| 单词 | take up with |
| 释义 | take up with1. phrasal verb [no passive] You say that someone has taken up with someone unsuitable when they have begun a sexual or friendly relationship with them, and you disapprove of this. [disapproval] Sandy took up with a widow 21 years his junior. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] He took up with smugglers. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for takeIf you are taken up with something, it keeps you busy or fully occupied. His mind was wholly taken up with the question. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] take up with in British Englisha. to discuss with (someone); refer to to take up a fault with the manufacturers b. (intransitive) to begin to keep company or associate with take up with in American English Informal to become a friend or companion of Examples of 'take up with' in a sentence |
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