1N-SING 摄入;摄取 A person's uptake of something is the amount of it that they use. 摄入;摄取 [technical]
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%。
...research in relation to the uptake of nitrate into vegetables. [+ of]
关于蔬菜中硝酸盐含量的研究
2PHRASE 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. 理解力强/理解力弱
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。
Carol was absent-minded and a little slow on the uptake.