| 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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