take up

take up
占去，占据（时间、地位等）
They take up too much space.
它们占了太多空间。
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。
This work will take up a lot of my time．
这项工作将占去我很多时间。
I must get rid of this large table; it takes up too much room．
我得把这个大桌子拿走，它太占地方。
I'm sorry to have taken up so much of your valuable time．
占用了你那么多宝贵时间，真抱歉。