英汉词典

absorb 基本解释

• vt. 吸收；吸引；承受；理解；使…全神贯注

absorb 词态变化

absorb 中文词源

前缀ab-,此处用于强调义。词根sorb,吸收，吮吸，拟声词。

absorb 英文词源

absorb

absorb: [15] Absorb comes, via French absorber, from Latin absorbēre, a compound verb formed from the prefix ab- ‘away’ and sorbēre ‘suck up, swallow’. Words connected with drinking and swallowing quite often contain the sounds s or sh, r, and b or p – Arabic, for instance, has surāb, which gave us syrup – and this noisy gulping seems to have been reflected in an Indo- European base, *srobh-, which lies behind both Latin sorbēre and Greek ropheín ‘suck up’.

absorb (v.)

early 15c., from Middle French absorber (Old French assorbir, 13c.), from Latin absorbere "to swallow up," from ab- "from" (see ab-) + sorbere "suck in," from PIE root *srebh- "to suck, absorb" (cognates: Armenian arbi "I drank," Greek rhopheo "to sup greedily up, gulp down," Lithuanian srebiu "to drink greedily"). Figurative meaning "to completely grip (one's) attention" is from 1763. Related: Absorbed; absorbing.

absorb 英文释义

1. become imbued;

"The liquids, light, and gases absorb"

2. take up mentally;

"he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"

3. take up, as of debts or payments;

"absorb the costs for something"

4. take in, also metaphorically;

"The sponge absorbs water well"

"She drew strength from the minister's words"

5. cause to become one with;

"The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"

6. suck or take up or in;

"A black star absorbs all matter"

7. engross (oneself) fully;

"He immersed himself into his studies"

8. assimilate or take in;

"The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"

9. engage or engross wholly;

"Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

absorb 同义词解析

absorb, suck, digest, incorporate

这些动词均有"吸收"之意。

absorb：普通用词，词义广泛，既可指吸收光、热、液体等具体东西，又可指吸收知识等抽象概念的东西。

suck：作"吸收"解时，可与absorb换用，但还可有"吮吸"之意。

digest：侧重在消化道内改变食物的化学结构后被人体吸收。

incorporate：指一物或多物与它物相融合，形成一整体。

absorb 双语例句

1. The material can absorb outward-going radiation from the Earth.

该物质可以吸收地球向外辐射的能量。

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2. The banks would be forced to absorb large losses.

银行将被迫承受巨大的损失。

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3. His ability to absorb bits of disconnected information was astonishing.

他吸收利用互不相关的零碎信息的能耐惊人。

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4. Steel barriers can bend and absorb the shock.

钢制栅栏可以弯曲并能吸收冲击力。

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5. We can't absorb those costs.

我们负担不起那些费用。

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absorb 实用场景例句

The company is unable to absorb such huge losses.

公司无法承担如此巨大的亏损。

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Plants absorb oxygen.

植物吸收氧气。

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The cream is easily absorbed into the skin.

这种乳霜皮肤易吸收。

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The surrounding small towns have been absorbed into the city.

四周的小城镇已并入这座城市。

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The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees.

这个国家实在没有能力接纳这么多涌入的难民。

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It's a lot of information to absorb all at once.

要一下子消化这么多资料，真是很难。

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This work had absorbed him for several years.

这项工作曾使他沉迷了好几年。

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Black walls absorb a lot of heat during the day.

黑色墙壁在白天吸收大量的热。

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This tennis racket absorbs shock on impact.

这个网球拍能减轻撞击所产生的剧烈震动。

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The new proposals would absorb $80 billion of the federal budget.

这些新提案将耗费800亿元联邦政府预算。

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

比演艺生涯更让她投入的又一职业

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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

家用取暖器吸收电流能量，再以热量的形式释放出来。

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The Colonial Office was absorbed into the Foreign Office.

殖民部被并入了外交部。

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...an economy capable of absorbing thousands of immigrants.

能够吸纳数千移民的经济实体

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

不具备减震功能的鞋子

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The banks would be forced to absorb large losses...

银行将被迫承受巨大的损失。

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We can't absorb those costs.

我们负担不起那些费用。

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

它消耗掉了原本可用于投资的大笔资金。

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It might help if campaigning didn't absorb so much time and money.

如果竞选活动没耗费这么多的时间和金钱，情况或许还不会这么糟。

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

他对于说明书上所说的经常是一知半解。

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We closed our offices at 2:00 p.m. to give employees time to absorb the bad news.

我们下午两点就放工了，以便给员工时间来慢慢接受这一坏消息。

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Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and moisture from the soil...

植物从空气中吸收二氧化碳并从土壤中汲取水分。

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Refined sugars are absorbed into the bloodstream very quickly.

精制糖迅速吸收进血液中。

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