- 开始与…来往，开始与…结交；与…一起鬼混：
George has taken up with Lucy lately.
近来乔治和露西好上了。
He has taken up with some dubious characters.
他和一些不三不四的人混在一起。
- 开始对…感兴趣；致力于…，热衷于…，醉心于…，一心一意想要…：
He took up with the idea of becoming an engineer.
他想当一名工程师。
Frank is taking up with economics.
弗兰克正致力于经济学。
- 向…提出(问题等要求处理或答复)；提请…考虑：
She took the matter up with a lawyer.
她将这件事交给一位律师办理。
We are being given too much homework,so we will take things up with our teacher.
我们的家庭作业太多，我们要向老师提这个问题。
- 同意；采用；采纳；接受：
Our boss is not one to take up readily with new ideas.
我们的老板不是一个容易接受新思想的人。