1·This skirt needs taking up.
这条裙子需要改短。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·Taking up a candlestick, he touched the wick to a lighted taper.
他举起烛台，触摸一根燃着的蜡烛的烛芯。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·The high cost of equipment prohibits many people from taking up this sport.
昂贵的装备令许多人对这项运动望而却步。
—— 《牛津词典》
4·Increasingly, more winemakers are taking up the challenge of growing Pinot Noir.
越来越多的葡萄酒商开始接受种植“黑比诺”葡萄的挑战。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·Some students are learning exam skills, others are taking up hobbies to develop themselves.
一些学生在学习考试技巧，而另一些则在培养自己的兴趣爱好。
6·We're taking up a collection to buy a gift for Jemma.
我们正在募捐给杰玛买礼物。
7·The position was just taking up too much time, she said.
她说，这个职位占用的时间太多了。
8·There was so much stuff we never used and that was just taking up space.
有那么多我们从来不用的东西，它们只是在占用空间。
9·As the tree grows, it adds a layer to its trunk taking up chemical elements from the air.
随着树木的生长，它在树干上增加了一层吸收空气中的化学元素而生成的膜。
10·Psychologist Todd Kashdan has this advice for those people taking up a new passion: "As a newcomer, you also have to tolerate and laugh at your own ignorance."
心理学家托德·卡什丹对那些正在培养新爱好的人有如下建议：“作为一个新人，你还必须容忍和嘲笑自己的无知。”