单词 | taken up |
释义 | taken up (once / 401 pages) adj WORD FAMILY take up: taken up, takes up, taking up, took up USAGE EXAMPLESRiding a rare wave of bipartisan support in the House, the legislation is expected to be taken up by the Senate early next week. Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016) Cities have also taken up the mantle of local resistance to unconstitutional federal action. Time(Nov 30, 2016) The Federal Trade Commission has taken up some of these cases in its role as a monitor of fraudulent or deceptive commercial practices. The New Yorker(Nov 27, 2016) adj having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something he was taken up in worry for the old woman Syn haunted, obsessed, preoccupied concerned feeling or showing worry or solicitude |
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