These files have been zipped up to take up less disk space so they take less time to download.

这些文件已被压缩以占用更少的磁盘空间，这样它们需要更短的时间下载。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

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

我知道你一定很忙，当然我不想占用你太多的时间。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

It does take time to acclimatize, especially for guys who haven't grown up in an urban environment.

这确实需要时间适应，特别是对于那些不在城市长大的人。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

I loved the compassion. I think our society is so focused on being quick these days that we don't really take the time to show that compassion that she showed to him in the movie, and really take the time to really build and lift someone else up when you see potential."

VOA: special.2010.03.01

And beginning next time, we're going to take up questions of the limits of consent in the buying and selling of goods.

下节课开始，我们将解答,买卖商品中，同意的限制问题。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

I'll take about five more minutes to finish up and that'll give us some time for questions.

大概五分钟结束,留给你们一些时间提问。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

The trivial travails of minor celebrities continue to take up time on the evening news.

FORBES

Ellison also noted that a paper option was important because many students in adult education classes lack the skills needed to take a computer-based test and that it will take time to beef up the courses to add that training.

WSJ: Some states dropping GED as test price spikes

Other businesses will struggle to take up the slack any time soon.

ECONOMIST: Banks