take up为高频多义短语动词，take和up字面意义上的组合，是“拿起”，也是其基本义。

take up的用法

1、take up表示“拿起 (pick up)”，如：

She took up her things and stormed out of the office.

她拿起自己的东西，气冲冲地走出办公室。

2、take up表示“(尤指为消遣) 学着做；开始做”，如：

After he retired from office, Rogers took up painting for a while, but soon lost interest.

从办公室退休后，罗杰斯学了一段时间绘画，但很快就失去了兴趣。

3、take up表示“开始从事；开始担当（to start or begin sth such as a job）”，如：

If you want to take up this job, you should first be trained for three months.

假如你想从事这项工作，你必须先接受三个月的训练。

4、take up表示“占用 (occupy)”，如：

The desk takes up a lot of room.

这张桌子太占地方了。

Helen always helps her mother even though going to school takes up most of her day.

尽管海伦一天大部分时间都上学，但她总是给自己的母亲帮忙。

4、take up表示“接受（to accept sth that is offered or available）”，如：

Rick took up the challenge and cycled alone for 250 miles.

里克接受了挑战，独自骑行250英里。

take up的例句

1、He did not particularly want to take up a competitive sport

他并不尤其想从业比赛体育竞赛。

2、He will take up his post as the head of the civil courts at the end of nextmonth.

他将在下一个月底上任民事法庭庭长一职。

3、The aim was not to take up valuable time with the usual boring pictures.

目地取决于不能用普遍的无聊图片占有宝贵时间。

4、So he packed his surfboard and returned to the office to take up his post.

因而，他卸下了自个的充气艇，返回公司办公室，接纳了他的岗位。

5、I'm quite prepared to take up this new post.

我很想要接纳这一新岗位。