2015年8月20日 星期四

take to, take flight, aborted midflight

His father was afraid to fly, but North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has taken to the skies, building a series of small runways long enough to land light, private aircraft next to some of his palaces, satellite imagery shows.


At one point during marathon euro-zone talks in Brussels on the evening of July 12th, Alexis Tsipras was a few minutes late returning from a break. A rumour took flight: the Greek prime minister had fled the building. It turned out that he was in the bathroomhttp://econ.st/1MpyT83


AT ONE point during marathon euro-zone talks in Brussels on the evening...
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Since the trip takes four days, the astronauts would have to aim towards where the moon is going to be four days later, not directly ahead of them. The Apollo 13 mission was launched 40 years ago today. It was aborted midflight because of an explosion caused by a faulty oxygen tank.

take to
phrasal verb of take
  1. 1.
    begin or fall into the habit of.
    "he took to hiding some secret supplies in his desk"
    synonyms:make a habit of, resort to, turn to, have recourse to, beginstart;
    formalcommence
    "after being mugged a few months back, he had taken to carrying his money in different parts of his clothing"
  2. 2.
    form a liking for.
    "Mrs Brady never took to Moran"
    synonyms:develop a liking for, like, get on with, become friendly with;
    informaltake a shine to
    "Ruth took to Mrs Taylor the moment she opened the door"



Definition of take flight in English:

1Take off and fly:the ducks took flight


2(also take to flight) Flee:many Huguenots took flight from France

  • Did you not see that while fighting the Pathans, they took to flight which was deceptive.
  • Instantly, it took to flight, heading away from the man.
  • Pavli rushed from his bedroom and took to flight, landing on his mother's lap and forcing a surprised laugh.

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