单词 | uptake |
释义 | uptaken. 1. The action of, or capacity for, understanding; comprehension. Usually in quick (slow, gleg (Sc.), etc.) on (at, in) the uptake. Originally Scottish. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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.ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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 ΚΠ 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]. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.1816v.1297 |
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