take up的意思

基本释义

• 占去（时间或空间）

  If something takes up a particular amount of time, space, or effort, it uses that amount

例句

1. I know how busy you must be and naturally I wouldn't want to take up too much of your time.

   我知道你一定很忙，当然我不想占用你太多的时间。

2. A good deal of my time is taken up with driving the children to soccer games.

   我的许多时间都用在开车送孩子们去参加足球比赛。

近义词

英英释义

verb 1. pursue or resume e.g. takeup a matter for consideration 2. return to a previous location or condition e.g. The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it Synonym: resume 3. adopt e.g. takeup new ideas Synonym: latch onfasten onhook onseize on 4. take up as if with a sponge Synonym: take insop upsuck in 5. take out or up with or as if with a scoop e.g. scoop the sugar out of the container Synonym: scoopscoop outlift outscoop up 6. take in, also metaphorically e.g. The sponge absorbs water well She drew strength from the minister's words Synonym: absorbsuckimbibesoak upsop upsuck updrawtake in 7. take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption Synonym: sorb 8. accept e.g. The cloth takesup the liquid Synonym: take in 9. occupy or take on e.g. He assumes the lotus position She took her seat on the stage We took our seats in the orchestra She tookup her position behind the tree strike a pose Synonym: assumetakestrike 10. take up and practice as one's own Synonym: adoptborrowtake over 11. begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job e.g. Takeup a position start a new job Synonym: start 12. turn one's interest to e.g. He tookup herpetology at the age of fifty 13. take up time or space e.g. takeup the slack