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●ˌtake sth ˈup 🔑1. to remove sth that is fixed on a floor or on the ground 移开（固定于地板或地面的物体）；揭起；掀开；挖开◆They took the road up to repair the water pipes.
他们挖开路面维修水管。OBJ road, pavement, carpet, floorboards
SYN pull sth up2. to start to do a new activity, especially for pleasure （尤指为消遣）开始做，学习做◆She took up yoga a few years ago.
她几年前开始学瑜伽。◆I’ve decided to take up Japanese.
我决定开始学日语。◆Alex only took up the piano when he was 14.
亚历克斯 14 岁时才开始学钢琴。 ➡ note at start on sth 3. to start or begin sth, especially a job 开始从事（尤指工作）◆She took up a post at Kyoto University.
她在京都大学谋得了一个职位。OBJ post4. to make an item of clothing, a curtain, etc. shorter 改短（衣服、窗帘等）◆This skirt will need taking up.
这条裙子需要改短。OPP let sth down5. to absorb sth such as a liquid, a gas, etc. 吸收，吸入（液体、气体等）◆Plants take up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
植物吸收大气中的二氧化碳。SYN absorb sth6. to continue sth after sb else has stopped; to continue to discuss sth that was mentioned earlier 继续从事（他人未完成的事）；接着讨论（以前提过的事）◆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。◆Paula took up the story.
葆拉接着来讲这个故事。OBJ story
SYN pick sth up7. to accept a suggestion, a policy, an invitation, etc. 接受（建议、政策、邀请等）◆The union have taken up her case.
工会已经同意受理她的事情。◆The idea was never taken up.
这个主意从未得到重视。◆I’d like to take up their invitation to visit them in Rio.
我想接受他们的邀请，去里约拜访他们。OBJ case, idea, challenge, offer8. to join in saying or singing sth 一起说；一齐唱◆The cry was taken up by the rest of the crowd.
人群中的其他人也跟着喊起来。OBJ the cry, the refrain9. to move into a particular position 进入，占据（位置）◆We took up our positions by the door.
我们守在门口。◆ (formal) She has taken up residence (= begun to live) in London.
她到伦敦去住了。OBJ position10. (old-fashioned, formal) to take sth in your hand 拿起；抓起◆She took up a book and began to read.
她拿起一本书读了起来。SYN pick sth up[v + adv + n] [v + n/pron + adv]▸ ˈtake-up noun [uncountable, singular]
the rate at which people accept sth that is offered to them or made available to them 接受率；领用率◆a low take-up of government benefits
政府补助的低领取率▸ ˈuptake noun [uncountable, singular]1. the process by which sth is taken into a body or system; the rate at which this happens 摄取（速度）；吸纳（速度）◆The experiment measured the uptake of oxygen by the muscles.
这个实验测量了肌肉消耗氧气的速度。2. an act of making or starting sth; the number of people who do this 制作某物（的人数）；开始某事（的人数）◆There has been an increase in the uptake of these courses.
修读这些课程的人数有所增长。 |