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Absorb Verb Absorbed Takes Form Deal Larger 例:The

单词 absorb
音标
英[əbˈsɔ:b] 美[əbˈsɔrb]
解释
vt.吸收(液体、气体等);吸引(注意);吞并,合并;忍受,承担(费用);
例句

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.
例: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。
例:Refined sugars are absorbed into the bloodstream very quickly.精制糖迅速吸收进血液中。

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

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.
例:The Colonial Office was absorbed into the Foreign Office.殖民部被并入了外交部。
例:...an economy capable of absorbing thousands of immigrants.能够吸纳数千移民的经济实体

VERB
消减,缓冲(外力、震动等)
If something absorbs a force or shock, it reduces its effect.
例:...footwear which does not absorb the impact of the foot striking the ground.不具备减震功能的鞋子

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.
例:The banks would be forced to absorb large losses...银行将被迫承受巨大的损失。
例:We can't absorb those costs.我们负担不起那些费用。

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.
例: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。
例: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。

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

VERB
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.
例:...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
变形
third:absorbs~done:absorbed~ing:absorbing~past:absorbed~

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