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take up

Verb

pursue or resume;

"take up a matter for consideration"

adopt;

"take up new ideas"

turn one's interest to;

"He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"

take up time or space;

"take up the slack"

begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job;

"Take up a position"
"start a new job"

take up and practice as one's own

occupy or take on;

"He assumes the lotus position"
"She took her seat on the stage"
"We took our seats in the orchestra"
"She took up her position behind the tree"
"strike a pose"

take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption

take out or up with or as if with a scoop;

"scoop the sugar out of the container"

accept;

"The cloth takes up the liquid"

take in, also metaphorically;

"The sponge absorbs water well"
"She drew strength from the minister's words"

take up as if with a sponge

return to a previous location or condition;

"The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"

take up例句

用作动词(v.)

She took up the receiver and began to dial the number.
她拿起听筒开始拨电话号码。

When did you take up Japanese as a second foreign language?
你什么时间开始选修日语作为第二语言?

It is necessary for us to take up productive labour.
我们需要从事生产劳动。

Use a blotter to take up the spilt ink.
用一张吸墨纸把溅出来的墨水吸掉。

You should take up my suggestion and start saving money.
你应该接受我的建议,开始存钱。

They take up too much space.
它们占了太多空间。

She took up the narrative where John had left off.
她接着讲约翰未讲完的故事。

take up近义词

shoulder embrace resort study take in sop up take over assume strike seize on absorb soak up adopt take suck up hook on lift out latch on resume suck draw imbibe sorb suck in borrow fasten on scoop scoop out scoop up start

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