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单词 ingest
释义
in·gest (ĭn-jĕst)
tr.v. in·gest·ed, in·gest·ing, in·gests
1. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption. See Synonyms at eat.
2. To take in and absorb as food: "Marine ciliates ... can be observed ... ingesting other single-celled creatures and harvesting their chloroplasts" (Carol Kaesuk Yoon).

[Latin ingerere, ingest- : in-, in; see IN-2 + gerere, to carry.]

in·gesti·ble adj.
in·gestion n.
in·gestive adj.
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