The boxer took up a fighting stance.

拳击手采取了攻势。

She takes up nursing as a career.

她以看护为职业。

I took up the time admiring my surroundings.

我趁这时欣赏周围环境。

He took up the cause with evangelical fervor.

以传道者般热情投身于这一业。

Some people take up yoga to aid relaxation.

有些通过练瑜伽来帮助放松。

Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.

许多退都以园艺为嗜好。

Alex only took up the pianoforte when he was 14.

亚历克斯到14岁时才开始学钢琴。

Can you recommend a classmate who can take up the job?

你能不能推荐一位能承担这项工作同学?

He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.

于做夫妻间调解工作。

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

息了一会儿之后,们又背起背包上路了。

Influenced by a high-school biology teacher, he took up the study of medicine.

在一位中学生物教师影响下, 医学研究。

Mrs Snell had taken up her position on the bottom step of the stairs.

斯内尔夫已经占据了楼梯最底下一个台阶位置。

Are you going to let down or take up the hem of that dress?

这件衣服你是打算放长还是折短？

Too many extracurricular activities take up too much of our precious time for study.

课外活动太多,占去了我们很多宝贵学习时间。

He took up the position that the meeting should be postponed to next week.

主张会议应当延期到下星期举行。

He took up residence in Australia.

去澳大利亚居住。

I was riding Kevin's wife's bike.She took up the pillion seat behind Kev.

我驾驶是凯文妻子摩托车，她则坐在凯文后座上。

He took up offensive words.

发出攻击性言论。

It's good to take up the threads of our old friendship after such a long absence.

时隔这么久之后重新恢复我们老交情, 这很好。

Or when must he laugh, so as to be secure from being taken up as a libeler?

或者应当什么时候笑，以便不至于被当作诽谤者逮捕？