名詞 take up:

1. a device for reducing slack or taking up lost motion
   同義詞：take-up
2. the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in
   同義詞：take-up

動(dòng)詞 take up:

1. pursue or resume
2. adopt
   同義詞：latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on
3. turn one's interest to
4. take up time or space
5. begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
   同義詞：start
6. take up and practice as one's own
   同義詞：adopt, borrow, take over
7. occupy or take on
   同義詞：assume, take, strike
8. take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
   同義詞：sorb
9. take out or up with or as if with a scoop
   同義詞：scoop, scoop out, lift out, scoop up
10. accept
    同義詞：take in
11. take in, also metaphorically
    同義詞：absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in
12. take up as if with a sponge
    同義詞：take in, sop up, suck in
13. return to a previous location or condition
    同義詞：resume

1. She took up the narrative where John had left off.
   她接著講約翰未講完的故事。
2. I'd like to take you up on what you said about unemployment.
   對(duì)於你談過(guò)的失業(yè)情況，我想向你提出問(wèn)題。
3. I must take you up on that point.
   我一定要就那個(gè)問(wèn)題和你辯論。
4. She's taken up with an unemployed actor.
   她跟一個(gè)失業(yè)的男演員混得很熟了。