英语单词 | assimilate |
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英美音标 | 英 [ə'sɪməleɪt] 美 [ə'sɪməleɪt] |
中文释义 | v.使同化;吸收 |
英语例句 | (1) The USA has assimilated people from many different countries. (2) Europeans and Jews do not readily assimilate. (3) Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly. (4) Some foods are assimilated more easily than others. (5) It is difficult to assimilate a lot of information. |
中文例句 | (1) 美国已经同化了许多来自不同国家的人。 (2) 欧洲人和犹太人不易同化。 (3) 移民经常想迅速同化。 (4) 有些食物比另一些食物容易吸收。 (5) 难于在较短时间内摄取许多信息。 |
vocabulary简明 | If you are trying to fit in, you are trying to assimilate. |
vocabulary扩展 | Imported from Latin, assimilate has the word similar within it and in fact, means "to become like something else." If someone moves to another country, he or she will need to assimilate by adapting to and taking in the language, culture and customs of the new place. You can also turn the phrase around to say that a country assimilates immigrants, which means that a place accepts immigrants and allows them to adapt easily. In scientific use, the body assimilates nutrients as a part of digestion. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)同化;(使)融入 When people such as immigrants assimilate into a community or when that community assimilates them, they become an accepted part of it. [V] [V [V pron-refl] [ [Also V n]
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2 [VERB 动词]吸收;接受;学习 If you assimilate new ideas, techniques, or information, you learn them or adopt them. [V n]
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