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absorb
[英] [əbˈsɔ:b] [美] [əbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb] 生词本

vt.

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1. VERB 吸收（液体、气体等） If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in. 

  • Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and moisture from the soil...

    植物从空气中吸收二氧化碳并从土壤中汲取水分。

  • Refined sugars are absorbed into the bloodstream very quickly.

    精制糖迅速吸收进血液中。

2. VERB 吸收（光、热等能量） If something absorbs light, heat, or another form of energy, it takes it in. 

  • A household radiator absorbs energy in the form of electric current and releases it in the form of heat.

    家用取暖器吸收电流能量，再以热量的形式释放出来。

3. VERB 合并；兼并；吸收并同化 If a group is absorbed into a larger group, it becomes part of the larger group. 

  • The Colonial Office was absorbed into the Foreign Office.

    殖民部被并入了外交部。

  • ...an economy capable of absorbing thousands of immigrants.

    能够吸纳数千移民的经济实体

4. VERB 消减，缓冲（外力、震动等） If something absorbs a force or shock, it reduces its effect. 

  • ...footwear which does not absorb the impact of the foot striking the ground.

    不具备减震功能的鞋子

5. VERB 经受，承受（变革、影响等）；承担（费用等） If a system or society absorbs changes, effects, or costs, it is able to deal with them. 

  • The banks would be forced to absorb large losses...

    银行将被迫承受巨大的损失。

  • We can't absorb those costs.

    我们负担不起那些费用。

6. VERB 用掉，花掉（大量金钱）；占去（空间、时间） If something absorbs something valuable such as money, space, or time, it uses up a great deal of it. 

  • It absorbed vast amounts of capital that could have been used for investment...

    它消耗掉了原本可用于投资的大笔资金。

  • It might help if campaigning didn't absorb so much time and money.

    如果竞选活动没耗费这么多的时间和金钱，情况或许还不会这么糟。

7. VERB 理解，掌握（信息） If you absorb information, you learn and understand it. 

  • Too often he only absorbs half the information in the manual...

    他对于说明书上所说的经常是一知半解。

  • We closed our offices at 2:00 p.m. to give employees time to absorb the bad news.

    我们下午两点就放工了，以便给员工时间来慢慢接受这一坏消息。

8. VERB See also: absorbed; absorbing; 吸引…的注意；使全神贯注 If something absorbs you, it interests you a great deal and takes up all your attention and energy. 

  • ...a second career which absorbed her more completely than her acting ever had.

    比演艺生涯更让她投入的又一职业

Verb

1. become imbued;

  • "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"

2. take up mentally;

  • "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"

3. take up, as of debts or payments;

  • "absorb the costs for something"

4. take in, also metaphorically;

  • "The sponge absorbs water well"
  • "She drew strength from the minister's words"

5. cause to become one with;

  • "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"

6. suck or take up or in;

  • "A black star absorbs all matter"

7. engross (oneself) fully;

  • "He immersed himself into his studies"

8. assimilate or take in;

  • "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"

9. engage or engross wholly;

  • "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

医学

  • 1.吸收：即摄取或同化。如使物质进入或通过组织(皮肤、肠或肾小管等)；又如与辐射能反应而使之衰减

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  • 1.吸收
1. Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income.
农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。

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2. Animals absorb foods into their bodies.
动物把食物吸收到身体里。

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3. International affairs absorb his attention.
他专心研究国际问题。

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4. Large nations shouldn't absorb smaller ones.
大国不应当吞并小国。

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5. Plants absorb energy from the sun.
植物吸收太阳的能量。

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6. The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees.
这个国家实在不能接纳这么多涌入的难民。

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7. The societies of the Highlands were able to absorb these changes.
苏格兰高地各社区能够承受这些变化。

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8. This kind of paper does not absorb ink.
这种纸不吃墨。

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