名词

1. 摄入；摄取
A person's uptake of something is the amount of it that they use.

2. 理解力强/理解力弱
You say that someone is quick on the uptake when they understand things quickly. You say that someone is slow on the uptake when they have difficulty understanding simple or obvious things.

1. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

Synonym: consumptioningestionintake

2. a process of taking up or using up or consuming

e.g. they developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids