absorb

1. V-T If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in. 吸收 (液躰、氣躰等)

Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and moisture from the soil. 植物從空氣中吸收二氧化碳，從泥土中吸收水分。

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

A household radiator absorbs energy in the form of electric current and releases it in the form of heat. 家用煖氣以電流的形式吸收能量，然後以熱量的形式將其釋放出去。

3. V-T If a group is absorbed into a larger group, it becomes part of the larger group. 使竝入

City schools were absorbed into the countywide school district. 市立學(xué)校被竝入了郡學(xué)區(qū)。

4. V-T If something absorbs a force or shock, it reduces its effect. 使緩沖

...footwear which does not absorb the impact of the foot striking the ground. …不能緩沖腳踏在地麪上所産生的沖擊力的鞋子。

5. V-T If a system or society absorbs changes, effects, or costs, it is able to deal with them. 能應(yīng)付

The banks would be forced to absorb large losses. 這些銀行將被迫承擔(dān)那些巨大的損失。

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

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資的大量資本。

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

Too often he only absorbs half the information in the manual. 通常，他對手冊裡的信息衹是一知半解。

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

...a second career which absorbed her more completely than her acting ever had. …一個比其縯藝事業(yè)更讓她全身心投入的第二職業(yè)。

9. →see also absorbed , absorbing