take up為高頻多義短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞，take和up字面意義上的組合，是“拿起”，也是其基本義。

take up的用法

1、take up表示“拿起 (pick up)”，如：

She took up her things and stormed out of the office.

她拿起自己的東西，氣沖沖地走出辦公室。

2、take up表示“(尤指為消遣) 學(xué)著做；開(kāi)始做”，如：

After he retired from office, Rogers took up painting for a while, but soon lost interest.

從辦公室退休后，羅杰斯學(xué)了一段時(shí)間繪畫(huà)，但很快就失去了興趣。

3、take up表示“開(kāi)始從事；開(kāi)始擔(dān)當(dāng)（to start or begin sth such as a job）”，如：

If you want to take up this job, you should first be trained for three months.

假如你想從事這項(xiàng)工作，你必須先接受三個(gè)月的訓(xùn)練。

4、take up表示“占用 (occupy)”，如：

The desk takes up a lot of room.

這張桌子太占地方了。

Helen always helps her mother even though going to school takes up most of her day.

盡管海倫一天大部分時(shí)間都上學(xué)，但她總是給自己的母親幫忙。

4、take up表示“接受（to accept sth that is offered or available）”，如：

Rick took up the challenge and cycled alone for 250 miles.

里克接受了挑戰(zhàn)，獨(dú)自騎行250英里。

take up的例句

1、He did not particularly want to take up a competitive sport

他并不尤其想從業(yè)比賽體育競(jìng)賽。

2、He will take up his post as the head of the civil courts at the end of nextmonth.

他將在下一個(gè)月底上任民事法庭庭長(zhǎng)一職。

3、The aim was not to take up valuable time with the usual boring pictures.

目地取決于不能用普遍的無(wú)聊圖片占有寶貴時(shí)間。

4、So he packed his surfboard and returned to the office to take up his post.

因而，他卸下了自個(gè)的充氣艇，返回公司辦公室，接納了他的崗位。

5、I'm quite prepared to take up this new post.

我很想要接納這一新崗位。