take stock

英语

动词

take stock (第三人称单数简单现在时 takes stock，现在分词 taking stock，过去式 took stock，过去分词 taken stock)

1. (俗语) 推敲，仔细分析
   • 1882, Leslie Stephen, The Science of Ethics

     At the outset of any inquiry it is proper to take stock of the results obtained by previous explorers of the same field.

   • 2014 August 11, Dave Itzkoff, "Robin Williams, Oscar-Winning Comedian, Dies at 63 in Suspected Suicide," New York Times

     In 2009, he underwent heart surgery for an aortic valve replacement at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, an event that Mr. Williams said caused him to take stock of his life.

   • 2021 5月 5, Drachinifel, 片头起42:53, 出自 Battle of Samar - What if TF34 was there?‎^[1]，于19 August 2022归档自原页面:

     […] and the pillar of smoke which had recently begun to dissipate, as many of the fires amidships had been smothered by the onrushing water, was replaced by a vast mushroom cloud of steam, smoke, flame, and debris as the magazines detonated. In the pall of this apocalyptic destruction, the U.S. fleet takes stock.

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近义词

• take inventory

相关词汇

• stocktaking

异序词

• stock-take, stocktake