ingestion

/ɪnˈdʒestʃən/
📚 21526 GRE
the process of taking food, drink, or another substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it. "vomiting after ingestion of contaminated food"

noun [具体名词] 摄取;吸收;咽下

It is transmitted between animals and humans by the bite of infected fleas, direct contact, inhalation and rarely, ingestion of infective materials. 它通过受感染跳蚤的咬伤、直接接触、吸入和极少摄入传染物在动物与人之间传播。

后缀: tion 【noun】 表示某种行为、状态或结果 - indicating an action, process, or result 原词: ingestion 是通过后缀 【tion】 构成的派生词
in(进入) + gest(搬运) + ion → 运入体内 → 摄取
单词造句:
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Every ingestion of food can affect our mood or thinking processes. 每次食物的摄取都可能会影响我们的情绪或思维过程。