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Idiom

take uptake up (something)

to begin to do something.

She worked for a TV company, then took up writing and produced a series of best-sellers.I didn't know you smoked — when did you take it up?

to consider or deal with something.

A group has taken up the cause of preserving open spaces in our town.The coach said he couldn't practice with the team, and that he needed to take the matter up with Principal Hall.

to shorten a piece of clothing.

The skirt dragged on the floor, so I took it up.I need to have these pants taken up.

Phr V

take up

takes, taking, took, taken

take up sth or take sth up

to start doing a particular job or activity

He's taken up golf in his spare time.Have you ever thought of taking up acting?

to use a particular amount of time, space or effort

This desk takes up too much room.I'll be quick, I don't want to take up too much of your time.

often passive + with

His day was completely taken up with meetings.

to remove something that is fixed to a surface {e.g. carpet}

We're going to take up these carpets and lay some different ones.

literary to lift something and hold or carry it

Charlotte took up her pen and began to write.

to discuss something, or to deal with something

A leading law firm took up his case.

often + with

I can't give you an answer, you'll have to take the matter up with your supervisor.

to accept an offer or opportunity to do something

I think I'll take up Ann's offer to babysit.I'm not sure I'm ready to take up the challenge of motherhood just yet.

to move to a particular position so that you are ready to do something

As the crowd grew, riot police took up their positions.

to continue with an activity that has been interrupted

Ian took up the story where Sue had left off.

to shorten a piece of clothing {e.g. skirt, trousers}

Her dress was too long for me so I had to take it up a couple of inches.

take up

1. To raise or lift something to a higher position or location. A noun or pronoun can be used between "take" and "up." Please take these boxes up to your room. I'm having a tailor take up the hem of my dress a couple inches.

2. To pull or lift something up and off of something else; to remove something from a surface. A noun or pronoun can be used between "take" and "up." We'll have to take up the floorboards if we want to see what's causing the leak. You'll need to get the landlord's permission before you take the old carpet up.

3. To occupy or settle into a particular position, place, or post. The guards took up positions along the wall to make sure no one could escape from the prison. The rebels have taken up residence in the city's old textile factory.

4. To adopt or begin something new. I'll be taking up a position as head of IT at an insurance company. We're taking up a new research methodology that should improve the reliability of our results.

5. To begin doing something as a habit, hobby, pastime, or steady practice. My husband has taken up gardening now that he's retired. I'm taking up cycling to work as a way of getting a bit more exercise.

6. To initiate a discussion about something with someone, often regarding a problem or complaint. A noun or pronoun can be used between "take" and "up." We'll take up the issue with the directors at the next board meeting. I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but you'll have to take it up with customer support.

7. To occupy or fill a large amount or volume. A noun or pronoun can be used between "take" and "up." I like the way the desk looks, but it takes up too much space in my office. The man traveling next to me took up two seats with all his luggage. I'm supposed to be working on new content, but replying to user comments is taking up all my time.

8. To absorb or use up. We have moss growing in our lawn, which is taking up all the water and killing the grass around it. My brother always takes up all our bandwidth when he starts downloading movies.

9. To resume or start something again after an interruption or hiatus. A noun or pronoun can be used between "take" and "up." And with that, we're out of time. Let's take this discussion up on Monday, shall we? After I came back from London, we took things up again as if I had never left.

take someone up

to discuss or deal with someone. What are we going to do about Bill? Are we going to take Bill up today at the board meeting? Let's take up the applicants in our next meeting.

take something up (with someone)

to raise and discuss a matter with someone. This is a very complicated problem. I'll have to take it up with the office manager. She'll take up this problem with the owner in the morning.

take something up

1. [for someone or a group] to deliberate something. When will the board of directors take this up? Let's take up that matter now.

2. to raise something, such as the height of a hem. The skirt is too long. I'll have to take it up. Can you take up this skirt for me?

3. to continue with something after an interruption. They took it up where they left off. Let's take up this matter at the point we were at when we were interrupted. We must take up our work again.

4. to begin something; to start to acquire a skill in something. (See also something up (with someone)">take something up (with someone).) When did you take this hobby up? I took up skiing last fall.

5. to absorb something. This old sponge doesn't take much water up. It used to take up more.

6. to adopt something new. I see you've taken a new lifestyle up. Toby took up the life of a farmer.

take up

1. Raise, lift, as in We have to take up the old carpet and sand the floor. [c. 1300]

2. Reduce in size, shorten, tighten, as in I have to take up the hem of this coat, or You have to take up the slack in that reel or you'll never land a fish. [c. 1800]

3. Station oneself, settle in, as in We took up our positions at the front. [Mid-1500s]

4. Accept an option, bet, or challenge, as in No one wanted to take up that bet. This usage is often expanded to take someone up on, as in You're offering to clean the barn? I'll take you up on that. Take up dates from about 1700, the variant from the early 1900s.

5. Develop an interest in, begin an activity, as in Jim took up gardening. [Mid-1400s] Also see go into, def. 3.

6. Use up or occupy entirely, as in The extra duties took up most of my time, or This desk takes up too much space in the office, or How much room will your car take up? [c. 1600]

7. Begin again, resume, as in I'll take up the story where you left off. [Mid-1600s]

8. Deal with, as in Let's take up these questions one at a time. [c. 1500]

9. Absorb, as in These large trees are taking up all the water in the soil. [Late 1600s]

10. Support, adopt as a protegé, as in She's always taking up one or another young singer. [Late 1300s] Also see the subsequent entries beginning with take up.

take up

1. To bear or convey something to a higher place: Please take these books up to the attic. When you go to the attic, don't forget to take up those old lamps.

2. To remove something from a surface: He took up the rug so that the dog's muddy paws wouldn't stain it.

3. To absorb or adsorb something: Leaves take up carbon dioxide from the air. There's a wine stain on the rug, but this absorbing cleaner will take it up.

4. To assume or adopt some character or manner: He later took up a friendly attitude, but he was still unhappy.

5. To assume some position, structure, or method: The soldiers took up positions along the river. The executive took up a new post as CFO. The statistical technique developed by physicists was taken up by economists.

6. To reduce some article of clothing by some amount in size; shorten or tighten something: I'll need to take these sleeves up about a half inch. The tailor took up the hem two inches.

7. To accept some offer or challenge: I took up the offer to go out to dinner. He took her challenge up, and they agreed to meet that night to play darts.

8. take up on To accept from someone some offer or challenge: I am going to take you up on that invitation to your cottage on the lake.

9. To resume something; pick up something: The narrator took up the story at the point where she had stopped for a break.

10. To use up, consume, or occupy some period of time or space: Homework took up most of the kids' afternoons. The chores took all my time up. My suitcase takes up too much space.

11. To develop an interest in some activity and devote time to it: Later in life they both took up mountain climbing. I took yoga up because it relaxes me.

12. To enter into some profession or business: She took up engineering after college. He took chemistry up after realizing he didn't like physics.

13. To deal with something: Let's take up each problem one at a time. We'll take each issue up separately.

14. take up for To support some person or group in an argument: The politician took up for the protesters and pleaded their case before the committee.

15. take up with To bring something to someone for advice: I'm going to take the matter up with my lawyer.

16. take up with To begin to associate with some person or group; consort with some person or group: She's taken up with a fast crowd and no longer calls me.

词组	take up
释义	Idiom take uptake up (something) 1. to begin to do something. She worked for a TV company, then took up writing and produced a series of best-sellers.I didn't know you smoked — when did you take it up? 2. to consider or deal with something. A group has taken up the cause of preserving open spaces in our town.The coach said he couldn't practice with the team, and that he needed to take the matter up with Principal Hall. 3. to shorten a piece of clothing. The skirt dragged on the floor, so I took it up.I need to have these pants taken up. Phr V take up takes, taking, took, taken take up sth or take sth up to start doing a particular job or activity He's taken up golf in his spare time.Have you ever thought of taking up acting? to use a particular amount of time, space or effort This desk takes up too much room.I'll be quick, I don't want to take up too much of your time. often passive + with His day was completely taken up with meetings. to remove something that is fixed to a surface {e.g. carpet} We're going to take up these carpets and lay some different ones. literary to lift something and hold or carry it Charlotte took up her pen and began to write. to discuss something, or to deal with something A leading law firm took up his case. often + with I can't give you an answer, you'll have to take the matter up with your supervisor. to accept an offer or opportunity to do something I think I'll take up Ann's offer to babysit.I'm not sure I'm ready to take up the challenge of motherhood just yet. to move to a particular position so that you are ready to do something As the crowd grew, riot police took up their positions. to continue with an activity that has been interrupted Ian took up the story where Sue had left off. to shorten a piece of clothing {e.g. skirt, trousers} Her dress was too long for me so I had to take it up a couple of inches. phrasetake up1. take up sth • *take sth* up** to start doing a particular activity or kind of work: When did Bryan take up golf? The government is trying to encourage more graduates to take up teaching.2. take up sth • *take sth* up** to start to have a new position of responsibility: Peter Stefanini is leaving the company to take up a directorship with Croda International.take up a post Professor Andrew Likierman is to take up his post as Chief Accountancy Adviser to the Treasury on December 1.3. take up sth • *take sth* up** to use a particular amount of time, space, or effort: A new baby will take up all your time and energy. I had an essay to write, which took up most of the weekend. My old clothes take up a lot of space, but I just can't throw any of them away. I don't want to take up too much of your valuable time, but I need to have your opinion on something.■ SIMILAR TO: occupy formal4. take up an offer/opportunity/challenge to accept an offer, opportunity, or challenge (=something difficult and exciting that you have not done before): So far a quarter of Britain's schools have taken up the offer of half-price computers. Each year more and more amateur runners take up the challenge of the New York Marathon. The long-term unemployed are being encouraged to take up training opportunities that will increase their chances of finding employment.■ SIMILAR TO: accept■ OPPOSITE: rejecttake-up n U BrE the rate at which people buy or accept something that is being offered: Despite all the advertisements, the take-up has been slow.5. take up sth • *take sth* up to try to make people pay attention to a problem or an unfair situation, by complaining or protesting, or by arguing in support of someone's rights: Father Ramirez took up the issue of land reform on behalf of peasant farmers.+ with I'm going to take the matter up with my lawyer. If you are not satisfied with out service, you'd better take it up with the manager.take up a cause (=support a principle or someone's rights) Protestors are demanding equal rights for gay men and women, and several newspaper have taken up their cause.take up sb's case (=argue in support of someone's legal rights) MP Stephen Collins has taken up the case of Bob Doyle, a British lorry driver, wrongly imprisoned in the Middle East.■ SIMILAR TO: pursue6. take up a suggestion/recommendation/proposal** to do what someone suggests or advises that you should do: The government has asked a committee to write a report, and then failed to take up any of its recommendations. No one has taken up our suggestion that the working week should be cut to 30 hours.7. take up sth • *take sth* up** usually passive to start to use ideas, designs, or ways of doing things that someone else has developed: Keynes's economic theories were taken up by political parties throughout Europe and America. The styles that appear on the Paris catwalks are then taken up by high street stores. The technique was developed by researcher Stephen Smyth, and was later taken up by the communications industry, and used in their systems worldwide.■ SIMILAR TO: adopt8. take up a position to move to the exact place where you are supposed to be, so that you are ready to do something: US soldiers took up positions a few hundred yards away, to block a road leading to the canal. The flower sellers took up their positions in the market square.9. take up sth • *take sth* up** literary to pick something up and hold or carry it: Rouget took up his pen, and began to write. She flopped down on the bed, staring at me as she took up a cigarette and lit it.■ SIMILAR TO: pick up■ OPPOSITE: put down10. take up sth • *take sth* up** to continue a story or activity that was started by someone else, or that you started before but had to stop: Last October pollution reached record levels. Our environment correspondent Peter Brown takes up the story....take up where sb left off After the war I returned to college, hoping to take up where I'd left off. Marco's new wife turned all her attention to looking after him, taking up where his mother left off.■ SIMILAR TO: pick up, resume11. take up sth • *take sth* up** to remove something that is fixed to the floor or the ground: We're going to take up the carpet and put down a wood-block floor.12. take up sth • *take sth* up** to reduce the length of a skirt, dress, pair of trousers etc: This dress will be OK if I just take it up a few inches.■ SIMILAR TO: shorten■ OPPOSITE: let down ► compare take in, let out13. take up sth • *take sth* up** to start singing a song that someone else has started singing, or start shouting something that someone else has started shouting: A woman shouted "Hallelujah", and those around her took up the cry. She banged the piano keys and the crowd began to take up the refrain.14. take up sth • *take sth* up** if a plant or animal takes up a substance, that substance goes into it: The seeds of some aquatic plants take up water and swell quickly. As we get older our bodies become less efficient in taking up some nutrients.■ SIMILAR TO: take in take up 1. To raise or lift something to a higher position or location. A noun or pronoun can be used between "take" and "up." Please take these boxes up to your room. I'm having a tailor take up the hem of my dress a couple inches. 2. To pull or lift something up and off of something else; to remove something from a surface. A noun or pronoun can be used between "take" and "up." We'll have to take up the floorboards if we want to see what's causing the leak. You'll need to get the landlord's permission before you take the old carpet up. 3. To occupy or settle into a particular position, place, or post. The guards took up positions along the wall to make sure no one could escape from the prison. The rebels have taken up residence in the city's old textile factory. 4. To adopt or begin something new. I'll be taking up a position as head of IT at an insurance company. We're taking up a new research methodology that should improve the reliability of our results. 5. To begin doing something as a habit, hobby, pastime, or steady practice. My husband has taken up gardening now that he's retired. I'm taking up cycling to work as a way of getting a bit more exercise. 6. To initiate a discussion about something with someone, often regarding a problem or complaint. A noun or pronoun can be used between "take" and "up." We'll take up the issue with the directors at the next board meeting. I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but you'll have to take it up with customer support. 7. To occupy or fill a large amount or volume. A noun or pronoun can be used between "take" and "up." I like the way the desk looks, but it takes up too much space in my office. The man traveling next to me took up two seats with all his luggage. I'm supposed to be working on new content, but replying to user comments is taking up all my time. 8. To absorb or use up. We have moss growing in our lawn, which is taking up all the water and killing the grass around it. My brother always takes up all our bandwidth when he starts downloading movies. 9. To resume or start something again after an interruption or hiatus. A noun or pronoun can be used between "take" and "up." And with that, we're out of time. Let's take this discussion up on Monday, shall we? After I came back from London, we took things up again as if I had never left. take someone up to discuss or deal with someone. What are we going to do about Bill? Are we going to take Bill up today at the board meeting? Let's take up the applicants in our next meeting. take something up (with someone) to raise and discuss a matter with someone. This is a very complicated problem. I'll have to take it up with the office manager. She'll take up this problem with the owner in the morning. take something up 1. [for someone or a group] to deliberate something. When will the board of directors take this up? Let's take up that matter now. 2. to raise something, such as the height of a hem. The skirt is too long. I'll have to take it up. Can you take up this skirt for me? 3. to continue with something after an interruption. They took it up where they left off. Let's take up this matter at the point we were at when we were interrupted. We must take up our work again. 4. to begin something; to start to acquire a skill in something. (See also something up (with someone)">take something up (with someone).) When did you take this hobby up? I took up skiing last fall. 5. to absorb something. This old sponge doesn't take much water up. It used to take up more. 6. to adopt something new. I see you've taken a new lifestyle up. Toby took up the life of a farmer. take up 1. Raise, lift, as in We have to take up the old carpet and sand the floor. [c. 1300] 2. Reduce in size, shorten, tighten, as in I have to take up the hem of this coat, or You have to take up the slack in that reel or you'll never land a fish. [c. 1800] 3. Station oneself, settle in, as in We took up our positions at the front. [Mid-1500s] 4. Accept an option, bet, or challenge, as in No one wanted to take up that bet. This usage is often expanded to take someone up on, as in You're offering to clean the barn? I'll take you up on that. Take up dates from about 1700, the variant from the early 1900s. 5. Develop an interest in, begin an activity, as in Jim took up gardening. [Mid-1400s] Also see go into, def. 3. 6. Use up or occupy entirely, as in The extra duties took up most of my time, or This desk takes up too much space in the office, or How much room will your car take up? [c. 1600] 7. Begin again, resume, as in I'll take up the story where you left off. [Mid-1600s] 8. Deal with, as in Let's take up these questions one at a time. [c. 1500] 9. Absorb, as in These large trees are taking up all the water in the soil. [Late 1600s] 10. Support, adopt as a protegé, as in She's always taking up one or another young singer. [Late 1300s] Also see the subsequent entries beginning with take up. take up v. 1. To bear or convey something to a higher place: Please take these books up to the attic. When you go to the attic, don't forget to take up those old lamps. 2. To remove something from a surface: He took up the rug so that the dog's muddy paws wouldn't stain it. 3. To absorb or adsorb something: Leaves take up carbon dioxide from the air. There's a wine stain on the rug, but this absorbing cleaner will take it up. 4. To assume or adopt some character or manner: He later took up a friendly attitude, but he was still unhappy. 5. To assume some position, structure, or method: The soldiers took up positions along the river. The executive took up a new post as CFO. The statistical technique developed by physicists was taken up by economists. 6. To reduce some article of clothing by some amount in size; shorten or tighten something: I'll need to take these sleeves up about a half inch. The tailor took up the hem two inches. 7. To accept some offer or challenge: I took up the offer to go out to dinner. He took her challenge up, and they agreed to meet that night to play darts. 8. take up on To accept from someone some offer or challenge: I am going to take you up on that invitation to your cottage on the lake. 9. To resume something; pick up something: The narrator took up the story at the point where she had stopped for a break. 10. To use up, consume, or occupy some period of time or space: Homework took up most of the kids' afternoons. The chores took all my time up. My suitcase takes up too much space. 11. To develop an interest in some activity and devote time to it: Later in life they both took up mountain climbing. I took yoga up because it relaxes me. 12. To enter into some profession or business: She took up engineering after college. He took chemistry up after realizing he didn't like physics. 13. To deal with something: Let's take up each problem one at a time. We'll take each issue up separately. 14. take up for To support some person or group in an argument: The politician took up for the protesters and pleaded their case before the committee. 15. take up with To bring something to someone for advice: I'm going to take the matter up with my lawyer. 16. take up with To begin to associate with some person or group; consort with some person or group: She's taken up with a fast crowd and no longer calls me.
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