His mind was like a sponge, ready to absorb anything.

他的脑子跟海绵似的，什么都能吸收。

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His ability to absorb information was astonishing, but his concentration span was short.

他吸收信息的能力让人惊讶，但他的注意力持续时间很短。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

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Joints need cartilage for smooth movement and to absorb shock when you put pressure on a joint.

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We start at this lower energy state and go up that means we need to absorb a photon, we have to take in energy.

我们从一个低能级开始，到一个高能级去,这意味着需要吸收一个光子，我们要获得能量。

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But nonetheless, we have been able to absorb all of that.

但无论如何,我们还是能够学得会

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The bank needs hundreds of millions of pounds of additional capital, to absorb potential future losses.

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These days well-traveled visitors have begun to absorb its allure--rough old Maremma has been primping up.

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As you know, banks have to hold capital to absorb potential losses when they lend.

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