nod off: 打瞌睡
The judge appeared to nod off yesterday while a witness was being cross-examined...
昨天一名证人接受盘问时，法官好像在打盹。
He was nodding off to sleep in an armchair.
他坐在扶手椅上打盹，睡着了。

take over: 接管
A British newspaper says British Airways plan to take over Trans World Airways.
一家英国报纸称，英国航空公司计划接管环球航空公司。
The parliament in Madrid was taken over by civil guards.
马德里议会大厦被国民警卫队接管了。