take up

phrasal verb

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take up

to continue, especially starting after somebody/something else has finished继续；接下去
- The band's new album takes up where their last one left off.这个乐队的新唱片集是接上一集的乐曲录制的。

take up something

to fill or use an amount of space or time占用（时间）；占据（空间）
- The table takes up too much room.这张桌子太占地方。
- I won't take up any more of your time.我不再占用你的时间了。
- Her time is fully taken up with writing.她的时间都被写作占据了。

take something up

to learn or start to do something, especially for pleasure（尤指为消遣）学着做，开始做
- They've taken up golf.他们学起打高尔夫球来了。
- She has taken up (= started to learn to play) the oboe.她学起吹双簧管来了。
to start or begin something such as a job开始从事
- He takes up his duties next week.他下周就要开始履行职责。
to join in singing or saying something一起唱；一齐说
- to take up the chorus加入合唱
- Their protests were later taken up by other groups.其他团体后来也加入了他们抗议的行列。
to continue something that somebody else has not finished, or that has not been mentioned for some time继续（他人未完成的事）；接着讲（以前提过的事）
- She took up the story where Tim had left off.她接着讲蒂姆未讲完的故事。
- I'd like to take up the point you raised earlier.我想继续谈一谈你早些时候提出的问题。
to move into a particular position进入，占据（位置）
- I took up my position by the door.我把住了门口。
to accept something that is offered or available接受（建议或能得到的东西）
- to take up a challenge接受挑战
- She took up his offer of a drink.他请她喝一杯，她接受了。
to make something such as a piece of clothing shorter将（衣服等）改短
- This skirt needs taking up.这条裙子需要改短。
opposite let something down

take-up

noun

/ˈteɪk ʌp/

[uncountable, singular]

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the rate at which people accept something that is offered or made available to them（福利等的）领受率
- a low take-up of government benefits政府救济金的低领取率
- The take-up of foreign language courses has been disappointing.外语课程的选修情况令人失望。
- The take-up rate rose to 80%.占用率上升到80%。