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take up的中文釋義為拿起；開始從事；占據(時間，地方)。例句：Mr. Fay is to take up an appointment as a researcher.費伊先生將擔任研究員的職務。

take up [?te?k ?p]?
拿起；開始從事；占據(時間，地方)

例句：

1.I won"t take up any more of your time.?

我不再占用你的時間了。

2.We will take up references after the interview.?

我們在面試之后收推薦信。

3.I"d like to take up the point you raised earlier.?

我想繼續談一談你早些時候提出的問題。

4.That"s a matter for you to take up with your boss.?

這個問題你得去和你的老板進行交涉。

5.Mr. Fay is to take up an appointment as a researcher.?

費伊先生將擔任研究員的職務。

6.It is not difficult to take up a new career in midlife.?

人到中年開始新的事業并不難。

7.He did not particularly want to take up a competitive sport.?

他并沒有特別想要開始從事競技性運動項目。

8.The vice-president was forced to take up the reins of office.?

副總統被迫走馬上任。

9.Now you"re settled, why don"t you take up some serious study??

既然你安頓下來了，為什么不做些認真的研究呢？

10.He left a career in teaching to take up a position with the NEH.?

他放棄了教職，以便在國家人文基金會任職。

11.They were not able to take up residence in their new home until the spring.?

他們到第二年春天才住進了新家。

12.It seemed that the pilot had another ship to take up the river that evening.?

似乎該領航員那天晚上還要引領另一艘船沿河而上。

13.As soon as the police disappear the violence will take up from where it left off.?

只要警察不在，暴力就會死灰復燃。

14.He will take up his post as the head of the civil courts at the end of next month.?

他將于下個月底開始擔任民事法庭的庭長。

15.They threatened to take up arms against the government if their demands were not met.?

他們威脅說，如果要求得不到滿足就拿起武器對抗政府。

16.I know how busy you must be and naturally I wouldn"t want to take up too much of your time.?

我知道你一定很忙，當然我不想占用你太多的時間。

17.These files have been zipped up to take up less disk space so they take less time to download.

這些文件已被壓縮以占用更少的磁盤空間，這樣它們需要更短的時間下載。

18.I"m afraid moving all those boxes will take up too much time.?

恐怕搬這些箱子會占用太多時間。

19.Now that you are able to take up arms and defend your motherland.?

你現在能夠披堅執銳，保衛祖國了。

20.I firmly believe that my experience is adequate to take up this job.?

我堅信我的經驗足夠讓我從事這份工作。