"capacity for understanding, perceptive power," 1816, from up (adv.) + take (v.). Compare Middle English verb uptake "to pick or take up" (c. 1300). Meaning "pipe leading up from the smoke box of a steam boiler to the chimney" is from 1839.
实用例句
1. Carol was absent-minded and a little slow on the uptake.
卡萝尔心不在焉，反应有点迟钝。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She is not an intellectual, but is quick on the uptake.
她并不是个才智非凡的人，但理解力很强。
来自柯林斯例句
3. There has been a high uptake of the free training.
免费培训有很多人参加。
来自《权威词典》
4. The drug increases the number of red cells in the blood, enhancing oxygen uptake by 10 percent.
这种药增加了血液里的红细胞数量，从而将摄氧量提高了10%。
来自柯林斯例句
5. The doctor advised me to reduce the salt uptake.
