的意思是：占用;开始从事;接受（提议） 例句：

1、He did not particularly want to take up a competitive sport 他并不特别想从事竞技体育运动。

2、He will take up his post as the head of the civil courts at the end of nextmonth. 他将在下个月底就任民事法庭庭长一职。

3、The aim was not to take up valuable time with the usual boring pictures. 目的在于不要用常见的无聊图片占用宝贵时间。