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单词 absorb
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absorb
əbzɔːʳb əbˈsɔːb æbˈsɔrb æbˈzɔrb əbˈsɔrb
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense absorbs, present participle absorbing, past tense , past participle absorbed
1 VERB 吸收(液体、气体等) If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in. 吸收(液体、气体等)
  • Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and moisture from the soil. [VERB noun]

    植物从空气中吸收二氧化碳并从土壤中汲取水分。

  • Refined sugars are absorbed into the bloodstream very quickly. [be VERB-ed + into]

    精制糖迅速吸收进血液中。

SYN soak up, drink in, devour, suck up
2 VERB 吸收(光、热等能量) If something absorbs light, heat, or another form of energy, it takes it in. 吸收(光、热等能量)
  • A household radiator absorbs energy in the form of electric current and releases it in the form of heat. [VERB noun]

    家用取暖器吸收电流能量,再以热量的形式释放出来。

3 VERB 合并;兼并;吸收并同化 If a group is absorbed into a larger group, it becomes part of the larger group. 合并;兼并;吸收并同化
  • The Colonial Office was absorbed into the Foreign Office. [be VERB-ed + into]

    殖民部被并入了外交部。

  • ...an economy capable of absorbing thousands of immigrants. [VERB noun]

    能够吸纳数千移民的经济实体

SYN assimilate, take in, incorporate, accommodate
4 VERB 消减,缓冲(外力、震动等) If something absorbs a force or shock, it reduces its effect. 消减,缓冲(外力、震动等)
  • ...footwear which does not absorb the impact of the foot striking the ground. [VERB noun]

    不具备减震功能的鞋子

SYN cushion, suppress, soften, pillow
5 VERB 经受,承受(变革、影响等);承担(费用等) If a system or society absorbs changes, effects, or costs, it is able to deal with them. 经受,承受(变革、影响等);承担(费用等)
  • The banks would be forced to absorb large losses. [VERB noun]

    银行将被迫承受巨大的损失。

  • We can't absorb those costs. [VERB noun]

    我们负担不起那些费用。

6 VERB 用掉,花掉(大量金钱);占去(空间、时间) If something absorbs something valuable such as money, space, or time, it uses up a great deal of it. 用掉,花掉(大量金钱);占去(空间、时间)
  • It absorbed vast amounts of capital that could have been used for investment. [VERB noun]

    它消耗掉了原本可用于投资的大笔资金。

  • It might help if campaigning didn't absorb so much time and money. [VERB noun]

    如果竞选活动没耗费这么多的时间和金钱,情况或许还不会这么糟。

7 VERB 理解,掌握(信息) If you absorb information, you learn and understand it. 理解,掌握(信息)
  • Too often he only absorbs half the information in the manual. [VERB noun]

    他对于说明书上所说的经常是一知半解。

  • We closed our offices at 2:00 p.m. to give employees time to absorb the bad news. [VERB noun]

    我们下午两点就放工了,以便给员工时间来慢慢接受这一坏消息。

8 VERB 吸引的注意;使全神贯注 If something absorbs you, it interests you a great deal and takes up all your attention and energy. 吸引的注意;使全神贯注
  • ...a second career which absorbed her more completely than her acting ever had. [VERB noun]

    比演艺生涯更让她投入的又一职业

SYN engross, hold, involve, fill
9See also:absorbed  absorbing 
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