taking up

基本解释

Business is taking up.
生意正在好起来。
I think it is time for the Fed to consider in earnest taking up some form of inflation targeting.
我认为美联储是时候认真考虑拿起一些通货紧缩目标制的形式了。
While “taking up photography” might sound like a great idea now, but when you find out you need to wake before the sun and head out at dusk just to get the best lighting, you might not be as excited.
就拿“学习摄影”来说，这是个不错的主意，但是当你发现需要在日出前起床并得在昏暗的条件下工作只是为取得最好的采光，也许自己就不会那么兴奋了。

Live television footage shows military and civilian security forces taking up positions around the training facility grounds.
That is to say, what we're taking up this week, is as much really the history of criticism as literary theory.
也就是说，我们这周要讲的，与其说是文学理论，不如说是文学评论的历史。
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So taking up doing Fine Art career, "career", quote and quote, whatever that means, you know,
所以拿着美术做“职业”，无论什么，
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And once again, its opposite (taking up less space) can be a sign of respect.
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