taken up

Much of the second half is taken up with the devilishly tricky business of trying to extract causation from correlation.

下半部分的大部分内容处理的是努力从相关性引出因果关系这种特别微妙的做法。

For me, this number was a real eye-opener, as I began to realize how much of my time really is taken up by my chase for more money.

对于我来说，这个数字实在是大开眼界，我开始意识到我的时间中实际有多少被用于上班挣钱。

The man received him in his dressing-room, and after their business talk was over the wonders of the house were taken up.

男人在他的化妆室中收到他，而且在他们的生意谈话之后是在房子的奇迹之上被着手进行。

Well, thank you for explaining it all so clearly. I've taken up a great deal of your time.

谢谢你给我解释得这样清楚，我已占用了你不少时间。

Almost three-and-a-half hours of a woman's day is taken up with domestic work, compared to less than two hours for men.

女人一天中差不多有三个半小时用来做家务，相比之下男人只花费不到两小时。

he had been taken up quite enthusiastically for a time by smart society in london , for he wrote smart society plays.

曾经有一个时候，他受过伦敦时髦社会很热烈的欢迎因为他所写的都是时髦社会的剧本。

He was taken up, censured, and imprisoned for a month, by the speaker's warrant, I suppose, because he would not discover the author.

他被捉去受责罚，议长判决他徒刑一个月，我猜想，是因为他不肯宣布作者的名字。

I would like to tell you that I have finally taken up the tuba, or, at the least, am using the time for ever deeper reflection.

我很想告诉你，我终于有时间拿起我的低音大号，至少在利用这些时间进行更深刻的思考。

One suggestion that may be taken up is the creation, at least for a time, of mixed councils to run the province.

有人建议可至少在一段时间内成立混合委员会来管理基尔库克省。

As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven , Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.

耶稣被接上升的日子将到，他就定意向耶路撒冷去。

Familiarize Yourself With the Leave Policy. Most employers will reimburse you for vacation you haven't taken up to a certain amount.

绝大多数雇主会补偿你还没有使用的一定数量的休假。

Forgive me for having taken up so much of your time, and accept my best wishes for your health and happiness.

请原谅我占用了你这么多时间，并请接受我最良好的愿望，祝你健康幸福。

He seems to be very much taken up with that tall Swedish girl.

他似乎对那位高个子瑞典女孩特别感兴趣。

The distinguish of the right and obligation of every parties is taken up from the point of legal relationship.

从信用证各方当事人之间的法律关系分别探讨了各方参与人的权利与义务。

On his direction, the matter is being taken (up) by the foreign ministry in the strongest terms with Nato and the US.

在总理的指示下，外交部已经用最强硬的辞令向北约和美国交涉此事。

All this had taken up a great deal of time, and it was midnight before he reached home.

当然这花了不少时间，因此他到半夜才回到家里。

The proposal is most likely to be taken up by highly selective institutions, which turn away thousands of qualified candidates a year.

这项提议最有可能会被名校采纳。这些院校每年都要将数千具备资格的报考生拒之门外。

Besides all these, having taken up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the flaming darts of the evil one.

此外，拿起信的盾牌，藉此就能消灭那恶者一切火烧的箭。

I had touched him on the raw somewhere, so I got up and said I was sorry to have taken up his time.

我的话触到了她的疼处，所以我站起来说很抱歉点用了他的时间。

and, what convinces me that he is not a gentleman, stays here, and talks of his being taken up for a spy.

对我来说，我可以相信的是他不是一个绅士，他留在这里，是否是在从事着间谍的工作。