absorb
🇺🇸
/əbˈzɔːrb/
🇬🇧
/əbˈzɔːb/
verb
B2
to take in a liquid, gas, or other substance
The towel can absorb a lot of water quickly.
這條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.
深色能吸收更多來自太陽的熱量。
C1
to reduce the effect of a physical impact
The padding helps absorb the shock when you fall.
襯墊有助於吸收摔倒時的衝擊力。
C1
to take information into the mind and understand it
It takes time to absorb all this new information.
吸收所有這些新資訊需要時間。
C1
to interest someone very much so they focus only on that
The book was so good it completely absorbed my attention.
這本書太好了，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.
這家小公司被更大的公司吞併了。
R
to use up a large amount of something, like time or money
This project will absorb most of our budget this year.
這個項目將佔用我們今年的大部分預算。
R
to deal with changes, effects, or costs
The business can absorb these extra expenses.
這家企業能夠承擔這些額外開支。
translation
吸收（液體、氣體或其他物質）, 吸收（熱量、光線、能量或聲音）, 緩衝（物理衝擊）, 理解並掌握（資訊）, 吸引（注意力）, 兼併, 耗費（時間或金錢）, 承擔（變化、影響或成本）
詞形變化
3rd Present
absorbs
Past
absorbed
Perfect
absorbed
Progressive
absorbing