imbibe
/ɪmˈbaɪb/verb
with obj.
1- formal, often humorous drink (alcohol)〈正式, 常幽默〉饮, 喝（酒）：
they were imbibing far too many pitchers of beer
他们喝了太多罐啤酒
no obj. having imbibed too freely, he fell over.他喝了大量的酒, 跌倒了。
1.1
- figurative absorb or assimilate (ideas or knowledge)〈喻〉吸收, 接纳（观念, 知识）：
the Bolshevist propaganda which you imbibed in your youth.
你年轻时候接纳的布尔什维克宣传。
1.2
- chiefly Botany (especially of seeds) absorb (water) into ultramicroscopic spaces or pores【主植】（尤指种子）吸涨。
1.3
- Botany place (seeds) in water in order to absorb it【植】浸（种）。
派生词
imbiber
nounimbibition
/ˌɪmbɪˈbɪʃən/ noun （chiefly Botany）词源
late Middle English （in the senses 'absorb or cause to absorb moisture' and 'take into solution'）： from Latin imbibere, from in- 'in' + bibere 'to drink'.