absorb /əbˈsɔːb, -ˈzɔːb/ CET4 TEM4 ( absorbing, absorbed, absorbs )

• 1. 

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

  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，从泥土中吸收水分。

• 2. 

  V-T If something absorbs light, heat, or another form of energy, it takes it in. 吸取 (光、热等能量)

  例：

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

  家用暖气以电流的形式吸收能量，然后以热量的形式将其释放出去。

• 3. 

  V-T If a group is absorbed into a larger group, it becomes part of the larger group. 使并入

  例：

  City schools were absorbed into the countywide school district.

  市立学校被并入了郡学区。

• 4. 

  V-T If something absorbs a force or shock, it reduces its effect. 使缓冲

  例：

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

  …不能缓冲脚踏在地面上所产生的冲击力的鞋子。

• 5. 

  V-T If a system or society absorbs changes, effects, or costs, it is able to deal with them. 能应付

  例：

  The banks would be forced to absorb large losses.

  这些银行将被迫承担那些巨大的损失。

• 6. 

  V-T If something absorbs something valuable such as money, space, or time, it uses up a great deal of it. 大量消耗

  例：

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

  它消耗掉了原本可以用作投资的大量资本。

• 7. 

  V-T If you absorb information, you learn and understand it. 理解

  例：

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

  通常，他对手册里的信息只是一知半解。

• 8. 

  V-T If something absorbs you, it interests you a great deal and takes up all your attention and energy. 使专注

  例：

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

  …一个比其演艺事业更让她全身心投入的第二职业。

• 9. 

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