take sb/sth apart
(infml 口)
(a) (in sport) defeat sb easily (运动)轻易击败某人
Becker took Connors apart in the third set, ie in tennis. 贝克尔在第三盘轻而易举战胜了康纳斯(网球赛).
We were simply taken apart bythe opposition. 对方很容易就把我们打败了.
(b) criticizesb/sth severely 严厉地批评某人[某事]
Her second novel was taken apart by the critics. 她的第二部小说受到评论家的严厉批评. take sth apart separate (esp a machine) into its component parts; dismantle sth 将(尤指机器)拆开, 拆卸; 拆散某物
Let´s take the radio apart and see what´s wrong with it. 咱们把收音机拆开看看有什麽毛病.