It took him a moment to answer.

他很快就回答上了。

Police overpowered the criminal and took him away.

警察制服了那罪犯并把他带走了。

At last,Officer Orangutang took him to the police station.

最后，猩猩警官把老狼押回了警察局。

It took him a long time to dictate this letter.

口述这封信花了他很长时间。

It took him a while to accustom himself to the idea.

他过了一段时间才习惯这个想法。

It took him a while to latch onto their style of humour.

他过了一会儿才明白他们的幽默方式。

It took him a long time to get the hang of all the irregular verbs.

他花了很长时间才学会了所有不规则动词。

The reply took him so much aback that for a moment he was lost for words.

这个答复令他猝不及防,一时不知道说些什么好。

He’s heavily in debt—his ex-wife took him to the cleaners at the time of their divorce.

他欠了一屁股债—离婚时他的前妻要走了他所有的财产。

Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.

马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

It takes him half an hour to finish his homework every day.

他每天要用半小时完成作业。

The gardener estimated that it would take him four hours to weed the garden.

园丁估计他给花园除草需要四个小时。

His nose wouldn’t stop bleeding—so much so that we had to take him to hospital.

他的鼻血流个不停，我们只能送他去医院。

He has always been a clean-deskman, so it did not take him long to prepare to leave Washington.

他办事向来有条不紊，因此，他并没有花大量时间就作好了离开华盛顿的准备。

They took him along on another foray into the forest following the spiders, and once again the boarhound didn't prove to be much worth as a protector or guide.

他们领着它，跟踪蜘蛛的足迹，在禁林里展开另一番历险。这头猎犬又获得了一次机会证明了自己并非一个称职的保镖或向导。