He took to drink after his wife died.是什么意思？

He took to drink after his wife died.

他妻子过世后他就沉溺于酒中了。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

took

v. 拿( take的过去式 )，接受，学习，取得；

例句
The interview took place on a Friday afternoon...
采访是在一个星期五的下午进行的。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

drink

vt.& vi. 喝（酒），饮，喝酒，（尤指）酗酒；vt. 吸收，吸入；n. 酒，饮料，酒宴，一杯或一份酒；

例句
Do you drink alcohol, smoke, or abstain?
你喝酒抽烟吗，还是烟酒不沾？

after

prep. …后的，（表示时间）在…以后，（表示位置、顺序）在…后面；conj. 在…以后；adv. 以后，继后；adj. 后来的，以后的；

例句
Her lover walked out on her after she had aborted their child.
她的情人在她打掉胎儿后甩了她。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

wife

n. 妻子，太太，夫人，老婆，已婚妇女；

例句
His wife was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for aiding and abetting him...
他的妻子作为他的从犯被判入狱7年。

died

v. 死亡，枯萎（ die的过去式和过去分词 ），死时处于（某种状态）或具有（某种身份）；adj. 死亡的，消逝的；

例句
Both of them died in abject poverty...
他们两人都于穷困潦倒中死去。