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词汇 absorb
释义 absorb
verb[ T ]
uk /əbˈzɔːb//əbˈsɔːb/ us /əbˈsɔːrb//əbˈzɔːrb/

absorbverb[T] (TAKE IN)


B2
to take something in, especially gradually: (尤指逐渐)吸收
be absorbed intoOur countryside is increasingly being absorbed into large cities.
The drug is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream.药物迅速被血液吸收流遍全身。
Plants absorb carbon dioxide.植物吸收二氧化碳。
In cold climates, houses need to have walls that will absorb heat.在气候寒冷的地方,房屋的墙壁必须能吸收热量。
Towels absorb moisture.毛巾吸收水汽。
Vitamin D gets synthesized when the sun's ray get absorbed by the skin.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to absorb something
absorbCotton absorbs liquids at a faster rate than polyester.
soak upPaper towels are great for soaking up kitchen spills.
mop upI mopped up the spilt milk with a rag.
wick awayThe jacket uses a special fabric to wick away moisture.
to reduce the effect of a physical force, shock, or change: 消减;缓解(冲力、震动、改变等)
The barrier absorbed the main impact of the crash.碰撞产生的大部分冲击力被防撞墙吸收了。
I'm so tired, my poor befuddled brain can't absorb any more.我太累了,可怜的大脑昏昏沉沉的,再也记不住任何东西了。
For running on hard roads, you need shoes with extra cushioning to absorb the shock.
From an early age, children absorb everything going on around them.
He was so absorbed in his work, he hadn't realized everyone else had gone home.
Vitamin D is absorbed by the body after exposure to sunshine.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Physical & chemical processes
absorbable
absorptive
absorptive capacity
absorptivity
acidification
aerate
endothermic reaction
excitability
excitation
excite
exergonic
exothermic
impregnate
re-emit
reabsorb
react
reboil
recondense
scald
vaporize

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Becoming and making smaller or less

absorbverb[T] (UNDERSTAND)


C1
to understand facts or ideas completely and remember them: 理解;掌握(事实、想法等)
It's hard to absorb so much information.掌握如此大量信息非常困难。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Learning & knowing
absorptive capacity
achievement gap
acquirable
acquire
acquisition
bone
hit the booksidiom
know better (than someone)idiom
know better (than to do something)idiom
know something from something
know something like the back of your handidiom
know your way around somethingidiom
orientation
recognition
recognize
study holiday
study under someone
subskill
subspeciality
subspecialize

absorbverb[T] (INTEREST VERY MUCH)


B2
to take up someone's attention completely: (使)完全吸引住;(使)全神贯注于…
The project has absorbed her for several years.好几年她都全神贯注于这项工程中。
Synonym
engross
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Making people excited and interested
absorbed
animate
arouse someone's curiosity
be someone's bagidiom
bedazzle
breathe
interest someone in something
intoxicate
intrigue
occupy
overexcite
stir
stretch
suspensive
sweep
sweep someone along
talk something up
tantalize
the Thames
whip

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Continually thinking about

absorbverb[T] (PAY)


if a business absorbs the cost of something, it pays that cost easily: (公司等)承担开支
The school has absorbed most of the expenses so far, but it may have to offer fewer places next year to reduce costs.这间学校目前能够承担大部分的费用,可是明年可能不得不通过减少招生降低开支。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Enterprises
acquiree
acquirer
acquiror
agency
answering service
clicks and mortaridiom
conglomerate
consortium
est.
estate agent
financial technology
fintech
firm
org
organizational
organizationally
parent company
partner up
wholly-owned
zombie company

absorbverb[T] (TAKE CONTROL)


if one company absorbs another company, it takes control of it and they become one company: (公司)合并;兼并
Telecorp Holdings absorbed its Spanish subsidiary into its British headquarters.泰利控股将其西班牙子公司并入英国总部。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Mergers & acquisitions
acqui-hire
acquirable
acquire
acquisition
acquisitive
buyout
conglomerate
counterattack
denationalization
denationalize
fire sale
growth-oriented
hive
hostile
leverage
monopoly
non-hostile
oligopoly
parent
parent company

absorb | American Dictionary


absorb
verb[ T ]
us/əbˈzɔrb, -ˈsɔrb/

absorbverb[T] (SUCK IN)


to take in a liquid, gas, or chemical:
The black clay soil around here doesn’t absorb water very well.
fig. The country has absorbed millions of immigrants over the years.
Note:

Used to describe the behavior of a substance or object.

absorbverb[T] (TAKE ATTENTION)


to completely take the attention of someone:
She was absorbed in listening to music.
To absorb knowledge, ideas, or information is to understand them completely and store them in your memory:
It was difficult to absorb so much information.

absorb | Business English


absorb
verb[ T ]
uk /əbˈzɔːb/us
if an organization absorbs the cost of something, it pays that cost:
The law school has absorbed most of the expenses so far, but it may have to offer fewer places next year to reduce costs.
FINANCE
if one company absorbs another company in a takeover, they become one company:
Telecorp Holdings absorbed its Spanish subsidiary, Digital Corporation, into its British headquarters.

Examples of absorb


absorb
The process converges to a unique absorbing state in which all players cooperate.
In this process, the energy absorbed by the electrons during the interaction with the laser pulse is converted into both radiation and ion kinetic energy.
Later they absorbed the surviving nomadic descendants of the authentic autochtons.
Possibly, this urban market absorbed part of the area's rural workforce, thereby lightening the pressure on those who sought access to arable land.
The shock breakout times for different targets were recorded at the same absorbed laser intensity.
To adopt such an idea would simplify the teaching of the vowels to learners, since you could absorb these so-called diphthongs into the simple system.
Unlike urban formations before the eighteenth century, these new towns absorbed nomadic and religious elements into their residential and secular spaces.
This is music that is unassuming and often undemonstrative, but that turns simple, elemental materials into drama that is absorbing and hard to forget.
Which was more easily absorbed, the illustrations or the text?
After a period of monopoly, the new processes diffuse to economies capable of absorbing, and often improving upon, the techniques.
In particular, the elderly may be hurt as their remaining lifetime is short and their capacity to absorb risk is small.
In the second type, particles perform large-radius gyromotions and absorb energy from the transverse electric fields; increases stepwise.
The person then absorbs the goal through a series of physical movements, repatterning and brain gym exercises.
Evidently, autarky is not an absorbing state for the agent in this regime at these parameter values.
We observe a qualitative agreement between the charge densities and the average energy absorbed per atom estimated with this primary model and the experimental data.
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