take up with

• • 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。