摂る

とる【採る･摂る】

●経験者を採る take [hire] someone with experience

・最善の手段を採る take the best means [steps, measures]

・〔議会で〕 決を採る take a vote

・尿を採って調べる have a urine sample examined

・〔植物採集で〕 シダを採る gather ferns

・窓から光を採る let light in through the window

・菜種から油を採る get oil from rape seed

・ビタミン C [水分]を摂る get vitamin C [water].

●当社は今年 20 人の技術者を採る. This company will hire twenty engineers this year.

・親戚の会社に採ってもらった. I was accepted into a company owned by one of my relatives.

・この研究論文では従来の説が採られている. The author of this study adopts the accepted view.

・2 案の中を採って 1 万円ということにしよう. Okay, let's take the middle position between the two suggestions and make it \10,000. [⇒なか¹ 5]

・採るべき道はただ一つだ. We have but one course to take. | There is but one course open to us.

・私の名は母の名から 1 字を採ってつけられた. I was given my name by taking one kanji from my mother's name.

・食事は規則正しく摂るようにしている. We have our meals at regular (set) times.