took up

He took up office out of a sense of duty.

他就任公职是出于一种责任感。

96 per cent of the eligible employees took up the offer.

符合条件的雇员有96%接受了这个条件。

He took up office as an ambassador for ten years continuously.

他连任十年大使。

He took up with smugglers.

他和走私犯混到一块儿去了。

He took up a bowl of water and gulped it down.

他端起一碗水,咕嘟咕嘟地喝了下去.

He took up telephone receiver and began to dial.

他拿起电话听筒开始拨号码.

After a short rest, they took up their knapsacks and went on.

休息了一会儿之后, 他们又背起背包上路了.

Troops took up a defensive position around the town.

部队在全城采取了守势。

He took up his settlement in a new house.

他在新屋居住下来.

The entire memo took up all of two pages.

整个备忘录写了满满两页纸。

I put the telephone down and took up my work again.

我放下电话继续干我的活.

Alex only took up the pianoforte when he was 14.

亚历克斯到14岁时才开始学钢琴.

It took up to Christmas for political relations to thaw.

直到圣诞节政治关系才有所改善。

She took up a sheet and ratcheted it into the typewriter.

她拿起一张纸，把它哗哗啦啦地塞到打字机中。

Those people who took up weapons to defend themselves are political prisoners.

那些拿起武器自卫的人是些政治犯。