take the shilling

动词 v.
英 /teɪk ðə ˈʃɪlɪŋ/    美 /teɪk ðə ˈʃɪlɪŋ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To enlist as a soldier in the British army or navy by accepting a shilling from a recruiting officer. UK,historical,intransitive
    — [O]ne fellow was jilted by his miſtreſs and took the ſhilling in deſpair; […]
  2. To enlist as a soldier of any military force; to join the armed forces. broadly,dated,intransitive
  3. To be on the payroll of an organization; to work for an organization. broadly,intransitive
    — My earlier warnings, both in RAIL and in an article I wrote for The Times, have not fallen on deaf ears. There are many people (I suspect most) in the [rail] industry who recognise that telling people not to use their trains will cause lasting damage, but they are silenced publicly because they are now taking the Government's shilling.

词形变化

takes the shilling present,singular,third-person taking the shilling participle,present took the shilling past taken the shilling participle,past

词源

A reference to the practice during the 18th and 19th century of a recruiting officer getting a person to enlist in the British Army or Royal Navy by accepting (or being tricked into accepting) a shilling, which was then a soldier’s daily pay. The practice was officially ended in 1879.
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