Even as we humans count on forests to soak up a good share of the carbon dioxide we produce, we are threatening their ability to do so.
即使我们指望森林吸收很大一部分人类生产的二氧化碳，但森林的吸收能力正在遭受人类的威胁。
The cells will promptly start to soak up moisture.
细胞会很快开始吸收水份。
Without a tree to soak up moisture from the ground, the soil remains wetter than in the surrounding forest.
如果没有树木吸收地面中的水分，土壤一直会比周边的树林更加湿润。
It appears that the shell has to crack open or break down somewhat to allow the seed to soak up water.
看来，为了让种子吸收水分，种子的外壳必须裂开或破裂。
The central bank says that it will soak up the cash, for instance, by selling instruments of its own, so monetary policy will not be loosened.
中央银行说道，例如通过出售自己的债券，它将会迅速吸收大量现金，所以货币政策将不会放松。
Many foreign students are attracted not only to the academic programs at a particular US college but also to the larger community, which affords the chance to soak up the surrounding culture.
许多外国学生不仅是被某所美国大学的学术项目所吸引，而且还被更大的社区所吸引，这给他们提供了了解周围文化的机会。
The newspaper will soak up and hold moisture from rain or snow-covered boots and protect your floors.
报纸将吸收并处存鞋子上带来的雨水或雪水，这样可以保护你的地板。
The control rods soak up the neutrons that mediate the chain reaction which produces most of a reactor's energy, shutting it down.
控制棒会吸收路子减慢链式反应，降低核反应的能量释放，进而关掉反应堆。
The plantations soak up radiation and prevent its spread to groundwater.
种植园可以吸收辐射并防止其蔓延至地下水中。
Floating, microscopic plants, known as phytoplankton, soak up the sunlight and the nutrients stirring in the Southern Ocean and grow into prodigious blooms.
被称为浮游植物的流动微生植物，吸收了阳光和南太平洋海水里的养分，长成一团团巨大的水华。
A troubling finding of the literature is that attempts to soak up excess savings serve only to undermine the safety of the assets supplied.
这个文献的一个令人担心的的发现是吸收过量储蓄的做法只会破坏供应资产的安全性。
Some plant trees to soak up carbon dioxide. Others prevent existing trees from being chopped down.
有些组织种植树木吸收二氧化碳，有些则保护现存树木免遭砍伐。
Soak up motivating things in your life on a daily basis.
从每天的生活中吸取一切可以激励你的事情。
The firm used to be a sponge to soak up surplus east Indian Labour.
该公司过去是吸收东印度多余劳动力的一块海绵。
One place where children soak up A characteristics is school, which is, by its very nature, a highly competitive institution.
孩子们吸收A类个性的地方是学校。 就学校的本质而言，它是一个高度竞争的机构。
The Earth's need for forests to soak up carbon emissions is almost limitless.
地球对森林吸收二氧化碳的需求是永无止境的。
When snow and ice disappear, the darker-colored ocean and land soak up energy instead of reflecting it.
当冰雪融化后，灰暗的海洋和陆地就会吸收大部分的能量。
If a class isreally challenging, sit in the front and soak up everyword.
如果这节课很有意思，那么坐在前面，仔细听每一个字。
They didn’t want information or advice, just my presence, like a sponge to soak up what they’d been holding inside for years.
他们不想要什么信息或建议，只要我在场就好，像海绵一样吸收他们埋藏多年的心声。
Dump iron into the sea to boost plankton growth and soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
向海洋中倾倒铁以促进浮游生物生长来吸收大气中的二氧化碳。
When French soldiers were stranded outside Rome one winter in the 16th century, they lay on the city's dunghills to soak up warmth from the fermenting matter.
在16世纪的一个冬天，当法国士兵被困在罗马城外时，他们躺在这座城市的粪堆上，靠它们的发酵取暖。
If a sheep should slip into a river or stream its wool would soon soak up the water and become completely saturated.
如果羊不小心掉进河里或溪里，它身上的毛会迅速吸收水分，全身都被浸透。
New products will eventually emerge to soak up the mass of money earmarked for fixed-income products.
新的金融产品将会吸收现有的固定收益产品导致的混乱。
He wanders around, seeing the sights, occasionally stopping at a quaint pub to soak up the local culture, chat with the locals, and have a pint of stout.
他四处走荡着，这边看看，那边瞧瞧，有时候在一家独特的酒吧停下来，喝一杯充满本地风情的酒水，跟当地人尽兴聊天，好好喝一个哥两好。
Hopefully it can soak up all the surplus and raise prices.
但愿它能消化掉所有过剩的小麦，从而抬高小麦的价格。
It's also a lovely sensual experience - a place to soak up rich colors, smells and tastes of fresh food.
这同时是一个令人愉悦的体验——有一个地方可以用来吸收新鲜食物丰富的颜色，气息和味道。
The Helsinki model even has a decking area where homeowners can sit and soak up the sun.
这个赫尔辛基式模型甚至还有一块房前休息区，房主可以坐在这里，享受阳光的沐浴。
Absorbent booms and pads are being used to soak up oil floating on the surface or clinging to plants, boats and structures.
我们还采用了可以吸油的栅栏和垫板，来吸收漂浮在海面上和附着在植物表面、船只底部和建筑上的油污。
If you air your quilt on such a wet day, it'll soak up the moisture.
如果在这么潮湿的天晒被子，被子就会把湿气都吸去。
When carbon dioxide from the power stations is mixed with water, the algae soak up much of it, using it as a nutrient.
当把从发电厂排放出来的二氧化碳溶入水中时，藻类能把绝大部分二氧化碳当作养料而吸收，从而茁壮生长。
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