He did not particularly want to take up a competitive sport

　　他并不特別想從事競技體育運動(dòng)。

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

　　既然你已經(jīng)安頓下來(lái)了，為什么不開(kāi)始正經(jīng)地學(xué)點(diǎn)東西呢？

　　He left a career in teaching to take up a position with the Arts Council

　　他辭去教學(xué)工作到藝術(shù)委員會(huì )任職。

　　She has the intellectual form to take up the mantle of leadership.

　　她具備擔當領(lǐng)導職責的聰明才智。

　　The aim was not to take up valuable time with the usual boring pictures.

　　目的在于不要用常見(jiàn)的無(wú)聊圖片占用寶貴時(shí)間。