| 释义 |
as·sim·i·late /əˈsɪmɪleɪt/ vt. | vi.
❶ vt.
1. 吸收；消化
The body assimilates digested food into its protoplasm. 躯体将消化了的食物吸收进原生质。
He is quick to assimilate new ideas. 他敏于吸收新思想。
2. 使(民族、语音)同化
The few English people who are in the region have been assimilated into French culture. 该地区不多的几个英国人已全为法国文化所同化。
3. 使相似 (to,with)
The laws of the defeated country were assimilated to those of the victorious nation. 战败国的法律被改得与战胜国的法律一模一样。
4. 把…比作(to, with)
assimilate a conqueror to a robber 把征服者比作强盗
❷ vi.
1. 被吸收；被消化
Some foods assimilate easily. 有些食物很容易被吸收。
2. 被同化
A few have assimilated easily into the system they once rebelled against. 少数人很容易地被他们曾反抗过的制度同化了。
The sound “m” often assimilates before a following “n”. “m”音常被后面的“n”音同化。
3. 成为相似 (to, with)
[< L assimilāre to make one thing like another < sīmilis like, similar] |