take是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to fill an amount of space or time -- 占据（地方或时间）

  • This desk takes up too much room. 这张桌子太占地方。

  • Too much of this report is taken up with out-of-date numbers. 这份报告里尽是些过期的数据。

• 1 to start doing a particular job or activity -- 开始（工作或活动）

  • He's taken up the position of supervisor. 他已经开始担任监督员一职。

  • [ + -ing verb ] Have you ever thought of taking up acting? 你想过去当演员吗？

  • Patti took up (= continued) the story where Sue had left off. 帕蒂接着讲苏没有讲完的故事。

  • The minister took up office in December. 部长是在12月份上任的。

• 2 to discuss something or deal with something -- 讨论；处理

  • The school took the matter up with the police. 学校和警方一起处理此事。

  • UK I'd like to take you up on your sales figures for June. 我想和你谈谈你6月份的销售额。

  • UK A leading law firm took up his case. 一家顶尖的律师事务所接手了他的案子。

• 3 to make a piece of clothing, such as a skirt or trousers, shorter -- 把（裙子、裤子等）改短