taken up

taken up

拿起, 接纳, 吸收, 占去, 开始从事

例句与用法:

The young soprano was taken up by a famous conductor.

那年轻的女高音歌手受到一著名指挥家的提携。

He has taken up orienteering.

他参加过越野识途赛。

Her time is fully taken up with writing.

她的时间都用於写作了。

She's taken up with an unemployed actor.

她跟一个失业的男演员混得很熟了。

Next the melody is taken up by flutes.

这主调接着由长笛合奏。

He has a very small room and most of the space is taken up by a grand piano.

他有一个非常小的房间,里面放着一架大钢琴,占去了一大半地方。

Ned used to be a scuba diver and now he's gone to the other extreme and taken up hang gliding.

内德过去是一名深水潜水员,现在他已走到另一个极端,开始从事悬挂式滑行运动。

My time was taken up by a lot of trifles.

我的时间都给一些琐事占去了。

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