| 词汇 | take something up |
| 释义 | take something up phrasal verb with take verb uk/teɪk/ us/teɪk/ took | taken (FILL) B2 占据（地方或时间） to fill an amount of space or time This desk takes up too much room. 这张桌子太占地方。 Too much of this report is taken up with out-of-date numbers. 这份报告里尽是些过期的数据。
(START) B1 开始（工作或活动） to start doing a particular job or activity He's taken up the position of supervisor. 他已经开始担任监督员一职。 [ + -ing verb ] Have you ever thought of taking up acting? 你想过去当演员吗？ Patti took up (= continued) the story where Sue had left off. 帕蒂接着讲苏没有讲完的故事。 take up office UK (US take office)上任 to start an official job The minister took up office in December. 部长是在12月份上任的。
(DISCUSS) 讨论;处理 to discuss something or deal with something The school took the matter up with the police. 学校和警方一起处理此事。 UK I'd like to take you up on your sales figures for June. 我想和你谈谈你6月份的销售额。 UK A leading law firm took up his case. 一家顶尖的律师事务所接手了他的案子。 (CLOTHING) 把（裙子、裤子等）改短 to make a piece of clothing, such as a skirt or trousers, shorter take-up noun [ S ] uk/ˈteɪk.ʌp/ us/ˈteɪk.ʌp/ （享受某项服务或使用某种产品的）人数 how much people start to use or accept a service, or sometimes a product, that has become available to them We are calling for government action to improve the take-up of state benefits. 我们呼吁政府采取措施让更多的人享受国家福利。 |
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