第1个回答 2012-04-07
1. PHRASAL VERB 短语动词开始从事;喜欢上 \
He left a job in the City to take up farming...
他辞去伦敦商业区的工作，开始务农。
Angela used to be a model and has decided to take it up again.
安杰拉以前当过模特，现已决定重操旧业了。
2. PHRASAL VERB 短语动词开始处理;讨论如何处理
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Most scientists who can present evidence of an environmental threat can reasonably assume that a pressure group will take up the issue...
能够提供环境威胁证据的大多数科学家都有理由认为，环保团体不会放过这个问题。
Dr Mahathir intends to take up the proposal with the prime minister...
马哈蒂尔博士打算和首相讨论这个提案。
If the bank is unhelpful take it up with the Ombudsman.
银行要是不肯帮忙，就去找申诉专员。
3. PHRASAL VERB 短语动词开始从事，开始干(工作)
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4. PHRASAL VERB 短语动词接受，答应(提议或挑战)
96 per cent of the eligible employees took up the offer.
符合条件的雇员有 96% 接受了这个条件。
5. PHRASAL VERB 短语动词占用，花费(时间、空间或精力)
)I know how busy you must be and naturally I wouldn't want to take up too much of your time...
我知道您肯定特别忙，我当然不想占用您太多的时间。
The entire memo took up all of two pages...
整个备忘录写了满满两页纸。
A good deal of my time is taken up with reading critical essays and reviews...
我的大部分时间都用在阅读评论文章上了。
The aim was not to take up valuable time with the usual boring pictures.
目的在于不要用常见的无聊图片占用宝贵时间。
6. PHRASAL VERB 短语动词占领，占据，占有(位置、阵地) If you take up a particular position, you get into a particular place in relation to something else.
)He had taken up a position in the centre of the room...
他占据了房间中心的位置。
UN peacekeeping forces are expected to take up positions along the border.
联合国维和部队估计会在边界线上就位。
7. PHRASAL VERB 短语动词继续;把…接着进行下去'No, no, no,' says Damon, taking up where Dave left off.
“不，不，不，”戴蒙说，然后从戴夫停下的地方接着说。