take up 1.开始从事 When did he take up football? 他是什么时候开始踢足球的? 2.占用;化去 The work took up all his time. 那工作花费了他所有的时间 3.拿起; 抱起 take up to 要分两部分来理解,一个是“take”,意思是“占用,花费”;另一部分是"up to",意为“多达,直到” ex:Cyclone recovery will take up to four years.要从这次飓风中恢复过来估计要用多达4年的时间. 请看nciku
