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单词 uptake
释义 uptake
I. \| ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English uptaken, from up + taken to take — more at take
1. obsolete : to take up : lift, raise
2. chiefly Scotland : understand, comprehend
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : understanding, comprehension
 < quick on the uptake >
 < slow in the uptake — Arnold Bennett >
 < prided herself upon being sharp at the uptake — Victoria Sackville-West >
2.
 a. : the pipe leading upward from the smokebox of a steam boiler to the chimney or smokestack : a flue leading upward
 b. : a shaft or tube up which a current of air passes especially for ventilation : upcast
3. : take-up
 < the loom's uptake >
4. : an act or instance of absorbing and incorporating especially into a living organism
 < the uptake of inorganic phosphate normally associated with respiration — P.A.Harvey & Wei Yang >
 < thyroid function should be determined by radioiodine uptake studies — Journal American Medical Association >
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