚感上像他的哥哥。
2
效仿, 以...为榜样
to choose someone as an example and follow their behavior or choices
- He plans to take after his father, who was a master sergeant in the Marine Corps.
他计划效仿他的父亲，后者曾是海军陆战队的军士长。
- The young artist is determined to take after the famous painter in capturing the beauty of nature.
这位年轻的艺术家决心效仿这位著名画家捕捉自然之美。
- After watching the documentary, she decided to take after the environmental activist and become more eco-friendly.
看完纪录片后，她决定效仿环保活动家，变得更加环保。
- The young musician hopes to take the famous guitarist's style after attending his concert.
这位年轻的音乐家在参加了著名吉他手的音乐会后，希望能效仿他的风格。
- She has always admired her older sister and tries to take after her in everything she does.
她一直很钦佩她的姐姐，并试图在她所做的每件事上都效仿她。
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快速跟随, 追赶
to quickly follow a person
- I was afraid that if I started running the man would take after me.
我害怕如果我开始跑，那个男人会追我。
- The detective took after the burglars.
侦探紧跟着窃贼。
- The joggers took after the leader during the race.
慢跑者在比赛期间紧随领跑者。
- He walked fast, and I struggled to take after him.
他走得很快，我很难跟上他。
- The excited children took after the clown at the birthday party.
兴奋的孩子们在生日派对上迅速跟上了小丑。