ab·sorp·tion
noun/əbˈzɔːpʃn/
/əbˈzɔːrpʃn/
[uncountable]- the process of a liquid, gas or other substance being taken in
（液体、气体等的）吸收 - Vitamin D is necessary to aid the absorption of calcium from food.
从食物中吸取钙需靠维生素 D 的帮助。
- Vitamin D is necessary to aid the absorption of calcium from food.
- absorption (of somebody/something) (into something) the process of a smaller group, country, etc. becoming part of a larger group or country
并入；同化 - the absorption of the town into the Leeds City Region
该镇并入利兹城区
- the absorption of the town into the Leeds City Region
- absorption (in something) the fact of somebody being very interested in something so that it takes all their attention
专心致志；全神贯注；着迷 - His work suffered because of his total absorption in sport.
他痴迷于体育运动而影响了工作。
- His work suffered because of his total absorption in sport.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘the swallowing up of something’): from Latin absorptio(n-), from absorbere ‘swallow up’, from ab- ‘from’ + sorbere ‘suck in’.