take up with

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美 [teɪk ʌp wɪð]

忙于

法律

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 和…混在一起;和…好上了;和…关系暧昧
  You say that someonehas taken up withsomeone unsuitable when they have begun a sexual or friendly relationship with them, and you disapprove of this.
  1. Sandy took up with a widow 21 years his junior...
     桑迪和一个比他小 21 岁的寡妇搞上了。
  2. He took up with smugglers.
     他和走私犯混到一块儿去了。
• PHR-V-PASSIVE 忙于
  If youare taken up withsomething, it keeps you busy or fully occupied.
  1. His mind was wholly taken up with the question.
     他满脑子都在想这个问题。

双语例句

• If the bank is unhelpful take it up with the Ombudsman.
  银行要是不肯帮忙，就去找申诉专员。
• He took up with smugglers.
  他和走私犯混到一块儿去了。
• My father is not one to take up readily with new ideas.
  我父亲可不是个乐意接受新观念的人。
• The Arabs are difficult to get closer to because they refuse to take up with foreigners.
  阿拉伯人很难接近，因为他们拒绝和外国人亲密交往。
• That's a matter for you to take up with your boss.
  这个问题你得去和你的老板进行交涉。
• As she is such a pretty woman, many men would like to take up with her.
  像她这么漂亮的女人，许多男人都对她有兴趣。
• We must not take up with false theories.
  我们不应该接受错误的理论。
• He had something to take up with the President.
  他有事要同总统商量。
• Why have we betrayed our allies of old, only to take up with the enemies of all that live?
  我们背叛了旧日的盟友，却和昔日的敌人为伍。
• We take up with a high jumping-off point and high quality.
  公司致力于产品的高起点、高品位。