absorbing
US
UK absorbing adj: (interesting, engrossing)
SC 吸引人的 xī yǐn rén de
TC 吸引人的
TC 吸引人的
SC 引人入胜的 xī yǐn rén de ，yǐn rén rù shèng de
SC 非常有趣的 xī yǐn rén de ，fēi cháng yǒu qù de
This is such an absorbing book, I don't want to put it down.
absorb [sth] vtr: (soak up: liquid) (液体)
SC 吸，吸收 xī，xī shōu
TC 吸，吸收
TC 吸，吸收
The towel absorbed the excess water.
毛巾把多余的水吸收了。
absorb [sth] vtr: (sound: take in without echo) (声音)
SC 吸，吸收 xī，xī shōu
TC 吸，吸收
TC 吸，吸收
The walls of this room absorb sound.
这间房间的墙壁能吸收声音。
absorb [sth] vtr: (soften: impact)
SC 减少 jiǎn shǎo
TC 減少
TC 減少
SC 缓冲 jiǎn shǎo ，huǎn chōng
TC 緩衝
TC 緩衝
Bumpers on a car absorb the impact of a collision.
汽车的保险杠能够减少撞击时产生的冲击。
absorb [sth] vtr: figurative (take on: ideas)
SC 理解 lǐ jiě
TC 理解
TC 理解
SC 汲取 lǐ jiě ，jí qǔ
The students absorbed the professor's radical ideas.
学生们汲取了教授激进的理念。
absorb [sth/sb] vtr: figurative, often passive (assimilate)
SC 兼并 jiān bìng
TC 兼併
TC 兼併
SC 吞并 jiān bìng，tūn bìng
TC 吞併
TC 吞併
The corporation gradually absorbed the smaller firms in the area.
这家公司逐渐吞并了这片地区比它小的公司。
absorb [sth] vtr: figurative, often passive (consume)
SC 消耗 xiāo hào
TC 消耗
TC 消耗
SC 用掉
If demand continues to absorb the available supply at this rate, we are headed for disaster.
如果需求以这个速度，继续消耗可用的供给，结果将是灾难性的。
absorb [sth] vtr: figurative (take in: info, experience) (信息)
SC 吸收 xī shōu
TC 吸收
TC 吸收
SC 理解 xī shōu，lǐ jiě
TC 理解
TC 理解
SC 体验 xī shōu，tǐ yàn
TC 體驗
TC 體驗
The tourists spent the morning absorbing the sights and smells of the local market.
游客们整个早上都在体验当地集市的风情，欣赏集市的景象、品味集市的气息。
absorb [sth] vtr: figurative (pay for)
SC 承担...费用
His company absorbed the losses of the business it acquired.
absorb [sb] vtr: figurative (interest)
SC 吸引 xī yǐn
TC 吸引
TC 吸引
SC 占据...的注意力
The latest novel in the series absorbed readers.
absorb the shock v expr: (soften a physical impact) (本义)
SC 减缓…的冲击，减轻…造成的震动 jiǎn huǎn de chōng jī，jiǎn qīng zào chéng de zhèn dòng
Egg boxes absorb the shock of shipping so the eggs don't crack. The pile of pillows would absorb the shock from the fall.
蛋盒能减缓运送过程中的震动，保证鸡蛋不破。
这堆枕头能减缓下落带来的冲击。
absorb the shock v expr: figurative (take in bad news) (坏消息等)
SC 减轻...冲击
The telephone fell from her hand as she tried to absorb the shock of her father's death. I gave him a moment to absorb the shock from the bad news.
当她试着从她父亲去世的消息中缓过来的时后，电话从她手中滑落了。
我给了他时间来从这个坏消息中缓过来。
absorb the shock v expr: figurative (lessen a financial burden) (比喻)
SC 减轻经济负担，减轻经济上的冲击 jiǎn qīng jīng jì fù dān，jiǎn qīng jīng jì shàng de chōng jī
My pension fund took a beating in the stock market crash, but at least I had bank certificates to absorb the shock.