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单词 uptake
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uptaken.

Brit. /ˈʌpteɪk/, U.S. /ˈəpˌteɪk/
Forms: Also Scottish uptak', northern dialect uptack.
Etymology: up- prefix 1b. Compare Old Norse and Icelandic upptak neuter, upptaka feminine.
1. The action of, or capacity for, understanding; comprehension. Usually in quick (slow, gleg (Sc.), etc.) on (at, in) the uptake. Originally Scottish.
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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > [noun]
witOE
understandinga1050
intention1340
intendmentc1374
knowledgea1387
intelligencec1390
conceitc1405
intellect?a1475
perceiverancea1500
perceiverationa1500
receipta1500
intendiment1528
reach1542
apprehension1570
toucha1586
understandingnessa1628
apprehensivenessa1639
ingenuity1651
comprehensiona1662
intelligibility1661
intelligency1663
uptake1816
1816 W. Scott Old Mortality vii, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 156 Every body's no sae gleg at the uptake as ye are yoursel.
1847 W. E. Aytoun Dreepdaily Burghs iv ‘I really do not understand you, gentlemen.’ ‘Troth, then, ye're slow at the uptak.’
1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb x. 76 I'm nae sayin' 't Benjie hisna a better uptak' nor the like o' him.
1878 A. Paul Random Writings 112 Children are very quick in the uptake.
1911 E. M. Clowes On Wallaby vi. 162 They..are not so ‘smart’, so quick in the up-take, as themselves.
1927 H. A. Vachell Dew of Sea & Other Stories 259 For a moment the chieftain was puzzled. But he was fairly quick at the up-take, replying after a pause.
1931 D. L. Sayers Five Red Herrings viii. 92 A good girl..but slow in the uptake.
1940 R. S. Lambert Ariel & all his Quality viii. 190 No one was ‘quicker on the uptake’; no one responded quicker to a nod or a wink.
1949 Here & Now (N.Z.) Oct. 13/1 An energetic, likeable, cockily pugnacious figure, but slow, almost Neanderthally slow, on the uptake.
1957 H. Nicolson Journey to Java vi. 106 Being quick at the uptake, he then realized that the flat had been visited by house-breakers.
1980 K. Crossley-Holland Norse Myths p. xxvi He was..a bit slow in the uptake, but immensely strong and dependable.
2. = take-up n. 3.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > steam engine > [noun] > parts of > chambers or reservoirs
receiver1702
hot well1729
catchwater drain1744
steam-vessel1769
explosion chamber1839
uptake1839
smoke-box1846
combustion chamber1854
receiver1873
tube-case1890
1839 R. S. Robinson Naut. Steam Engine Explained 129 The uptake, communicating from each boiler, in the common funnel.
1859 W. J. M. Rankine Man. Steam Engine 451 A chamber called the smoke box, or uptake, in which the various flues terminate.
1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 499/1 The uptakes from both ends converge to the funnel base above the centre of the boiler's length.
3. A ventilating shaft by which foul air ascends.
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the world > matter > gas > air > fresh air > [noun] > supplying fresh air or ventilation > ventilator > passage, shaft, duct, or pipe > by which foul air ascends
uptake1889
stench-pipe1891
1889 J. J. Welch Text Bk. Naval Archit. xii. 132 Advantage is taken of the hollow towing bollards..to utilise these also as uptakes.
1908 Animal Managem. (War Office) 248 Permanent air funnels..should be arranged in pairs,..thus furnishing an up-take and down draught (outlet and inlet).
4. An upward draught or current of air.
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the world > matter > gas > air > moving air > [noun] > a movement of air > a current of air > upward current
uptake1887
upcurrent1909
updraught1909
1887 R. Abercromby Weather 79 To assume that the ascensional uptake in front of the main body of the shower is as unsteady as the surface-wind.
1887 R. Abercromby Weather 126 Where the uptake is less strong.
5. Absorption or incorporation by a living system. Also transferred.
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the world > life > biology > biological processes > absorption or assimilation (of a substance, etc.) > [noun]
attraction?a1425
likening?a1425
assimilation1626
insumption1676
absorption1737
intussusception1765
introsusception1816
inceptiona1849
uptake1931
1931 W. O. James Introd. Plant Physiol. vi. 156 (heading) The uptake of water.
1956 Nature 28 Jan. 192/1 The uptake of potassium ions by disks of red beet root tissue.
1971 Country Life 8 July 119/1 Between 1968 and 1975 the textile industry's uptake of wool would fall by 23 per cent.
1974 Cancer Res. 34 1/1 The photoscans showed an increased uptake of radioactivity over the tumors.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

uptakev.

Brit. /ˌʌpˈteɪk/, U.S. /ˌəpˈteɪk/
Etymology: up- prefix 3a. Compare to take up at take v. Phrasal verbs 1, Middle Swedish up- , upptaka , etc. (Swedish upptaga ), Middle Danish (and Danish) optage in sense 3.
1. transitive. To perform or pursue (a flight) upwards. Obsolete.
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the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > move through the air [verb (transitive)] > pursue (a flight) > upwards
uptakea1325
upwinda1325
soar1659
a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 277 Min fligt..ic wile up-taken, Min sete norð on heuene maken.
a1711 T. Ken Hymnotheo in Wks. (1721) III. 226 Saints Self-jealous will their Flights uptake, We'll follow of the first the radiant Wake.
2. To deliver up, to surrender. Obsolete. rare.
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the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)]
forsakec893
forlet971
to reach upOE
agiveOE
yield?c1225
uptake1297
up-yield1297
yield1297
deliverc1300
to-yielda1375
overgivec1384
grant1390
forbeara1400
livera1400
forgoc1400
upgive1415
permit1429
quit1429
renderc1436
relinquish1479
abandonc1485
to hold up?1499
enlibertyc1500
surrender1509
cess1523
relent1528
to cast up?1529
resignate1531
uprender1551
demit1563
disclaim1567
to fling up1587
to give up1589
quittance1592
vail1593
enfeoff1598
revoke1599
to give off1613
disownc1620
succumb1632
abdicate1633
delinquish1645
discount1648
to pass away1650
to turn off1667
choke1747
to jack up1870
chuck up (the sponge)1878
chuckc1879
unget1893
sling1902
to jack in1948
punt1966
to-leave-
1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 7949 Þe king him made þuder wende, mid is owe folc, to make Þe folc þat þer inne was þen castel him vp take [v.r. optake].
3.
a. To pick or take up; to raise from the ground, etc.; to lift. Obsolete or archaic.
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the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > types of help > [verb (transitive)] > aid in trouble or danger
help?c1225
uptakea1300
relievec1400
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > make to go up or cause to rise [verb (transitive)] > lift or take up > from the ground or a low position
uptakea1300
to pick upc1330
win up1362
to gather upa1400
a1300 E.E. Psalter xvii. 19 He sent fra hegh, and vptoke me; Fra many watres me nam he.
c1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 5142 Ihesu Crist þat here es uptane Fra yhow, til heven.
a1400 K. Alis. (Laud) 7579 He was vptaken of gentil men And ysette on heiȝe benche.
c1420 Anturs of Arth. (Douce) 656 Boþe þes trauayled mene þey truly vp take; Vnnethe miȝte þo sturne stonde vp riȝte.
c1440 Pallad. on Husb. xi. 291 Of see quyete vptaketh they maryne Water purest.
1587 G. Turberville Tragicall Tales 89 b Then willd he all the Ladies limmes..To be vptaken, peece by peece.
1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. ii. sig. B6v It..befell, That Satyran a girdle did vptake, Well knowne to appertaine to Florimell. View more context for this quotation
figurative.1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. ii. sig. Cc8 The word gone out, she backe againe would call,..But that he it vptaking ere the fall, Her shortly answered.1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot ii. ii. 37 But Sancho (wise) uptakes That matter, and..Desires with bread and cheese to pacifie His great distemper.
b. figurative. To raise from distress or straits; to take into one's care or protection. Obsolete.Only in or after Biblical usage, usually tr. Latin suscipere.
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a1300 E.E. Psalter xxvi. 16 Mi fader and mi moder me for-soke þai; Lauerd sothlike vptoke me ai.
a1340 R. Rolle Psalter xvii. 38 Þi righthand vptoke me.
c1400 Prymer (1895) 84 Uptake þou me bi þi word, & y schal lyue.
a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Isa. xli. 10 Y coumfortide thee..; and the riȝthond of my iust man vp took thee.
c1450 Cov. Myst. (Shaks. Soc.) 127 Israel for his childe up-toke he to cum.
1551 T. Sternhold & J. Hopkins Whole Bk. Psalms vi. 4 Lord turne thee to thy wonted grace, my sely soule vp take [1584 vptake].
c. To raise up, exalt. Also absol. Obsolete.
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the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [verb (transitive)] > attach importance to > make more important
arearc885
upheavea1300
upraisea1300
uphigh13..
enhancec1325
liftc1330
uplift1338
uphebbe1340
uptakec1340
magnifya1382
upreara1382
uphancec1390
preponder?1504
upbring1513
exaggerate1564
greaten1589
weighc1595
to make much matter ofa1649
aggravate1698
aggrandize1709
beef1941
c1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 8247 Þai salle þan se..Whi ane es uptane tylle a kyngdom, And ane other es putted in-tylle thraldom.
a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxiv. 321 As Fortune assyse, Men wyll she make; Hir maners ar nyse, She can downe and vptake.
4. To take possession of; to occupy. Obsolete.
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the mind > possession > taking > taking possession > take possession of [verb (transitive)]
take?a1160
seizec1290
raima1325
to take in possessiona1325
to hent in (also upon) handa1350
occupya1382
to take possession?a1425
to take upc1425
uptakec1425
to take in1523
possess1526
master1826
c1425 Wyntoun Cron. iv. ix. 1173 All þe cete þus fand þai With þare fais neire vptane.
1452 Reg. Mag. Sig. Scot. 131/2 My gudis..to be frely ressavit, uptakyn, governit and fullely disponit at the will..of the saide Walter.
1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid iii. ii. 108 The lugeingis [were] void and reddy to thair fais, The sete left waist till ony it wptais.
5. To reprove, rebuke. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > rebuke or reprove [verb (transitive)]
threac897
threapc897
begripea1000
threata1000
castea1200
chaste?c1225
takec1275
blame1297
chastya1300
sniba1300
withnima1315
undernima1325
rebukec1330
snuba1340
withtakea1340
reprovec1350
chastisea1375
arate1377
challenge1377
undertake1377
reprehenda1382
repreync1390
runta1398
snapea1400
underfoc1400
to call to account1434
to put downc1440
snebc1440
uptakec1440
correptc1449
reformc1450
reprise?c1450
to tell (a person) his (also her, etc.) own1450
control1451
redarguec1475
berisp1481
to hit (cross) one over (of, on) the thumbs1522
checkc1530
admonish1541
nip1548
twig?1550
impreve1552
lesson1555
to take down1562
to haul (a person) over the coals1565
increpate1570
touch1570
school1573
to gather up1577
task1580
redarguate?1590
expostulate1592
tutor1599
sauce1601
snip1601
sneap1611
to take in tax1635
to sharp up1647
round1653
threapen1671
reprimand1681
to take to task1682
document1690
chapter1693
repulse1746
twink1747
to speak to ——1753
haul1795
to pull up1799
carpet1840
rig1841
to talk to1860
to take (a person) to the woodshed1882
rawhide1895
to tell off1897
to tell (someone) where he or she gets off1900
to get on ——1904
to put (a person) in (also into) his, her place1908
strafe1915
tick1915
woodshed1935
to slap (a person) down1938
sort1941
bind1942
bottle1946
mat1948
ream1950
zap1961
elder1967
c1440 Psalmi Peniten. (1894) 1 Lord, yn thin anger, uptake [L. corripias] me nought.
6. To receive hospitably. Obsolete. rare.
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society > leisure > social event > hospitality > show hospitality to [verb (transitive)]
gestena1300
lodgec1325
cherishc1330
guestc1330
to give cheera1393
harbry14..
callc1430
uptakea1470
recueil1477
host1485
entertain1490
to set forth1526
harbour1534
retainc1540
treata1578
water1742
sport1826
have1868
hospitize1895
a1470 J. Hardyng Chron. ix. i Winde theim droue..Into Affrique, where..Thei welcomed wer and worthely vptake.
7. Scottish. To obtain, get, or exact by way of tax, contribution, or payment; to levy; = uplift v. 3.
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1493 Reg. Cupar Abbey I. 244 Dewiteis of the samyn [lands] to rais and vptak.
1534 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1905) VI. 221 To help the said John Perdovin to uptak the said movable gudis.
1568 A. Scott Poems (1896) i. 133 Teindis ar vptane be testament transgressouris.
1592 Excheq. Rolls Scot. XXII. 236 The maillis of the castellandis..intromettit and uptaikin be Johnne, lord Maxwell.
1640 in J. Nicholson Minute Bk. War Comm. Covenanters Kirkcudbright 5 Oct. (1855) 58 The Committie ordaines him to uptak the pryce according to the feirs of the yeir.
8. Scottish (and northern dialect). To take into the mind; to comprehend, understand.
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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > understand [verb (transitive)]
yknoweOE
acknowOE
anyeteOE
latchc1000
undernimc1000
understandc1000
underyetec1000
afindOE
knowOE
seeOE
onfangc1175
takec1175
underfindc1200
underfonga1300
undertakea1300
kenc1330
gripea1340
comprehend1340
comprendc1374
espyc1374
perceivea1387
to take for ——?1387
catcha1398
conceivea1398
intenda1400
overtakea1400
tenda1400
havec1405
henta1450
comprise1477
skilla1500
brook1548
apprend1567
compass1576
perstanda1577
endue1590
sound1592
engrasp1593
in1603
fathom1611
resent1614
receivea1616
to take up1617
apprehend1631
to take in1646
grasp1680
understumblec1681
forstand1682
savvy1686
overstand1699
uptake1726
nouse1779
twig1815
undercumstand1824
absorb1840
sense1844
undercumstumble1854
seize1855
intelligize1865
dig1935
read1956
1726 Fleming's Fulfilling Script. (ed. 5) sig. *a2v (Table Sc. Phr.) Uptake, to understand a thing.
1829 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (new ed.)
1839 R. M. M'Cheyne in Bonar Mem. (1844) 195 Have you really and fully uptaken Christ as the gospel lays him down?
a1869 C. Spence From Braes of Carse (1898) 32 What a pity the Laird is so dull!.. For certes he doesna uptak' what I mean.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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