take up

1. PHRASAL VERB 开始从事;喜欢上
   If you take up an activity or a subject, you become interested in it and spend time doing it, either as a hobby or as a career.
   1. He did not particularly want to take up a competitive sport...
      他并不特别想从事竞技体育运动。
   2. He left a job in the City to take up farming...
      他辞去伦敦商业区的工作，开始务农。
   3. Angela used to be a model and has decided to take it up again.
      安杰拉以前当过模特，现已决定重操旧业了。
2. PHRASAL VERB 开始处理;讨论如何处理
   If you take up a question, problem, or cause, you act on it or discuss how you are going to act on it.
   1. Mr de Garis's MP, Max Madden, took up the case...
      德加里斯先生的下议员马克斯·马登开始着手处理这个问题。
   2. Most scientists who can present evidence of an environmental threat can reasonably assume that a pressure group will take up the issue...
      能够提供环境威胁证据的大多数科学家都有理由认为，环保团体不会放过这个问题。
   3. Dr Mahathir intends to take up the proposal with the prime minister...
      马哈蒂尔博士打算和首相讨论这个提案。
   4. If the bank is unhelpful take it up with the Ombudsman.
      银行要是不肯帮忙，就去找申诉专员。
3. PHRASAL VERB 开始从事，开始干(工作)
   If you take up a job, you begin to work at it.
   1. He will take up his post as the head of the civil courts at the end of next month.
      他将在下个月底就任民事法庭庭长一职。
4. PHRASAL VERB 接受，答应(提议或挑战)
   If you take up an offer or a challenge, you accept it.
   1. Increasingly, more wine-makers are taking up the challenge of growing Pinot Noir...
      越来越多的酿酒商开始接受种植黑皮诺葡萄的挑战。
   2. 96 per cent of the eligible employees took up the offer.
      符合条件的雇员有 96% 接受了这个条件。
5. PHRASAL VERB 占用，花费(时间、空间或精力)
   If something takes up a particular amount of time, space, or effort, it uses that amount.
   1. I know how busy you must be and naturally I wouldn't want to take up too much of your time...
      我知道您肯定特别忙，我当然不想占用您太多的时间。
   2. The entire memo took up all of two pages...
      整个备忘录写了满满两页纸。
   3. A good deal of my time is taken up with reading critical essays and reviews...
      我的大部分时间都用在阅读评论文章上了。
   4. The aim was not to take up valuable time with the usual boring pictures.
      目的在于不要用常见的无聊图片占用宝贵时间。
6. PHRASAL VERB 占领，占据，占有(位置、阵地)
   If you take up a particular position, you get into a particular place in relation to something else.
   1. He had taken up a position in the centre of the room...
      他占据了房间中心的位置。
   2. UN peacekeeping forces are expected to take up positions along the border.
      联合国维和部队估计会在边界线上就位。
7. PHRASAL VERB 继续;把…接着进行下去
   If you take up something such as a task or a story, you begin doing it after it has been interrupted or after someone else has begun it.
   1. Gerry's wife Jo takes up the story...
      格里的妻子乔接着往下讲。
   2. 'No, no, no,' says Damon, taking up where Dave left off.
      “不，不，不，”戴蒙说，然后从戴夫停下的地方接着说。
8. See also: take-up

1. They threatened to take up arms against the government if their demands were not met.
   他们威胁，如果要求得不到满足就要以武力抵抗政府。
2. Whoever decides to take up the gauntlet and challenge the Prime Minister will have a tough battle.
   谁要是接受挑战，向首相叫板，都将经历一场鏖战。
3. Take up a relaxing hobby, such as knitting.
   培养一种能放松身心的爱好，比如编织。
4. He lifted the end of the canoe, nodding to me to take up mine.
   他一边抬起独木舟的一端，一边扬头示意我抬起我这端。
5. Now you're settled, why don't you take up some serious study?
   既然你已经安顿下来了，为什么不开始正经地学点东西呢？
6. Carpet tiles are perfect for kitchens because they're easy to take up and wash
   方块地毯非常适用于厨房，因为其便于揭起来清洗。
7. He left a career in teaching to take up a position with the Arts Council
   他辞去教学工作到艺术委员会任职。
8. It can take up to six months before reimbursements are paid.
   最长要等6个月才能得到赔付。
9. She moved out of 28 Barbary Lane to take up residence in a house in Pacific Heights.
   她从巴巴里街28号搬出来，住进了太平洋高地住宅区的一所房子。
10. He did not particularly want to take up a competitive sport
    他并不特别想从事竞技体育运动。
11. He left a job in the City to take up farming
    他辞去伦敦商业区的工作，开始务农。
12. Angela used to be a model and has decided to take it up again.
    安杰拉以前当过模特，现已决定重操旧业了。
13. Mr de Garis's MP, Max Madden, took up the case
    德加里斯先生的下议员马克斯·马登开始着手处理这个问题。
14. Most scientists who can present evidence of an environmental threat can reasonably assume that a pressure group will take up the issue
    能够提供环境威胁证据的大多数科学家都有理由认为，环保团体不会放过这个问题。
15. Dr Mahathir intends to take up the proposal with the prime minister
    马哈蒂尔博士打算和首相讨论这个提案。
16. If the bank is unhelpful take it up with the Ombudsman.
    银行要是不肯帮忙，就去找申诉专员。
17. He will take up his post as the head of the civil courts at the end of next month.
    他将在下个月底就任民事法庭庭长一职。
18. Increasingly, more wine-makers are taking up the challenge of growing Pinot Noir
    越来越多的酿酒商开始接受种植黑皮诺葡萄的挑战。
19. 96 per cent of the eligible employees took up the offer.
    符合条件的雇员有96%接受了这个条件。
20. I know how busy you must be and naturally I wouldn't want to take up too much of your time
    我知道您肯定特别忙，我当然不想占用您太多的时间。
21. The entire memo took up all of two pages
    整个备忘录写了满满两页纸。
22. A good deal of my time is taken up with reading critical essays and reviews
    我的大部分时间都用在阅读评论文章上了。
23. The aim was not to take up valuable time with the usual boring pictures.
    目的在于不要用常见的无聊图片占用宝贵时间。
24. He had taken up a position in the centre of the room
    他占据了房间中心的位置。
25. UN peacekeeping forces are expected to take up positions along the border.
    联合国维和部队估计会在边界线上就位。
26. Gerry's wife Jo takes up the story
    格里的妻子乔接着往下讲。
27. 'No, no, no,' says Damon, taking up where Dave left off.
    “不，不，不，”戴蒙说，然后从戴夫停下的地方接着说。
28. He will be able to take up his normal routine shortly.
    他不久就能处理日常事务。
29. He was not one to retreat but rather one who would take up the gauntlet.
    他不是一个想退却的人，倒是一个宁愿应战的人。
30. Now that you are able to take up arms and defend your motherland, we are all proud of you.
    你现在能够披坚执锐，保卫祖国，我们都为你感到自豪。

verb

1. pursue or resume
   1. take up a matter for consideration

2. return to a previous location or condition
   1. The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it

   Synonym:    resume

3. adopt
   1. take up new ideas

   Synonym:    latch onfasten onhook onseize on

4. take up as if with a sponge

   Synonym:    take insop upsuck in

5. take out or up with or as if with a scoop
   1. scoop the sugar out of the container

   Synonym:    scoopscoop outlift outscoop up

6. take in, also metaphorically
   1. The sponge absorbs water well
   2. She drew strength from the minister's words

   Synonym:    absorbsuckimbibesoak upsop upsuck updrawtake in

7. take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption

   Synonym:    sorb

8. accept
   1. The cloth takes up the liquid

   Synonym:    take in

9. occupy or take on
   1. He assumes the lotus position
   2. She took her seat on the stage
   3. We took our seats in the orchestra
   4. She took up her position behind the tree
   5. strike a pose

   Synonym:    assumetakestrike

10. take up and practice as one's own

    Synonym:    adoptborrowtake over

11. begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
    1. Take up a position
    2. start a new job

    Synonym:    start

12. turn one's interest to
    1. He took up herpetology at the age of fifty

13. take up time or space
    1. take up the slack