1·She took up his offer of a drink.
他请她喝一杯，她接受了。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·She took up a sheet and ratcheted it into the typewriter.
她拿起一张纸，把它塞入打字机，发出一阵“嗒嗒”的声音。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·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。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·The boy took up the basket and set out at once.
男孩拿起篮子就马上出发了。
5·He took up the challenges and overcame them.
他接受了挑战并克服了它们。
6·She took up the receiver and began to dial the number.
她拿起听筒开始拨号码。
7·They took up arms and fought for their faith and liberty.
他们拿起武器为信仰和自由而斗争。
8·Ben Weatherstaff took up his spade again and began to dig.
本·威瑟斯塔夫又拿起他的铲子开始挖了。
9·He took up a towel, from under the boy's nose, and handed it to him without comment.
他从男孩的鼻子底下拿起一条毛巾，不声不响地递给他。
10·He took up his bow, and down fell the thrush into the bushes at the foot of the tree.
他拿起他的弓，那只画眉鸟就落在树脚的灌木丛中。
1·I took up your idea.
我接受你的点子。
2·It is useless to say that when I took up the job three weeks ago I was hoping that I'd be confirmed.
三周之前当我接受职位的时候，我就想能够继续下去，但是那是是无用的。
3·Book clubs - a growing phenomenon here - took up the challenge, incorporating works from the top 100 into their reading schedule.
日益增多的读书俱乐部接受挑战，把百本最受欢迎的小说编入了他们的读书计划。
4·You know, I presume, that it was on the Dark Lord's orders that I took up the post?
我猜你肯定知道，我是听从黑魔王的吩咐才接受那个教职的吧？