take up doing还是take up to do？意为什么

1 正确说法 take up doing sth 开始从事做某事。

2 up是介词，后面跟动名词，因此take up to do的说法错误。

take up doing set out on doing的区别

take up doing 开始做;开始做某事

set out on doing 着手做，

意思是一样的，用法区别：take up是口语用法，相对比较随意，set out on是书面语用法，相对比较正规；

举例一：

Remember, the best mentors are busy people, and they may be opposed to someone trying to take up a lot of their time.

切记，最优秀的导师通常都非常忙碌，所以，如果有人占用他们太多的时间，肯定会引起他们的反感。

举例二：

I know how busy you must be and naturally I wouldn't want to take up too much of your time.

我知道您肯定特别忙，我当然不想占用您太多的时间。

举例三：

He got up at four and set out on foot to hunt black grouse.

他4点钟起了床，徒步出发去猎杀黑琴鸡。

举例四：

Four of the most powerful men in Russia set out on a top-secret mission.

俄罗斯最有势力的四个人身怀绝密任务出发了。

take up doing还是take up to do? 意为什么？

take up 后面应该加名词,如果一定要用动词的话应加ing。

take up：拿起；开始从事；占据(时间,地方)

take up

1.拿起，捡起，举起，拔起；拿走：

She took up the receiver and began to dial the number.

她拿起听筒开始拨**号码。

They took up arms and fought for their faith and liberty.

他们拿起武器为信仰和自由而斗争。

吸收(水分)；溶解(固体)：

She used a blotting paper to take up the ink.

她用吸墨纸吸墨。

How much water is needed to take up the sugar?

这糖需要多少水才能溶解?

2.占用，占(地方)：

All available accommodation were taken up.

房间都住满了。

3.占去(地方、时间、注意力等)；费(时间)；占据(注意力)：

I'm sorry I've already taken up so much of your valuable time.

对不起，我占了你这么多宝贵时间。

The piano takes up too much space.

这架钢琴占地方太多。

The whole of my time is taken up with trifles.

我的所有时间都被琐事占去了。