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单词 intake
释义 intake
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: in (IV) + take (after take in, v.)
1. dialect chiefly Britain : a portion of land taken in or enclosed from a moor, common, or road : enclosure : hillside pasture or land reclaimed (as from the sea)
2.
 a. : an opening through which air, water, steam, or other fluid enters an enclosure
  < the fuel-mixture intake of an engine cylinder >
  < the intake of an aqueduct >
  — see jet engine illustration
 b. : a main passageway for air in a coal mine
3.
 a. : the act, process, or an instance of taking in
  < intake … of various life-sustaining material — H.A.Overstreet >
  < stop the intake of new clerks — Christopher Strachey >
  < an intake of breath >
  < after the first quick intake of surprise — Ethel Wilson >
  < the rate of intake is an important index — W.F.Mackey >
 specifically : initial procedures (as interviews) conducted by a social worker, juvenile-court officer, or clinician in considering a client for treatment or service
  < the role of the intake worker >
  < an intake official >
 b.
  (1) : the amount taken in
   < an adequate intake of food >
   < strictly limited my intake during the day — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin >
  (2) : energy taken in : input
  (3) : the persons taken into a group or organization
   < half the total intake were the sons of plebeians — J.W.Saunders >
  (4) chiefly Britain : a person taken into a military service : recruit
   < just arrived with a new intake — Derek Stanford >
4. Scotland
 a. : swindle
 b. : swindler
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