1 the amount of food, drink, etc that you take into your body （食物、饮料等的）摄取量: The doctor told David to cut down his alcohol intake. 医生嘱咐戴维减少饮酒量。

2 the (number of) people who enter an organization or institution during a certain period （在一定时期内组织或机构的）新成员，新成员数目: This year's intake of students is down 10%. 今年招收的新生减少了一成。

3 the act of taking sth into your body, especially breath 摄取（尤指空气）

4 a place where liquid, air, etc enters a machine （液体、气体等进入机器的）入口