Definition
摄取 has two main uses: in biology and medicine it means to absorb, take in, or assimilate nutrients, vitamins, etc.; in photography and filmmaking it means to take a photograph or shoot footage. The context usually makes the meaning clear.
verb
to absorbto take in (e.g., nutrients, vitamins)to take a photographto shoot (a film or video)
Examples
- 摄取。Réntǐ xūyào cóng shíwù zhōng shè qǔ yíngyǎng.The human body needs to absorb nutrients from food.
- 摄取。Tā zhèngzài gěi mótè shè qǔ zhàopiàn.He is taking a photo of the model.
- 摄取。Dǎoyǎn yòng wúrénjī shè qǔ le zhěng zuò chéngshì de huàmiàn.The director used a drone to shoot footage of the whole city.
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