1、占用：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。

2、开始从事：He was eager to take up some job.他热切的要开始从事一些工作。

3、接受：I'm quite prepared to take up this new post.我很愿意接受这个新职位。