intake

🇬🇧 UK/'inteik/🇺🇸 US
B1

Definitions

n.

The amount of food, drink, or other substance taken in; an opening through which fluid or air enters.

摄入量;入口,进气口

v.

To take in or draw in from outside.

吸入,摄取

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
takestem
=intake

Common Collocations

  • 1.daily intake日摄入量
  • 2.water intake水摄入量
  • 3.caloric intake热量摄入

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The recommended daily intake of water is about eight glasses.

  • 2.

    The hospital monitors patients' caloric intake during recovery.

  • 3.

    The intake valve controls the flow of coolant into the engine.

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