Translation of take something up – English–Traditional Chinese dictionary

take something up

phrasal verb with take verb
uk
/teɪk/
us
/teɪk/
took | taken

(FILL)

B2
to fill an amount of space or time
佔據(地方或時間)
This desk takes up too much room. 這張桌子太佔地方。
Too much of this report is taken up with out-of-date numbers. 這份報告裡盡是過期的資料。
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(START)

B1
開始(工作或活動)
He's taken up the position of supervisor. 他已經開始擔任監督員一職。
[ + -ing verb ] Have you ever thought of taking up acting? 你想過去當演員嗎?
Patti took up (= continued) the story where Sue had left off. 帕蒂接著講蘇沒有講完的故事。
take up office
UK
(US take office)
上任
The minister took up office in December. 部長是在十二月上任的。
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(DISCUSS)

to discuss something or deal with something
討論;處理
The school took the matter up with the police. 學校和警方一起處理此事。
UK I'd like to take you up on your sales figures for June. 我想和你談談你六月份的銷售額。
UK A leading law firm took up his case. 一家頂尖的律師事務所接手了他的案子。

(CLOTHING)

to make a piece of clothing, such as a skirt or trousers, shorter
(裙子、褲子等)改短
take-up
noun [ S ]
uk
/ˈteɪk.ʌp/
us
/ˈteɪk.ʌp/
how much people start to use or accept a service, or sometimes a product, that has become available to them
(享受某項服務或使用某種產品的)人數
We are calling for government action to improve the take-up of state benefits. 我們呼籲政府採取措施讓更多的人享受國家福利。

(Translation of take something up from the Cambridge English-Chinese (Traditional) Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of take something up

take something up
Despite this, the take-up rate for such insurance has been low.
The programme of experimentation is not complete but, according to published reports, the take-up rate has not been high.
A recurring theme throughout is the attempt, by consecutive administrations, to render issues of take-up increasingly simple, albeit utilising notions of simplicity constructed politically.
There is much less doubt about the take-up of the new opportunities for civil marriage ceremonies, which the proposals will introduce.
What trends can be discerned in the take-up of the benefits provided by the schemes?
The results showed that users can make use of the new features but that the take-up rate was variable.
Older spouse carers should be put on the service planning map and action on the low take-up of services should relate to their marital history.
A much improved take-up of advanced computing within complex conceptual design environments is the overall objective.
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B2,B1

Translations of take something up

in Chinese (Simplified)
占去, 占据(地方或时间), 开始…
in Spanish
ocupar algo, empezar algo, usar…
in Portuguese
ocupar algo (espaço, tempo), assumir algo…
in more languages
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जागा व्यापणे, स्वीकारणे/काम करणे…
~を始める, (スペースを)占める, (時間が)かかる…
començar ac, ocupar ac…
ఒక స్థలాన్ని లేక సమయాన్ని నింపు, ఒక నిర్దిష్ట ఉద్యోగం లేక కార్యకలాపం చేయడం ప్రారంభించడం…
ஒரு இடம் அல்லது நேரத்தை நிரப்ப, ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட வேலை அல்லது செயல்பாட்டைச் செய்யத் தொடங்க…
(समय या जगह) घेर या भर लेना, ले लेना, (कोई विशेष कार्य या गतिविधि) शुरू करना…
জায়গা নেওয়া, গ্রহণ করা…
ઉપાડી લે, કોઈ ચોક્કસ નોકરી કે પ્રવૃત્તિ શરૂ કરવી…
-를 새로 시작하다, (자리나 시간을) 차지하다…
زیادہ جگہ یا وقت لینا, گھیر لینا, لینا…
intraprendere qualcosa, iniziare qualcosa, occupare qualcosa…
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