absorb
🇺🇸
/əbˈzɔːrb/
🇬🇧
/əbˈzɔːb/
verb
B2
to take in a liquid, gas, or other substance
The towel can absorb a lot of water quickly.
这条毛巾能快速吸收大量水分。
B2
to take in and keep heat, light, energy, or sound
Dark colors absorb more heat from the sun.
深色能吸收更多来自太阳的热量。
C1
to reduce the effect of a physical impact
The padding helps absorb the shock when you fall.
衬垫有助于吸收摔倒时的冲击力。
C1
to take information into the mind and understand it
It takes time to absorb all this new information.
吸收所有这些新信息需要时间。
C1
to interest someone very much so they focus only on that
The book was so good it completely absorbed my attention.
这本书太好了，完全吸引了我的注意力。
C1
to make something smaller become part of something larger
The small company was absorbed by the larger corporation.
这家小公司被更大的公司吞并了。
R
to use up a large amount of something, like time or money
This project will absorb most of our budget this year.
这个项目将占用我们今年的大部分预算。
R
to deal with changes, effects, or costs
The business can absorb these extra expenses.
这家企业能够承担这些额外开支。
translation
吸收（液体、气体或其他物质）, 吸收（热量、光线、能量或声音）, 缓冲（物理冲击）, 理解并掌握（信息）, 吸引（注意力）, 兼并, 耗费（时间或金钱）, 承担（变化、影响或成本）
词形变化
3rd Present
absorbs
Past
absorbed
Perfect
absorbed
Progressive
absorbing