英语词汇“absorb”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

MENU FOR absorbabsorb1 liquid/gas2 information3 interest4 become part of something5 light/heat/energy/noise6 deal with change/costs7 money/time8 force

WORD ORIGINabsorb

Origin:

1400-1500 French absorber, from Latin absorbere, from ab- ‘away’ + sorbere ‘to suck up’

VERB TABLE

absorb

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	absorb
	he, she, it	absorbs
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	absorbed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have absorbed
	he, she, it	has absorbed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had absorbed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will absorb
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have absorbed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am absorbing
	he, she, it	is absorbing
	you, we, they	are absorbing
Past	I, he, she, it	was absorbing
	you, we, they	were absorbing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been absorbing
	he, she, it	has been absorbing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been absorbing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be absorbing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been absorbing

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

A new baby has an enormous capacity for absorbing new information.
Few athletic teams can successfully absorb the loss of three starting players.
He appeared to understand, but whether he absorbed every detail I cannot say.
I keep the lesson simple because small kids can't absorb that much.
In the last 10 years, California has absorbed 35% of all legal immigrants to the U.S.
Lead that gets into your body is absorbed into the bones.
Most people need to read something more than once to absorb all the ideas.
Move the plants to a south-facing wall, where they can absorb daytime heat.
Simmer the rice for 20 minutes until all the liquid is absorbed.
The insole is designed to absorb shock and provide arch support.
The university had to absorb a $14 million cut in funding.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

But it would be straining credulity too far to expect that everything will be absorbed.
Gandhi gave the party some attention but social uplift absorbed more of him.
In the long run, other institutions have absorbed gender integration with only minor difficulty and have thrived as a result.
The railway, by then completely absorbed by the L.M.S., was completely dismantled in 1936.
To make pancakes, in a large mixing bowl, combine flour and water, stirring constantly until all water is absorbed.
We were totally absorbed in one another and in our work.
While the council absorbed this shock, the 1990 recession hit-knocking revenues down another $ 1. 5 million a year.

Longman Language Activatorto pay so much attention to something that you do not notice other things► be engrossed in

to be paying so much attention to something you are doing, that you do not notice what is happening around you: · Helen was sitting up in bed, engrossed in a novel.· The two women huddled together like schoolgirls, happily engrossed in their conversation.· He was so engrossed in what he was doing he didn't even hear the doorbell ring.

► be wrapped up in

to be so involved in something that you do not notice or seem to care about other things: · Hazel's totally wrapped up in the new baby.· "Some novelists get wrapped up in their celebrity status," he acknowledged. "I hope that doesn't happen to me."

► be absorbed in

to pay a lot of attention to something, especially when you are reading or watching something you enjoy and want to know what happens next: · I was so absorbed in the game on TV that I didn't hear Alexis come in.· The little boy sat at the edge of the pond, totally absorbed in watching the fish.

► immerse yourself in

give all your attention to something such as studying or work so that you do not want to think about anything else: · He immersed himself in his work and tried to forget about Julia.· For the first time, I had the chance to really immerse myself in Lenin's writings.be immersed in something: · The possibility of computer addiction occurred to her when she missed a class she was teaching, because she was immersed in the Internet.

► preoccupied

someone who is preoccupied is worried or thinking about other things, and tends to forget about someone or something else: · Parents are often too busy, tired, or preoccupied to give their children the time and attention they need.preoccupied with: · Most Russians are preoccupied with matters close to home, their economic conditions in particular.

so interested that you give all your attention to something► absorbed

so interested in something that you give it all your attention and do not notice or pay attention to other things: absorbed in: · Penny and Sam were so absorbed in their game, that they didn't hear me call.· Dad was obviously far too absorbed in his own difficulties to be interested in mine.· I saw Bill walking across the park, absorbed in his own thoughts.

► gripped/riveted

extremely interested by a book, film, event etc or by what someone is saying, so that you cannot stop reading, watching, listening etc: · It was a brilliant documentary. I sat absolutely riveted from beginning to end.· I was completely gripped as soon as I opened the book. gripped/riveted by: · We stopped the car, riveted by the sight of a village wedding in progress.

► engrossed

extremely interested in something such as a book or your work, so that you do not notice anything that is happening around you: · As she worked, she became so engrossed that she lost all sense of time.engrossed in: · Jane was sitting in bed, engrossed in a novel.· They appeared to be engrossed in their conversation and I didn't want to disturb them.

► obsessed

to be too interested in something, so that you cannot stop thinking about it or spending your time on it: · He spends all his time fiddling about with cars - he's completely obsessed.obsessed by/with: · As an artist, he was obsessed with sex and death.· People seem to be obsessed by health issues these days.become obsessed: · She became obsessed with the idea of making money.

► enthralled

very interested and excited by a story or by something that you see or hear, so that you give all your attention to it: · From the opening line of the play, the audience was completely enthralled.listen/watch etc enthralled: · We listened enthralled as she told us the story of her life.enthralled by: · I was completely enthralled by the world of the theatre, and knew that I wanted to act.

► mesmerized

also mesmerised British unable to stop looking at something or listening to someone because they completely keep your attention: · She stood there mesmerized as he picked up the gun and turned it slowly towards her.mesmerized by: · It was as if the audience was completely mesmerized by the small figure on the stage.

► spellbound

so interested by something, especially something strange or wonderful, that you are unable to move or think of anything else: listen/watch/wait etc spellbound: · Millions of Japanese listened spellbound as they heard the Emperor speak in public for the first time.spellbound by: · On clear nights we were spellbound by the strange flickering of the Northern lights in the sky.held somebody spellbound: · The Firebird is a magical ballet that still holds audiences spellbound.

► be all ears

spoken to be extremely interested in what someone is telling you, and listen very carefully to it: · Tell me exactly what happened. I'm all ears.· Everyone was all ears as soon as I mentioned a cash prize.

to understand new facts after studying them► digest

to understand new information, especially when there is a large amount of it or when it is difficult to understand, by thinking about it carefully for a fairly long time: · The pub went silent as the villagers digested the news.· By the end of the day, I had a lot of new information to digest.

► take in

to understand and remember new facts or information: take something in: · I'm not going to my next class. I'm too tired to take anything in.take in what/why/how etc: · I don't think she really took in what I was telling her.take in something: · She listened attentively, taking in every word he said and asking questions.

► absorb

to understand a large amount of new information: · Most people need to read something more than once to absorb all the ideas.· He appeared to understand, but whether he absorbed every detail I cannot say.· A new baby has an enormous capacity for absorbing new information.

► assimilate

to understand and use new information or ideas quickly and easily: · The person we are looking for must be flexible, creative, and able to assimilate new ideas.· When a child is learning something new, they try to assimilate it in terms of what they already know.

► sink in

if a fact, information etc sinks in , you gradually understand it: · He paused to let this news sink in.· I've been revising all day but I don't think much of it has sunk in.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► absorb radiation

· It is thought that a black hole absorbs any solar radiation that reaches it.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► completely

· Even when Pearce's innards had been completely absorbed and digested, the thing's need was still strong.· I was completely absorbed in my climbing.· The railway, by then completely absorbed by the L.M.S., was completely dismantled in 1936.

► easily

· Iron is more easily absorbed into the body if mixed with vitamin C; have an orange with your meal, for example.· Some of these are more easily absorbed by the body than others.· They are arriving at a time when the economy, with its tight labour market, can not easily absorb them.· So the oxalic acid in your meals is easily absorbed.· We've made them lighter and they're easily absorbed.· Eat plenty of easily absorbed carbohydrates, such as potatoes, rice, corn and wheat products.· The lithographic stone is made of a slab of almost pure limestone, which easily absorbs grease.· Hypo-allergenic, non-greasy and easily absorbed: it's just right for your baby's skin.

► fully

· In retrospect, the United States never fully absorbed the significance of that vote.

NOUN► ability

· The doctors suspected that his ability to absorb ascorbic acid had been impaired by long exposure to cosmic radiation.· Some minerals have a marked ability to absorb into their crystal structure through a reversible known as hydration.· The Republic's ability to absorb the effects of dramatic electoral and governmental shifts was about to be tested.· Its ability to absorb wastes and destructive effluent is finite.

► amount

· At the same time others may, through overfunding, be absorbing an unfair amount of scarce resources. 2.· The different approaches to industrial development have absorbed an enormous amount of resources and effort in the postwar period.· You will only be able to absorb a certain amount of information at a time.· The problem was more one of having to absorb a vast amount of information in a short space of time.· For plants to photosynthesise and produce sugars in their leaf cells, they need to absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide.· A forest on this scale would absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide.

► body

· Even sports drinks may not contain enough electrolytes -- or the body may not absorb them well enough -- to prevent problems.· The second reason for calcium deficiency is the fact that the body has difficulty absorbing the mineral.· His body absorbed 30,000 volts of electricity, 15 times the charge of an electric chair.· An ordinary body exposed to radiation absorbs some of it and reflects the rest.· Her body absorbed the silence that swelled through the darkened room.

► capacity

· The potential of joy is vastly greater than our capacity to absorb it all.· For senior management an important lesson was the trade unions' capacity to absorb change and to become its agents.· These are poor in nutrients and their peaty soils have little capacity to absorb any more acid without deleterious effects.· Safety implications include the level of staff training and capacity to absorb training as well as operational hazards.· These should have the capacity for absorbing large numbers of people from nearby towns.· Water has a greater capacity to absorb heat than any other natural material except for ammonia.· Above: South Shore terminus with four Dreadnoughts in line abreast, demonstrating their legendary capacity to absorb crowds.· Carbon monoxide Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas which, when inhaled, limits the body's capacity to absorb oxygen.

► costs

· Ekard believes the county can absorb the extra energy costs this year.· Do the workers themselves absorb the costs in lower pay?· Forcing that constituency or group to absorb the costs of failed initiatives is a slow form of organizational suicide.· Does the employer absorb the costs and cut profits or raise prices?

► energy

· You will definitely take the odd blow to the mid-section so your muscles should be strong enough to absorb some impact energy.· Its products also absorb and divert electrical energy.· Dry areas would no longer absorb energy, and would not be at risk from the high local power-input.· He wondered again about its black color; that was ideal, of course, for absorbing solar energy.· Mosfet Q6 avalanches repetitively and absorbs the energy stored in the leakage inductance of the coil.· Ekard believes the county can absorb the extra energy costs this year.· This absorbs energy from the impact.· Carbon dioxide is a so-called greenhouse gas, which absorbs energy from the sun, making the air warmer.

► heat

· The lizards seem to use their fringes to absorb heat while basking in the sun.· These dull metals absorb the heat evenly and well.· Darker surfaces absorb heat, which is then radiated as the temperature falls towards the end of the day.· Water has a greater capacity to absorb heat than any other natural material except for ammonia.· Buildings can be designed to absorb and retain heat from the sun to save on heating costs.

► idea

· It has generally been found that people can only absorb around seven key ideas in any verbal presentation, nomatterhow well conveyed.· Even though your eyes and hands are occupied your ears are still free to absorb new ideas and re-enforce positive thoughts.· This gives the organization time to absorb the idea, to build consensus and to reduce resistance.· But Mark had now become absorbed in an idea for a sermon that had suddenly come to him.· He was the kind of man who absorbed ideas unconsciously, made them his own, and pushed them to new limits.

► impact

· You will definitely take the odd blow to the mid-section so your muscles should be strong enough to absorb some impact energy.· The racket also absorbs shock on impact by way of its Tri-Level Shock Suppression System.· Incidentally, the body shape also means the hand is in the optimum position for absorbing the recoil impact.· This absorbs energy from the impact.· The suit had absorbed the impact.· Apparently, this made the conker more malleable, allowing it to absorb the impact of my prize pickled nut.· From the ground floor of the church the viewer absorbs the impact of the immense church.

► information

· It was a gesture, Blanche thought, to allow him time to absorb the information.· It said it would absorb Information Consulting but could not disclose details of the transaction.· It is generally difficult for parents to absorb information about several major problems in their baby all at the same time.· He tried to concentrate on a claim-form but was unable to absorb the information.

► lesson

· But Mr Mugabe wants resettlement to be efficient, too, and is absorbing the Musengezi lesson.· Longtime Soviet ruler Joseph Stalin was quick to absorb the lesson.

► light

· Because the diamond is absorbing blue light, it appears yellow in ordinary light.· Yet it seemed to absorb every particle of light as if it had never been.· Neutral sodium absorbs orange light - at wavelengths of 5890 and 5896 angstroms - from stars that lie behind it.· Scientists can learn much about the nature of an object by studying the way it emits and absorbs light and other radiation.· The window does not absorb any of the light, it just reflects it.· This gas absorbs visible light so well that plants could not photosynthesize even if they somehow retained their leaves.· It absorbs ultra-violet light and protects the eye.· Until recently, such wavelengths have been ignored because neutral hydrogen absorbs it in the same way fog absorbs visible light.

► liquid

· It has to absorb all the liquid it requires through its skin.· It also absorbs less liquid, so slightly more is needed when trading it for regular flour.

► loss

· The banks would be forced to absorb large losses.· Others could lose $ 1, 000 or more and absorb the loss.· They absorb these losses either by taking the hit themselves or by paying insurance premiums that are roughly equal to those losses.· Many contractors may not be able to absorb those losses.· When new occupiers lease these properties, Control Securities will have to absorb a £7m loss in the value of these assets.· They can absorb the loss because of the interest they earn on all the other loans.

► radiation

· Diamond absorbs infrared radiation by a slightly more complex process.· Scientists can learn much about the nature of an object by studying the way it emits and absorbs light and other radiation.

► shock

· The racket also absorbs shock on impact by way of its Tri-Level Shock Suppression System.· Riders must be in excellent physical and mental condition to absorb the shock of bouncing over the water.· It was impossible for any society to absorb without hardship a shock like that of the massive loss of trade to Gdynia.· While the council absorbed this shock, the 1990 recession hit-knocking revenues down another $ 1. 5 million a year.· An immigrant labour force would always be needed as a buffer to absorb the shocks of alternating booms and recessions.· The problems came in absorbing the shock.· Indeed, permanently fixed exchange rates could be positively harmful since changing parities can act as a buffer to absorb economic shocks.· He was under sedation, Sister Cooney informed Rim, and was best left alone until he had absorbed the shock.

► skin

· Maybe they reckon they've also managed to absorb that through their skin ....· They have no gills, but obtain their oxygen by absorbing it through the skin of their body and greatly enlarged tails.· Ultracare 3 is quickly absorbed into the skin and forms a protective grease-free barrier.· The soap can cause foetal damage, anaemia and kidney failure if too much is absorbed through the skin.· Water is absorbed directly through the skin - no adult amphibians are known to drink.· It is toxic by inhalation or ingestion and can be absorbed through the skin.· Moreover, mercury in the banned products can be absorbed by the skin and lead to hypertension, stroke and heart failure.

► water

· Substitutes have been developed in the past but failed to absorb water to the extent that ivory does.· To make pancakes, in a large mixing bowl, combine flour and water, stirring constantly until all water is absorbed.· Once cooked, the lentils should have absorbed all of the water and feel soft in texture.· The best line is of braided nylon, which doesn't absorb water and become heavy.· Oxygen is absorbed into the water by surface movement, where a gaseous exchange takes place releasing carbon dioxide and absorbing oxygen.

VERB► allow

· It was a gesture, Blanche thought, to allow him time to absorb the information.· Pierce grapes with a skewer or needle to allow them to absorb rum.· It could therefore be allowed to absorb the modus.· Stir thoroughly and let stand, covered, for 3 to 4 minutes to allow couscous to absorb stock.· Apparently, this made the conker more malleable, allowing it to absorb the impact of my prize pickled nut.· Don't fight it, embrace it. Allow the Darkfall to absorb you, allow it to transmogrify you.