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intake

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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in·take /ˈɪnteɪk/ noun  1 [singular, uncountable]DFAMOUNT the amount of food, drink etc that you take into your body 〔食物、饮料等的〕摄入量,摄取量,吸入量intake of Try to reduce your intake of fat. 尽量减少脂肪的摄入量。a high/low intake a high intake of carbohydrates 碳水化合物的大量摄入food/alcohol/calorie etc intake Sickness may develop from inadequate fluid intake. 液体摄入不足会诱发疾病。2 SE[countable, uncountable] the number of people who join a school, profession etc at a particular time 〔学校、职业等的〕加入人数intake of an intake of around 120 students each year 每年大约120人的招生名额3 [countable]T a tube, pipe etc through which air, gas, or liquid enters a machine 〔机器上空气、气体或液体注入的〕管道,进口 a leak on the air intake to the carburettor 汽化器进气口的裂缝4. intake of breath BREATHEa sudden act of breathing in, especially when you are shocked 倒吸一口气〔尤在吃惊时〕
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intakeair intakes on a jet engineEberson is the intake officer for the prison.Pregnant women should reduce their intake of caffeine.the yearly intake of studentsfood/alcohol/calorie etc intakeSo by rationing these foods you cut calorie intake.In a peculiar twist, large numbers of Western women mimicked Eastern women in low calorie intake.There are no studies on the acute effect of alcohol intake on gastric acid secretion in chronic alcoholic patients.This need not mean drastically reducing food intake.Patients assigned to receive steroids consumed an unrestricted diet and were asked to record their food intake during the first four weeks.Most people try to do this by restricting their calorie intake, usually by cutting it in half.Laminin concentration is also related to alcohol intake.Laminin has been related to alcohol intake.
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intake
intake /ˈɪnteɪk/ noun
1. [singular, uncountable] the amount of food, drink etc that you take into your body
    intake of
    Try to reduce your intake of fat.
    a high/low intake
    a high intake of carbohydrates
    food/alcohol/calorie etc intake
    Sickness may develop from inadequate fluid intake.
2. [uncountable and countable] the number of people who join a school, profession etc at a particular time
    intake of
    an intake of around 120 students each year
3. [countable] a tube, pipe etc through which air, gas, or liquid enters a machine:
    a leak on the air intake to the carburettor
4. intake of breath a sudden act of breathing in, especially when you are shocked


in·takeBrE /ˈɪnteɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɪnteɪk/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] the amount of food, drink, etc. that you take into your body (食物、饮料等的)摄取量,吸入量high fluid intake高流质摄取量to reduce your daily intake of salt减少每天的食盐量 [countable, uncountable] the number of people who are allowed to enter a school, college, profession, etc. during a particular period (一定时期内)纳入的人数the annual student intake每年招收的新生人数 [countable] a place where liquid, air, etc. enters a machine (机器上的液体、空气等的)进口the air/fuel intake 进气口;加燃料口 [countable, usually singular] an act of taking sth in, especially breath 吸收;吸入;(尤指)吸气a sharp intake of breath猛吸一口气