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。
Now you're settled, why don't you take up some serious study?
既然你已经安顿下来了，为什么不开始正经地学点东西呢？
He left a career in teaching to take up a position with the Arts Council
他辞去教学工作到艺术委员会任职。
She has the intellectual form to take up the mantle of leadership.
她具备担当领导职责的聪明才智。
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。