单词 | take up |
释义 | take up 🄰 vt. sep. 1.(engage in)to take sth up or to take up sth + interest, activity开始从事 I thought I'd take up fishing.我想我会以捕鱼为生。 2.(raise)to take sth up or to take up sth + matter, question, subject开始着手处理;讨论如何处理 to take sth up with sborto take up sth with sb与某人讨论某事;向某人交涉某事 He took up the fault with the manufacturers.他就缺陷问题向制造商提出交涉。 3.(begin work in)to take sth up or to take up sth + job, post开始从事;开始担任 My assistant left to take up another post.我的助理离开我这儿去干别的工作了。 4.(accept)to take sth up or to take up sth + offer, challenge接受 Only half of the eligible employees took up the offer.只有一半符合条件的员工接受了开出的条件。 5.(occupy)to take sth up or to take up sth + time, space占据;占用 I won't take up any more of your time.我不会占用你更多的时间。 The books she'd written took up an entire shelf.她写的书放满了一整个书架。 6.(continue after interruption)to take sth up or to take up sth继续;接着进行 Gerry's wife Jo takes up the story.格里的妻子乔接着把故事讲下去。 7.(shorten)to take sth up or to take up sth + dress, trousers, curtains将…改短 You'll need to take up these trousers.你得把这条裤子改短一点儿。 🄱 vi. (resume)继续;重新开始 David was taking up where he had left off.大卫从原先停顿的地方继续下去。 🄲 vt. fus. 1.(physically)to take up a position占据(某位置) He had taken up a position in the centre of the room.他占据了房间中央的位置。 UN peacekeeping forces are expected to take up positions along the border.预计联合国维和部队将沿边境就位。 2.(absorb)to take up sth + liquid吸收 3.<新西兰,澳>to take up sth + uncultivated land闯入并占据 |
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