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- digest
[daɪ'ʤεst]
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1.
vt.
[+food, meal]
消化
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2.
vt.
[+facts, information etc]
领会
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3.
vi.
[food, meal+]
消化
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4.
noun
[c]
(book) 摘要
Collins English-English Dictionary
- digest
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1.
vb
to subject (food) to a process of digestion
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2.
vt.
[tr]
to assimilate mentally
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3.
vt.
[chem]
to soften or disintegrate or be softened or disintegrated by the action of heat, moisture, or chemicals; decompose
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to arrange in a methodical or systematic order; classify
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5.
vt.
[tr]
to reduce to a summary
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6.
vt.
[tr]
[archaic]
to tolerate
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7.
n
a comprehensive and systematic compilation of information or material, often condensed
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8.
n
a magazine, periodical, etc, that summarizes news of current events
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9.
n
a compilation of rules of law based on decided cases
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10.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from Late Latin digesta writings grouped under various heads, from Latin digerere to divide, from di- apart + gerere to bear
Examples
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吃东西好好嚼,容易消化。
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If you chew your food properly it is easier to digest.
→ 嚼
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胃蛋白酶能消化食物中的蛋白质。
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The pepsin can digest the protein in food.
→ 蛋白酶
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酵母菌可以促进人体对食物的消化。
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Yeast helps us to digest food.
→ 酵母菌
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鸡嗉囊可以制成中药, 有助消化的功效。
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Chicken crops can be made into Chinese traditional medicines to help people digest food.
→ 嗉囊
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没有消化酶的帮助, 人的胃就无法消化食物。
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One can not digest food without the help of digestion enzymes.
→ 消化酶
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这种食品不易消化。
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This kind of food is not easy to digest.
→ 消化
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学过的东西要消化、吸收。
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You must digest and absorb what you study.
→ 消化
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