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take up拿起; 抱起

例句：He took up telephone receiver and began to dial.
      他拿起电话听筒开始拨号码。

      She takes up a child under each arm.
      她一手抱起一个孩子。

占去

例句：I won't take up much of your time.
      我不会占用你很多时间。

      This thing takes up all my attention.
      这件事占用我所有的注意力。

接受(提议)

例句：I'd like to take up your offer of a ride into town.
      我愿接受你的邀请, 搭你的车进城。

继续

例句：I put the telephone down and took up my work again.
      我放下电话继续干我的活。

2.Health care, which has been a big push since the president took office, got some attention in the speech. But the issue seems to be on the back burner, at least for now.

on the back burner停止; 拖延

例句：She says she has put all her other projects on the back burner for a while until she finishes writing her new novel.
      她说, 在她的新长篇小说脱稿之前, 她把其他一切事情都束之高阁了。