take up

Carpet tiles are perfect for kitchens because they're easy to take up and wash.

方块地毯非常适用于厨房，因为其便于揭起来清洗。

to take up farming

从事农业

I won't take up any more of your time.

我不再占用你的时间了。

I'd like to take up your offer of a ride into town.

我愿接受你的邀请,搭你的车进城.

Now you're settled, why don't you take up some serious study?

既然你已经安顿下来了，为什么不开始正经地学点东西呢？

He did not particularly want to take up a competitive sport.

他并不特别想从事竞技体育运动。

She moved out of 28 Barbary Lane to take up residence in a house in Pacific Heights.

她从巴巴里街28号搬出来，住进了太平洋高地住宅区的一所房子。

How much disk space will it take up?

这会占用多少磁盘空间？

When I went around to take up the tickets the child was bawling.

我巡回收票时,那小孩子正嚎啕大哭.

There are other reasons that a guy will take up a female avatar, of course.

当然, 还有其他一些原因让男玩家选择女性角色.

They were not able to take up residence in their new home until the spring.

他们到第二年春天才住进了新家。

We sacrifice some personal purposes, take up the responsibility congregate for some common interests.

我们牺牲了个人的某些目的, 担负起职责,为了一些共同的利益,走到了一起.

Come along, Mother, we don't need to take up any more of Mr Kemp's time.

走吧,妈妈,我们不必再打扰肯普先生了.

It is not difficult to take up a new career in midlife.

人到中年开始新的事业并不难。

He was eager to take up some job.

他热切的要开始从事一些工作。

These files are no longer used, they take up disk space and increase disk access times.

这些文件不再是使用, 他们占用磁盘空间和增加磁盘存取时期.

His spirit of being ready to take up the cudgels for a just cause is commendable.

他那种见义勇为的精神是难能可贵的.

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。

He lifted the end of the canoe, nodding to me to take up mine.

他一边抬起独木舟的一端，一边扬头示意我抬起我这端。

He did not particularly want to take up a competitive sport

他并不特别想从事竞技体育运动。

Getting industry to take up "good science" is a key driver behind Sahajwalla's work.

使工业开始从事“有益科学”是沙哈瓦拉工作背后的主要动力。

It's good to take up the threads of our old friendship after such a long absence.

时隔这么久之后重新恢复我们的老交情,这很好.

Okay. You want to take up the subject of the arbutus, don't you?

好. 你想谈谈杨梅的事.对不对?

Philosophical conjectures take up the greater part of his novel.

哲学探讨占据他小说的许多篇幅.

The vice-president was forced to take up the reins of office.

副总统被迫走马上任。

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。

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。

She used a blotting paper to take up the ink.

她用吸墨纸吸墨.

Use a blotter to take up the spilt ink.

用一张吸墨纸把溅出来的墨水吸掉.

Because you are able to take up arms and defend your motherland, we are all proud of you.

因为你能披坚执锐,保卫祖国, 我们都为你感到自豪.