比喻用法。

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。

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。

3. There has been a high uptake of the free training.

免费培训有很多人参加。

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%。

5. The doctor advised me to reduce the salt uptake.

医生建议我减少盐的摄入.