uptake
uptake — 名詞
1. how quickly and through what mechanism a substance such as oxygen, a drug, or a
吸收
物質被身體或系統吸收的速率或過程
how quickly and through what mechanism a substance such as oxygen, a drug, or a nutrient enters and becomes absorbed by a living body, tissue, or system
The doctor measured Ramón's oxygen uptake during the exercise test.
醫生在運動測試中測量了 Ramón 的氧氣吸收量。
collocation: oxygen uptake
After eating, Vivek's body showed a normal glucose uptake pattern.
進食後，Vivek 的身體呈現正常的葡萄糖吸收模式。
Scientists studied the plant's uptake of nitrogen from the soil.
科學家研究植物從土壤中吸收氮的過程。
collocation: uptake of [nutrient]
The medication's uptake into the bloodstream happens within minutes.
藥物進入血液的過程在幾分鐘內完成。
Eshe's test results indicated that her iron uptake was lower than expected.
Eshe 的檢測結果顯示她的鐵質吸收量低於預期。
collocation: iron uptake
- oxygen uptake
- glucose uptake
- iron uptake
- calcium uptake
- nutrient uptake
- drug uptake
- uptake of nitrogen
- uptake into cells
- rate of uptake
- increase uptake
- reduce uptake
- absorption
more general term; 'absorption' covers liquids and gases being soaked up, while 'uptake' more often implies active transport into a biological system
- intake
focuses on the amount taken in through an opening (e.g., mouth, nose), not necessarily on what happens to it afterward
- consumption
emphasises using up a resource; 'uptake' can describe merely entering a system without being consumed
文法句型
uptake of [substance]
[substance] uptake
uptake into [body/system]
用法筆記
Frequently appears in scientific and medical contexts where the substance being absorbed is named before or after 'uptake' (e.g., oxygen uptake, uptake of calcium). Often measured or quantified.
常見錯誤
2. the rate or degree to which people begin to use or accept a new product, service
採用
人們開始使用或接受新事物的比率
the rate or degree to which people begin to use or accept a new product, service, technology, idea, or opportunity
The uptake of electric cars has grown quickly across Europe this year.
今年電動汽車在歐洲的採用率迅速成長。
collocation: uptake of [product/technology]
Vaccine uptake among young adults in Taipei reached over eighty percent.
台北年輕成年人的疫苗接種率已超過八成。
collocation: vaccine uptake
Yara's company hoped for a high uptake of its new payment system.
Yara 的公司希望其新的支付系統能有高採用率。
Despite the campaign, the uptake of solar panels in rural areas stayed low.
儘管有推廣活動，鄉村地區太陽能板的採用率仍然偏低。
Luca's team surveyed local businesses to measure the uptake of digital tools.
Luca 的團隊調查當地企業以衡量數位工具的採用情況。
collocation: measure the uptake of [something]
- vaccine uptake
- technology uptake
- digital uptake
- uptake of electric cars
- uptake of services
- high uptake
- low uptake
- widespread uptake
- increase uptake
- boost uptake
- measure uptake
- rate of uptake
- adoption
more active — implies a deliberate choice to start using something; 'uptake' can be more passive or measured
- acceptance
emphasises the willingness to receive something; 'uptake' implies actual use, not just willingness
- take-up
British English variant with identical meaning; slightly less formal
- rejection
the decision not to use or accept something
- resistance
active opposition to adoption, often implying social or systemic barriers
文法句型
uptake of [product/technology/service]
[something] uptake
high/low uptake
用法筆記
Commonly used in business, public-health, and technology contexts with collective subjects (populations, markets, age groups). The rate is typically described as high, low, fast, slow, or widespread. Often paired with a quantifier (e.g., 'fifty percent uptake').
to be able — or unable — to understand something quickly; to grasp new ideas or situations at a particular speed
理解力快／慢
The new student was quick on the uptake and finished the assignment before anyone else.
I'm sorry I did not get the joke — I can be a bit slow on the uptake sometimes.
This means someone understands things either very fast or very slowly.
理解快/慢
Maya is quick on the uptake and finished the puzzle in minutes.
Why is Diego so slow on the uptake with these instructions?
同根字
- take up片語動詞B1