take up
phrasal verbtake up
- to continue, especially starting after somebody/something else has finished
继续；接下去 - The band's new album takes up where their last one left off.
这个乐队的新唱片集是接上一集的乐曲录制的。
- The band's new album takes up where their last one left off.
take up something
- to fill or use an amount of space or time
占用（时间）；占据（空间） - The table takes up too much room.
这张桌子太占地方。 - I won't take up any more of your time.
我不再占用你的时间了。 - Her time is fully taken up with writing.
她的时间都被写作占据了。
- The table takes up too much room.
take something up
- to learn or start to do something, especially for pleasure
（尤指为消遣）学着做，开始做 - They've taken up golf.
他们学起打高尔夫球来了。 - She has taken up (= started to learn to play) the oboe.
她学起吹双簧管来了。
- They've taken up golf.
- to start or begin something such as a job
开始从事 - He takes up his duties next week.
他下周就要开始履行职责。
- He takes up his duties next week.
- to join in singing or saying something
一起唱；一齐说 - to take up the chorus
加入合唱 - Their protests were later taken up by other groups.
其他团体后来也加入了他们抗议的行列。
- to take up the chorus
- to continue something that somebody else has not finished, or that has not been mentioned for some time
继续（他人未完成的事）；接着讲（以前提过的事） - She took up the story where Tim had left off.
她接着讲蒂姆未讲完的故事。 - I'd like to take up the point you raised earlier.
我想继续谈一谈你早些时候提出的问题。
- She took up the story where Tim had left off.
- to move into a particular position
进入，占据（位置） - I took up my position by the door.
我把住了门口。
- I took up my position by the door.
- to accept something that is offered or available
接受（建议或能得到的东西） - to take up a challenge
接受挑战 - She took up his offer of a drink.
他请她喝一杯，她接受了。
- to take up a challenge
- to make something such as a piece of clothing shorter
将（衣服等）改短 - This skirt needs taking up.
这条裙子需要改短。
- This skirt needs taking up.