1·He took great pains to see that he got it right.
他下了很大的功夫以确保他弄对了。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·He took great pains to manage the factory well.
为了管理好工厂，他煞费苦心。
3·She took great pains in educating her children.
她煞费苦心教育她的子女。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
4·She took great pains with her English lessons and got high marks.
她下苦功学习英语，获得了高分。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
5·We took great pains to prevent that.
我们做出了巨大努力来避免此类事件发生。
6·She took great comfort from the former .
前者给她带来极大安慰。
7·He took great interest in playing tennis.
他对打网球产生了浓厚的兴趣。
8·He took great pleasure in sharing good food and wine.
他从美食和美酒中获得极大快乐。
9·The manager took great pride in his team's success.
经理为他的队获得成功感到非常骄傲。
10·He took great delight in achieving every concrete goal he had set.
每达到一个他所确定的具体目标，他都非常高兴。