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。
Now you're settled, why don't you take up some serious study?
既然你已經安頓下來了，為什么不開始正經地學點東西呢？
He left a career in teaching to take up a position with the Arts Council
他辭去教學工作到藝術委員會任職。
She has the intellectual form to take up the mantle of leadership.
她具備擔當領導職責的聰明才智。
The aim was not to take up valuable time with the usual boring pictures.
目的在于不要用常見的無聊圖片占用寶貴時間。