uptake

• n. 摄取；领会；举起

比喻用法。

uptake (n.)

"capacity for understanding, perceptive power," 1816, from up (adv.) + take (v.). Compare Middle English verb uptake "to pick or take up" (c. 1300). Meaning "pipe leading up from the smoke box of a steam boiler to the chimney" is from 1839.

1. Carol was absent-minded and a little slow on the uptake.

卡萝尔心不在焉，反应有点迟钝。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She is not an intellectual, but is quick on the uptake.

她并不是个才智非凡的人，但理解力很强。

来自柯林斯例句

3. There has been a high uptake of the free training.

免费培训有很多人参加。

来自《权威词典》

4. The drug increases the number of red cells in the blood, enhancing oxygen uptake by 10 percent.

这种药增加了血液里的红细胞数量，从而将摄氧量提高了10%。

来自柯林斯例句

5. The doctor advised me to reduce the salt uptake.

医生建议我减少盐的摄入.

来自辞典例句