verb, noun · to capture video or still images; to photograph

他在现场摄得一张极其珍贵的鸟类照片。

noun, verb · to take in, absorb, or assimilate nutrients or other substances

这种植物主要通过叶片摄取养分。

verb · to be situated or located between, often in a precarious or constrained position (literary usage).

千乘之国，摄乎大国之间。

verb · to act in place of or manage on behalf of (literary)

在老臣的辅佐下，他开始摄政。

verb · to conserve or maintain one's health (literary)

他在山中隐居，精于摄生之道。