ingestion

/ɪnˈdʒestʃən/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈdʒestʃən/ (ame, ipa) · /in-ˈjes-chən -ˈjesh-/ (ame, mw)

ingestion — noun

1. the act of taking a substance into your body through your mouth — for example, w

1.名詞B2
釋義

the act of taking a substance into your body through your mouth — for example, when you eat a meal, drink water, or swallow a pill.

例句

After Wei accidentally swallowed the cleaning fluid, doctors monitored him to prevent further ingestion.

ingestion of [harmful substance] in medical context

Amara's doctor told her to increase her daily ingestion of calcium-rich foods like cheese and yoghurt.

daily ingestion of [nutrient]

同義詞
  • intake

    broader term that covers both ingestion and absorption; common in nutrition contexts ('daily calorie intake')

  • consumption

    focuses on the act of using up food or drink; less clinical, more common in everyday and economic contexts

  • swallowing

    a physical step within ingestion; more specific and concrete, used in medical contexts about the throat

反義詞
  • excretion

    the removal of waste from the body — the opposite endpoint of the digestive process

  • vomiting

    the forceful expulsion of stomach contents through the mouth, reversing ingestion

文法句型

ingestion of [substance]

用法筆記

A formal or technical term. In everyday conversation, speakers usually say 'eating' or 'drinking' instead of 'ingestion'. Common in medical reports, nutrition guides, and scientific studies.

常見錯誤

❌After ingestion, the stomach breaks down the food.
✅After ingestion, the stomach begins to break down the food.
💡The process of breaking down is 'digestion', not 'ingestion'. Ingestion is just the act of taking something in.