take (food, drink, or another substance) into the body by swallowing or absorbing it
咽下;吸收;摄取(食物、饮料等)。
〈喻〉 吸取(信息)
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he spent his days ingesting the contents of the library .他把时间花在吸取图书馆里的知识上。
"early 17th cent.: from Latin