单词 | take up with |
释义 | take up with 1. 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 take If 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] |
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