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单词 take something up
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takesomethingup

phrasal verbwithtakeverb
uk
/teɪk/us
/teɪk/
took|taken

(FILL)

B2
tofillanamountofspaceortime:
Thisdesktakesup too muchroom.
Too much of thisreportis taken upwithout-of-datenumbers.
More examples
  • Half theletteris taken up with hercomplainingabout herneighbours.
  • Most of thegaragespaceis taken up with hismusickit.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Filling and completing
  • backfill
  • box ticking
  • brick
  • brick upsomething
  • brim
  • fill
  • gas
  • jam
  • overcrowd
  • overrun
  • pack
  • packsomething/somewhereout
  • permeate
  • pervade
  • round
  • stuffing
  • suffuse
  • supersaturated
  • tank up
  • topsomethingup
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(START)

B1
tostartdoing aparticularjoboractivity:
He's taken up thepositionofsupervisor.
[+ -ing verb]Have youeverthoughtof taking upacting?
Patti took up(=continued)thestorywhere Sue hadleftoff.
take up office
UK
(UStake office)
tostartanofficialjob:
Theministertook upofficeinDecember.
More examples
  • I'mthinkingof taking up taichi.
  • He took upembroiderytopassthetime.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Starting and beginning
  • be in the first flush ofidiom
  • be/get in on the ground flooridiom
  • become
  • begin
  • branch out
  • develop
  • export
  • get down to businessidiom
  • grow
  • half-cock
  • here
  • here goes!idiom
  • hit the ground runningidiom
  • stirring
  • strike
  • strike out(somewhere)
  • stuck
  • stumble intosomething
  • swing into actionidiom
  • the ground floor
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Taking part and getting involved
Applying for a job

(DISCUSS)

todiscusssomething ordealwith something:
Theschooltook thematterupwiththepolice.
UKI'd like to take you uponyoursalesfiguresforJune.
UKAleadinglawfirmtook up hiscase.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Debate & discussion
  • agent provocateur
  • bargainer
  • bat
  • bat around
  • broker
  • closure
  • cloture
  • consult
  • dialogue
  • discursive
  • parley
  • polarized
  • polemic
  • polemical
  • post-debate
  • powwow
  • provocateur
  • re-explore
  • special pleading
  • talk turkeyidiom
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(CLOTHING)

to make apieceofclothing, such as askirtortrousers,shorter
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Knitting & sewing
  • appliqué
  • appliquéd
  • Aran
  • Bargello
  • baste
  • haberdashery
  • handknit
  • handknitted
  • hank
  • hem
  • quilting
  • reknit
  • resew
  • rib
  • runsomethingup
  • running stitch
  • sampler
  • seam
  • sew
  • stitch
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take-up
noun[S]
uk
/ˈteɪk.ʌp/us
/ˈteɪk.ʌp/
how muchpeoplestartto use oracceptaservice, or sometimes aproduct, that hasbecomeavailableto them:
We arecallingforgovernmentactiontoimprovethe take-up ofstatebenefits.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Accepting & agreeing
  • acceptance
  • accepting
  • accommodation
  • accreditation
  • agree tosomething
  • agree withsomething
  • approved
  • concur
  • murmur
  • reconcile
  • rise
  • root
  • rule
  • sanction
  • seeyourway (clear) todoing somethingidiom
  • self-acceptance
  • self-acknowledged
  • self-admitted
  • settle onsomething
  • unanimous
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(Definition oftake something upfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

take up something| American Dictionary

take upsomething

phrasal verbwithtakeverb[T]
us
/teɪk/
past tensetookus/tʊk/

(BEGIN)

tobeginto do something:
I’m not very good atgolf– I only took it uprecently.

take upsomething

phrasal verbwithtakeverb[T]
us
/teɪk/
past tensetookus/tʊk/

(DISCUSS)

todiscussormanagesomething:
Theschoolplansto take thematterup with theparents.

take upsomething

phrasal verbwithtakeverb[T]
us
/teɪk/
past tensetookus/tʊk/

(FILL)

tofillspaceortime:
Thisdesktakes up too muchroom.
Mydayiscompletelytaken up withmeetings.

take upsomething

phrasal verbwithtakeverb[T]
us
/teɪk/
past tensetookus/tʊk/

(SHORTEN)

toshortenclothes:
Thisskirtis toolong– I’ll have to take it up.
(Definition oftake up somethingfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

take sth up| Business English

take sth up

phrasal verbwithtakeverb[T]
uk
/teɪk/us
took|taken
tofillanamountofspaceortime:
Getting hisbusinessstartedhas taken up all histime.
tostartdoing a newjoboractivity:
Shetakesup her newpostonDecember1.
toacceptsomething:
To take up thisoffer, you mustapplyin writing by endMarch2012.
take sb up on sthI'mhappyto take him up on hischallenge.
todiscussordealwith something in aformalway:
take sth up with sbIf you have aproblem, you should take it up with themanager.
I took thematterup with thebank.
take-up
noun[UorS]
(alsotakeup)
uk
us
COMMERCE
thedegreeto whichpeoplestarttobuyor use aproductorservicethat hasbecomeavailable:
It is hard toknowwhatthe take-up ofthe new flat-rateservicewill be.
It's been aragingsuccess, with more than 90% take-up.
The group'srecentrightsissueissufferingfrom alowtake-uprate.
high/low/poor take-upPart of thereasonfor thepoortake-up may be thatpeoplewill have todiscloseverypersonaldetails.
(Definition oftake sth upfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftake something up

take something up
The authors are frustrated by the lack oftake-up, allocating blame in various quarters.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A recurring theme throughout is the attempt, by consecutive administrations, to render issues oftake-upincreasingly simple, albeit utilising notions of simplicity constructed politically.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Most important in the context of the present analysis, the survey asks respondents about theirtake-upof flexible working options at the workplace.
From theCambridge English Corpus
What trends can be discerned in thetake-upof the benefits provided by the schemes?
From theCambridge English Corpus
This is the opposite of the case for pensiontake-up.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Despite this, thetake-uprate for such insurance has been low.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Older spouse carers should be put on the service planning map and action on the lowtake-upof services should relate to their marital history.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This is critical because thetake-upof part-time working may well reduce the need for other, additional or alternative, forms of flexible working.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It would also have the other disadvantages of means-testing, of lack oftake-upand joint assessment of couples.
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Among those lacking access to an occupational pension scheme,take-upwas higher among younger and more advantaged employees.
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The likelihood oftake-up, this research - and that reported here - shows, is shaped by a combination of factors including geography, age and community identity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thirdly,take-upis not static : it changes in response to changes in the pensioner population.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A much improvedtake-upof advanced computing within complex conceptual design environments is the overall objective.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Together these have had the effect of providing a different range of options for marriage ceremonies and thetake-uphas been dramatic.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The programme of experimentation is not complete but, according to published reports, thetake-uprate has not been high.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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