take (something) over
phrasal verb with take verb uk/teɪk/ us/teɪk/ took | taken
(START DOING)
B2 接任；接管，接手
to start doing a job or being responsible for something that another person did or had responsibility for before
He took over from the previous headmaster in February. 他2月份接手了前任校长的工作。
She took over as manager two weeks ago. 她两周前接任经理一职。
Jason Lamb has taken over responsibility for this project. 贾森‧兰姆已经接管了这个项目。
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- Do you know who's taking over the restaurant?
- I've taken over from Vanessa as head of the sales department.
(GET CONTROL)
接管，收购（公司）
to get control of a company by buying enough of the shares in it
The company he works for has recently been taken over. 他就职的那家公司最近被并购了。
See also: takeover
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- Our company was taken over in May.
- There are rumours that a German firm is bidding to take over the shoe factory.