take up with: transitive verb ① [take up with sb] dated informal (start to associate with) 结交 jiéjiāo ▸ he's taken up with a divorced woman 他和一个离了婚的女人勾搭在一起 ② ▸ to be taken up with sb/sth (be preoccupied with) 沉迷于某人/专注于某事 chénmí yú mǒu rén/zhuānzhù yú mǒu shì ▸ the Prime Minister is rather taken up with domestic issues 首相正致力于解决国内的问题 |