TAKE SOMETHING UP in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge AI Assistant Dictionary Translate Grammar Thesaurus +Plus Cambridge Dictionary +Plus Games Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out {{userName}} Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out Log in / Sign up English (UK) 1 ? true : false } }), searchAutoComplete.changeToLayoutContainer(); tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { autocomplete: stateSearch.dataset != 'wordlists' && stateSearch.term.length 1 } })" / English–Chinese (Traditional) 1) ? '/autocomplete/amp?dataset=' + stateSearch.dataset + '&q=' + stateSearch.term : 'https://'" 0 && stateHdr.searchDesk ? 'pa pdd chac-sb tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'" {{word}} {{#beta}} Beta{{/beta}} {{#preferredDictionaries}} {{^selected}} {{name}} {{/selected}} {{/preferredDictionaries}} Translation of take something up – English–Traditional Chinese dictionary take something up phrasal verb with take verb uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /teɪk/ us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /teɪk/ took | taken (FILL) Add to word list Add to word list 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 這張桌子太佔地方。 Too much of this report is taken up with out-of-date numbers.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。 More examplesFewer examples Half the letter is taken up with her complaining about her neighbours. Most of the garage space is taken up with his music kit. (START) B1 to start doing a particular job or activity 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) to start an official job 上任 The minister took up office in December. 部長是在十二月上任的。 More examplesFewer examples I'm thinking of taking up tai chi. He took up embroidery to pass the time. (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 把（裙子、褲子等）改短 take-up noun [ S ] uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /ˈteɪk.ʌp/ us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /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 The results showed that users can make use of the new features but that the take-up rate was variable. From the Cambridge English Corpus 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. From the Cambridge English Corpus Despite this, the take-up rate for such insurance has been low. From the Cambridge English Corpus There has been a steady rise in student loan take-up, although take-up rates remain uneven among certain student groups. From the Cambridge English Corpus The programme of experimentation is not complete but, according to published reports, the take-up rate has not been high. From the Cambridge English Corpus This is the opposite of the case for pension take-up. From the Cambridge English Corpus The authors are frustrated by the lack of take-up, allocating blame in various quarters. From the Cambridge English Corpus Any modelling of the factors that affect take-up and contributions, beyond the scope of this paper, would need to take this selection into account. 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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… See more in Spanish ocupar algo, empezar algo, usar… See more in Portuguese ocupar algo (espaço, tempo), assumir algo… See more in more languages in Marathi in Japanese in Catalan in Telugu in Tamil in Hindi in Bengali in Gujarati in Korean in Urdu in Italian जागा व्यापणे, स्वीकारणे/काम करणे… See more ～を始める, （スペースを）占める, （時間が）かかる… See more començar ac, ocupar ac… See more ఒక స్థలాన్ని లేక సమయాన్ని నింపు, ఒక నిర్దిష్ట ఉద్యోగం లేక కార్యకలాపం చేయడం ప్రారంభించడం… See more ஒரு இடம் அல்லது நேரத்தை நிரப்ப, ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட வேலை அல்லது செயல்பாட்டைச் செய்யத் தொடங்க… See more (समय या जगह) घेर या भर लेना, ले लेना, (कोई विशेष कार्य या गतिविधि) शुरू करना… See more জায়গা নেওয়া, গ্রহণ করা… See more ઉપાડી લે, કોઈ ચોક્કસ નોકરી કે પ્રવૃત્તિ શરૂ કરવી… See more -를 새로 시작하다, (자리나 시간을) 차지하다… See more زیادہ جگہ یا وقت لینا, گھیر لینا, لینا… See more intraprendere qualcosa, iniziare qualcosa, occupare qualcosa… See more Need a translator? 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