/daɪˈdʒest/
with obj.
1- break down (food) in the stomach and intestines into substances that can be used by the body消化（食物）。
1.1
- understand or assimilate (new information or the significance of something) by a period of reflection（经过一段时间思考）理解（某事的重要性）; 吸收（新信息）。
1.2
- arrange (something) in a systematic or convenient order, especially by reduction（尤指通过减少的方式系统化或便利化地）整理（某物）：
the computer digested your labours into a form understandable by a program.
计算机会把你的劳动成果整理成程序可以理解的形式。
1.3
- Chemistry treat (a substance) with heat, enzymes, or a solvent in order to decompose it or extract essential components【化】蒸煮; （用酶、溶剂）分解, 提炼。
/ˈdaɪdʒest/
1
- a compilation or summary of material or information（材料或信息的）汇编; 摘要：
a digest of their findings.
他们的发现成果的汇编。
1.1
- a periodical consisting of condensed versions of pieces of writing or news published elsewhere（作品或新闻的）文摘。
1.2
- a methodical summary of a body of laws法规汇集。
1.3
the Digest
the compendium of Roman law compiled in the reign of Justinian《学说汇纂》（查士丁尼一世统治时期编纂的罗马法律概要）。
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- Chemistry a substance or mixture obtained by digestion【化】分解物, 提炼物：
a digest of cloned DNA.
克隆DNA的提炼物。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin digest- 'distributed, dissolved, digested', from the verb digerere, from di- 'apart' + gerere 'carry'; the noun from Latin digesta 'matters methodically arranged', from digestus 'divided', from digerere.