take up的意思是：
開始從事（某項活動）：開始學習、練習或參與某項活動；
占用（時間、空間等）：使用或占據（時間、空間等）；
接受（挑戰、任務等）：同意或接受（挑戰、任務等）；
收起（衣物）：摺疊或捲起（衣物）。
詳細解釋,對等詞,拉丁語,漢語,
詳細解釋
1. 拿起，撿起，舉起，拔起；拿走：
She took up the receiver and began to dial the number.
她拿起聽筒開始撥電話號碼。
They took up arms and fought for their faith and liberty.
他們拿起武器為信仰和自由而鬥爭。
2. 吸收(水分)；溶解(固體)：
She used a blotting paper to take up the ink.
她用吸墨紙吸墨。
How much water is needed to take up the sugar?
這糖需要多少水才能溶解?
3. 占用，占(地方)：
All available accommodation were taken up.
房間都住滿了。
4. 占去(地方、時間、注意力等)；費(時間)；占據(注意力)：
I'm sorry I've already taken up so much of your valuable time.
對不起，我占了你這么多寶貴時間。
The piano takes up too much space.
這架鋼琴占地方太多。
The whole of my time is taken up with trifles.
我的所有時間都被瑣事占去了。
5. 安(家)，定(居)；在…安置下來：
He married a French woman and took up his residence in Paris.
他和一個法國女人結了婚，並在巴黎定居。
to take up one's residence with someone
和某人居住在一起
6. 讓(乘客等)上車；(車等)接納(乘客)；(船)承載(貨物)：
The school bus stopped to take up pupils.
校車停下來讓小學生們上車。
7. 開始從事(一項事業、一種職業等)，學習(某種知識、技能等)；著手處理(某事)；關注；對…發生興趣；論及：
He took up writing after graduation.
畢業後他開始從事寫作。
to take up swimming
開始學游泳
She took up the study of English 4 years ago.
她四年前開始學英語。
He has taken up stamp-collecting as a hobby.
他已經有了集郵這個愛好。
8. 採納(信仰、意見等)，接受；採取(某種態度)；承擔：
She took up my suggestion enthusiastically.
她熱情地採納了我的建議。
He took up a compromising attitude towards the question.
他對這個問題採取了妥協的態度。
9. 接受(打賭、挑戰、建議等)，接受…的打賭(或挑戰、建議等)：
No one dared take up the challenge.
誰也不敢應戰。
She took up my offer of a ride into town.
她接受我的提議，乘車進城。
10. 得到，獲得：
The animal took up the disease.
那個動物染上了病。
11. (為表示異議等)打斷…的話；打斷並校正；指責，申斥：
She took the pupil up sharply when he had a slip of the tongue.
當學生出現口誤時，她立刻打斷他。
12. 申請；對…提出要求：
to take up one's social welfare
要求社會福利
13. 接著講，接下去說；繼續(中斷的話)：
The teacher took up the lesson where he left off last week.
老師接著上星期停下來的地方把課文講下去。
to take up one's story
繼續講故事
He saw the guest out and took up his work again.
他把客人送出去以後又接著做他的工作。
14. (把)(未完的事等)繼續下去；從別人的手中接過來：
Tom took up where his father left off.
湯姆繼承了父親未盡的事業。
15. 當…的保護人；收於(門下)；關照；提攜；贊助：
The young man is so lucky that he is taken up by a famous novelist.
這個年輕人很走運，他得到了一位著名小說家的指教。
16. 逮捕，拘捕，捉住：
He was taken up for drunkenness.
他因酗酒而被拘留。
They took up a pickpocket.
他們捉住一個扒手。
17. 扎住(動脈等)；收緊；調除：
Take up these loose ropes.
把這些鬆了的繩子拉緊。
to take up the slack in a rope
把繩索的松垂部分拉緊
to take up an artery
夾住動脈(止血)
18. 收縮，改短(衣服)；(編織時)鉤起(漏針)；繞緊；紮緊：
She has taken up the legs of the trousers.
她已經把褲腿改短。
It has been taken up an inch.
已經將它收短了一英寸。
to take up a dropped stitch
補漏針
19. (把…)卷繞起來：
This part of machine is for taking up the film.
機器的這個部分是用來卷膠捲的。
20. 付清(票據)；(按抵押)墊款；承兌(匯票) ；認購(公債等)；募(捐)；收受(抵押品)；全部買去，全部買下：
We will take up a collection to help the needy.
我們將募捐救濟窮人。
All available tickets were taken up.
所有的票都被買光了。
21. (漏洞等)自動閉合
22. 翻修
23. (天氣等)變晴朗；變好：
The weather is going to take up at last.
天氣終於要放晴了。
Business is taking up.
生意正在好起來。
24. (學校)開學；上課：
The school takes up at nine.
學校9點鐘開始上課。
25. 抓住(笑話、典故等的)要點：
We didn't take up his joke.
我們不知道他的笑話好笑在哪裡。
Don't take me up wrongly.
別誤解我的意思。
26. [方言] 停住，克制自己，懸崖勒馬
27. [古語] 解決(爭吵等)
對等詞
拉丁語
tollere
漢語
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占用
抄
擔承
掠
接受
操
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