ingest
/ɪnˈdʒest/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈdʒest/ (ame, ipa) · /in-ˈjest/ (ame, mw)
ingest — 動詞
- ingestpresent simple I / you / we / they
- ingestshe / she / it
- ingestedpast simple
- ingesting-ing form
1. to bring a substance — for example food, a drink, or a chemical — into your body
攝取
將食物或飲料經口送入體內
to bring a substance — for example food, a drink, or a chemical — into your body through the mouth so that it can be processed internally
The nurse told the patient not to ingest anything for twelve hours before the blood test.
護士警告患者在抽血檢查前十二個小時內不得攝取任何東西。
collocation: ingest + anything for medical preparation
The toddler accidentally ingested seawater while playing at the beach.
那個幼童在海邊玩耍時不小心喝進了海水。
ingest + [substance] accidentally (contrast with 'eat')
Amara called poison control after her son ingested dish soap in the kitchen.
Amara 的兒子在廚房誤吞了洗碗精，她立刻打電話給毒物中心。
After surgery, patients can only ingest clear liquids like water or broth for the first day.
手術後第一天，患者只能攝取水或清湯之類的清澈液體。
The doctor explained that the body needs to ingest enough calcium to keep bones strong.
醫生解釋說，身體需要攝取足夠的鈣質才能維持骨骼強健。
- eat
the everyday word for taking in food; much more common in casual speech
- drink
the everyday word for taking in liquids; use instead of 'ingest' for ordinary beverage consumption
- consume
slightly more formal than 'eat' or 'drink', but still wider in use than 'ingest'; also covers using up resources
- swallow
focuses specifically on the physical action of passing something down the throat
文法句型
ingest + noun phrase (the substance taken in)
用法筆記
This term is more formal and technical than everyday words like 'eat' or 'drink.' It appears frequently in medical, scientific, and nutritional writing. For casual conversation, 'eat' and 'drink' are more natural choices.