c. 1800, "place where water is taken into a channel or pipe," from verbal phrase, from in (adv.) + take (v.). Meaning "act of taking in" (food, breath, etc.) is first attested 1808.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. We are constantly being reminded to cut down our fat intake.
不斷有人提醒我們要減少脂肪的攝入量。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Nutritionists say only 33% of our calorie intake should be from fat.