单词 | absorb |
释义 | absorb 1.(soak up)+ liquid, water, carbon dioxide, nutrients, minerals吸收 Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air.植物从空气中吸收二氧化碳。 Frogs absorb water through their skins.青蛙通过皮肤吸收水分。 Vitamin D is essential to help the body absorb calcium.维生素D对帮助人体吸收钙极为重要。 to absorb sth into sth把…吸收进… Refined sugars are absorbed into the bloodstream very quickly.精制糖很快就被吸收进入血液。 2.+ impact, shock吸收;缓冲 These shoes are not designed to absorb the impact of running.这些鞋子的设计无法缓冲奔跑时产生的冲击力。 3.(assimilate)吸收;融入;+ group, business合并;收购 Small businesses are being absorbed by larger ones.小企业正在被更大的企业收购。 an economy capable of absorbing thousands of immigrants能够吸收成千上万移民的经济体 to absorb sth into sth把…并入… The Colonial Office was absorbed into the Foreign Office.殖民部被并入了外交部。 Six years later the company was absorbed into Daimler-Benz.6年后, 该公司并入戴姆勒–奔驰公司。 4.【商】(cope with)+ effects, losses, costs承担 We can't absorb those costs.我们无法承担这些费用。 The banks have been forced to absorb large losses.银行被迫承担巨大的损失。 5.(use up)耗费 It absorbed vast amounts of capital that could have been used for investment.这消耗了大量本可用于投资的资金。 It might help if campaigning didn't absorb so much time and money.如果竞选活动没有浪费如此多的时间和金钱, 可能会好一些。 Meanwhile their energies were absorbed by the task of finding a place to live.与此同时, 他们的精力消耗在寻找住处的任务中。 6.(engross)+ person使全神贯注;+ someone's time占用;+ attention, interest吸引 She began a second career which absorbed her more completely than her acting ever had.她开始了第二份工作, 比以前更全力投入。 7.(learn and understand)+ information, details理解;吸收;+ atmosphere融入 I had little time to absorb this information.我几乎没有时间消化这些信息。 We closed our offices at 2:00 p.m. to give employees time to absorb the bad news.我们下午2点停止办公, 为员工们留出了消化这些坏消息的时间。 Robinson was at the Stade de France, absorbing the atmosphere.罗宾逊融入了法兰西体育场的氛围。 8.【物】+ energy, light, heat吸收 9.【经】+ goods买进;收购 10.【化】+ gas, liquid吸收 See alsoabsorbed absorbing |
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