takesthup
—phrasal verbwithtakeverbuk/teɪk/us/teɪk/took|taken
(FILL)
B2
tofillanamountofspaceortime
占据（地方或时间）
Thisdesktakesup too muchroom.这张桌子太占地方。
Too much of thisreportis taken upwithout-of-datenumbers.这份报告里尽是些过期的数据。
- Half theletteris taken up with hercomplainingabout herneighbours.
- Most of thegaragespaceis taken up with hismusickit.
(START)
B1
tostartdoing aparticularjoboractivity
开始（工作或活动）
He's taken up thepositionofsupervisor.他已经开始担任监督员一职。
[+ -ing verb]Have youeverthoughtof taking upacting?你想过去当演员吗？
Patti took up(=continued)thestorywhere Sue hadleftoff.帕蒂接着讲苏没有讲完的故事。
take up office
UK(UStake office)
tostartanofficialjob
上任
Theministertook upofficeinDecember.部长是在12月份上任的。
- I'mthinkingof taking up taichi.
- He took upembroiderytopassthetime.
(DISCUSS)
todiscusssomething ordealwith something
讨论；处理
Theschooltook thematterupwiththepolice.学校和警方一起处理此事。
UKI'd like to take you uponyoursalesfiguresforJune.我想和你谈谈你6月份的销售额。
UKAleadinglawfirmtook up hiscase.一家顶尖的律师事务所接手了他的案子。
(CLOTHING)
to make apieceofclothing, such as askirtortrousers,shorter
把（裙子、裤子等）改短