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absorb

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  • Conjugation : past  absorbed ; past  absorbed ; pp  absorbed ; pp  absorbed ; ing  absorbing ; ing  absorbed
  • Derivatives : n  absorbability ; n  absorber ; adj  absorbable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

absorb [əb'zɔːb]
  1. 1. vt. [+liquid, light] 吸收
  2. 2. vt. [+shock, impact, sound] 消减
  3. 3. vt. [+group, business] (assimilate) 并入
  4. 4. vt. [+effects, losses] (cope with) 承受
  5. 5. vt. [+information, facts] 理解
    to be absorbed in a book
    专心致志地读一本书

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

absorb [æbˈzɔrb]
  1. 1. vt. 吸收（液体、气体等）
    Blotting paper absorbs ink.
    吸墨水纸吸墨水。
  2. 2. vt. 吸收（光、热、声音等）
    Light rays are absorbed by black surfaces.
    光线被黑面吸收(而无反射)。
    Cork ceilings absorb sound.
    软木制的天花板能减少回音。
    Acoustical tile absorbs sounds.
    吸声砖能吸声音。
  3. 3. vt. 消减（振动），缓冲（震动、颠簸等）
    These shoes absorb the shock of walking.
    这些鞋子可以减轻行走时造成的震动。
  4. 4. vt. 理解；掌握；吸收（食物、思想、文化等）；同化（民族、语言成分等），把…并入
  5. 5. vt. （大量）收买，买进，收购进
  6. 6. vt. 吸引（注意）；使全神贯注，使专心致志，占去（注意力、精力、时间等）
    absorbed in reading
    专心阅读
  7. 7. vt. 承受，忍受；经受
  8. 8. vt. 负担，承担（费用、经费）
  9. 9. vt. （通过渗透作用）吸收（经消化的食物、氧气等进入血液）

Collins English-English Dictionary

absorb [əb'sɔːb]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to soak or suck up (liquids)
  2. 2. vt. to engage or occupy (the interest, attention, or time) of (someone); engross
  3. 3. vt. to receive or take in (the energy of an impact)
  4. 4. vt. [physics] to take in (all or part of incident radiated energy) and retain the part that is not reflected or transmitted
  5. 5. vt. to take in or assimilate; incorporate
  6. 6. vt. to accept and find a market for (goods, etc)
  7. 7. vt. to pay for as part of a commercial transaction
    the distributor absorbed the cost of transport
  8. 8. vt. [chem] to cause to undergo a process in which one substance, usually a liquid or gas, permeates into or is dissolved by a liquid or solid - Compare adsorb
    porous solids absorb water
    hydrochloric acid absorbs carbon dioxide
  9. 9. vt. [Etymology] C15: via Old French from Latin absorbere to suck, swallow, from ab-1 + sorbere to suck
See more results for absorb in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

Cork ceilings absorb sound.
软木制的天花板能减少回音。 → absorb
These shoes absorb the shock of walking.
这些鞋子可以减轻行走时造成的震动。 → shock
porous solids absorb water → absorb
这种纸不吃墨水。
This kind of paper does not absorb ink. → 吃
起缓冲的作用
produce a cushioning effect; absorb the shock → 缓冲
摄取营养
absorb nourishment → 摄取
吸收水分
absorb moisture → 水分
继承文化遗产要吸取精华，剔除糟粕
absorb the essence and reject the dross in inheriting the cultural legacy → 剔除
引进外资
absorb foreign capital → 外资
吸取水分
absorb water → 吸取
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