take the liberty

短语

发音

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词形变化

taken the liberty takes the liberty 三单 takes the liberty taking the liberty took the liberty taking the liberty 现在分词 took the liberty 过去式 taken the liberty 过去式 taken the liberty 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To act on one's own authority, without asking for permission.

    习语

    I took the liberty of adding your name to the list.

    1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados The dials are all bunkum. While you were playing I took the liberty of altering them and for a whole hand the dials indicated that you must inevitably be holding eight clubs and four spades. All the time you were leading out hearts and diamonds and the automaton serenely followed suit.