take up片语动词

开始从事、学起、培养可拆开

She took up photography after retiring from teaching.

她从教职退休后开始学摄影。

占用、占据可拆开

That old sofa takes up half the living room.

那张旧沙发占了客厅一半的空间。

接受、答应可拆开

I decided to take up their offer of a free trial.

我决定接受他们免费试用的提议。

就任、担任

He takes up his new post as director next month.

他下个月就任新的主任职务。

继续、接著讲可拆开

Let's take up the discussion where we left off yesterday.

我们从昨天中断的地方继续讨论吧。

提出、交涉可拆开

I'll take the matter up with your supervisor tomorrow.

我明天会把这件事向你的主管提出。

拿起、拾起正式

The villagers took up arms to defend their homes.

村民拿起武器保卫家园。

吸收、吸取

The roots take up water from deep in the soil.

根部从土壤深处吸收水分。

改短、收窄可拆开

The tailor took up the trousers by two inches.

裁缝把裤子改短了两吋。

支持、投身

Several celebrities took up the cause of animal welfare.

好几位名人投身动物福利的倡议。

接受率、申领率英式

The take-up of the new benefit has been disappointingly low.

新补助的申领率低得令人失望。