absorb

absorb

assimilate; consume; soak up: A sponge absorbs water.
Not to be confused with:adsorb – gather a substance on a surface: Charcoal will adsorb gasses.

ab·sorb

A5028600 (əb-zôrb′, -sôrb′)tr.v. ab·sorbed, ab·sorb·ing, ab·sorbs 1. To take (something) in through or as through pores or interstices.2. a. To occupy the attention, interest, or time of; engross: The problem completely absorbed her. See Synonyms at engross.b. To take up or occupy (one's time or interest, for example).3. To retain (radiation or sound, for example) wholly, without reflection or transmission.4. To take in; assimilate: immigrants who were absorbed into the social mainstream.5. To learn; acquire: "Matisse absorbed the lesson and added to it a new language of color" (Peter Plagen).6. To receive (an impulse) without echo or recoil: a fabric that absorbs sound; a bumper that absorbs impact.7. To assume or pay for (a cost or costs).8. To endure; accommodate: couldn't absorb the additional hardships.9. To use up; consume: The project has absorbed all of our department's resources.

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[Middle English, to swallow up, from Old French absorber, from Latin absorbēre : ab-, away; see ab-¹ + sorbēre, to suck.]

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ab·sorb′a·bil′i·ty n.ab·sorb′a·ble adj.ab·sorb′ed·ly adv.ab·sorb′er n.ab·sorb′ing·ly adv.

absorb

(əbˈsɔːb; -ˈzɔːb) vb (tr) 1. to soak or suck up (liquids)2. to engage or occupy (the interest, attention, or time) of (someone); engross3. to receive or take in (the energy of an impact)4. (General Physics) physics to take in (all or part of incident radiated energy) and retain the part that is not reflected or transmitted5. to take in or assimilate; incorporate6. to accept and find a market for (goods, etc)7. to pay for as part of a commercial transaction: the distributor absorbed the cost of transport. 8. (Chemistry) 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: porous solids absorb water; hydrochloric acid absorbs carbon dioxide. Compare adsorb[C15: via Old French from Latin absorbēre to suck, swallow, from ab-¹ + sorbēre to suck] abˌsorbaˈbility n abˈsorbable adj

ab•sorb

(æbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb)

v.t. 1. to suck up (a liquid); soak up: A sponge absorbs water. 2. to take in and assimilate; incorporate: The empire absorbed many nations. 3. to involve the full attention of; engross: This book will absorb the serious reader. 4. to occupy or fill (time, attention, etc.). 5. to assimilate by chemical or molecular action. 6. to take in without echo, recoil, or reflection: to absorb shock; to absorb sound. 7. to take in and utilize: to absorb information. 8. to pay for (costs, taxes, etc.). 9. Archaic. to swallow up. [1480–90; < Latin absorbēre=ab- ab- + sorbēre to suck in, swallow] ab•sorb′a•ble, adj. ab•sorb`a•bil′i•ty, n. ab•sorb′er, n.

absorb

Past participle: absorbed
Gerund: absorbing

Imperative
absorb
absorb

Present
I absorb
you absorb
he/she/it absorbs
we absorb
you absorb
they absorb

Preterite
I absorbed
you absorbed
he/she/it absorbed
we absorbed
you absorbed
they absorbed

Present Continuous
I am absorbing
you are absorbing
he/she/it is absorbing
we are absorbing
you are absorbing
they are absorbing

Present Perfect
I have absorbed
you have absorbed
he/she/it has absorbed
we have absorbed
you have absorbed
they have absorbed

Past Continuous
I was absorbing
you were absorbing
he/she/it was absorbing
we were absorbing
you were absorbing
they were absorbing

Past Perfect
I had absorbed
you had absorbed
he/she/it had absorbed
we had absorbed
you had absorbed
they had absorbed

Future
I will absorb
you will absorb
he/she/it will absorb
we will absorb
you will absorb
they will absorb

Future Perfect
I will have absorbed
you will have absorbed
he/she/it will have absorbed
we will have absorbed
you will have absorbed
they will have absorbed

Future Continuous
I will be absorbing
you will be absorbing
he/she/it will be absorbing
we will be absorbing
you will be absorbing
they will be absorbing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been absorbing
you have been absorbing
he/she/it has been absorbing
we have been absorbing
you have been absorbing
they have been absorbing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been absorbing
you will have been absorbing
he/she/it will have been absorbing
we will have been absorbing
you will have been absorbing
they will have been absorbing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been absorbing
you had been absorbing
he/she/it had been absorbing
we had been absorbing
you had been absorbing
they had been absorbing

Conditional
I would absorb
you would absorb
he/she/it would absorb
we would absorb
you would absorb
they would absorb

Past Conditional
I would have absorbed
you would have absorbed
he/she/it would have absorbed
we would have absorbed
you would have absorbed
they would have absorbed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	absorb - become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactionsreabsorb, resorb - undergo resorptionimbibe, assimilate - take (gas, light or heat) into a solutionsorb, take up - take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
	2.	absorb - take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"assimilate, ingest, take inlarn, learn, acquire - gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"imbibe - receive into the mind and retain; "Imbibe ethical principles"
	3.	absorb - take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"take overfund - furnish money for; "The government funds basic research in many areas"
	4.	absorb - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, suck, take up, take in, drawmop, mop up, wipe up - to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel"blot - dry (ink) with blotting papersponge up - absorb as if with a sponge; "sponge up the spilled milk on the counter"
	5.	absorb - cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"coalesce, conflate, fuse, immix, mix, merge, commingle, blend, meld, flux, combine - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
	6.	absorb - suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"take insuck in, suck - attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad"give out, emit, give off - give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"
	7.	absorb - devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"engross, engulf, steep, soak up, immerse, plungeimmerse, plunge - cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"focus, pore, rivet, center, centre, concentrate - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"drink in, drink - be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage"
	8.	absorb - assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"receive, take in, invite - express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees"
	9.	absorb - consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"engage, engross, occupyinvolve - occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon"consume - engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"rivet - hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"interest - excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

absorb

verb1. soak up, drink in, devour, suck up, receive, digest, imbibe, ingest, osmose Refined sugars are absorbed into the bloodstream very quickly.2. assimilate, take in, incorporate, accommodate, homogenize, intermix an economy capable of absorbing thousands of immigrants3. cushion, suppress, soften, pillow, bolster, stifle, dampen, muffle, buttress, deaden footwear to absorb the impact of a hard pavement4. consume, use, use up, spend, waste, employ, drain, exhaust, squander, utilize, expend, eat up, fritter away The campaign absorbed vast amounts of capital.5. engross, hold, involve, fill, arrest, fix, occupy, engage, fascinate, preoccupy, engulf, fill up, immerse, rivet, captivate, monopolize, enwrap a second career which absorbed her more completely than acting ever had

absorb

verb1. To take in (moisture or liquid):drink, imbibe, soak (up), sop up, take up.2. To occupy the full attention of:consume, engross, immerse, monopolize, preoccupy.3. To take in and incorporate, especially mentally:assimilate, digest, imbibe, take up.Informal: soak (up).

Translations

使专心致志于吸收

absorb

(əbˈzoːb) verb1. to soak up. The cloth absorbed the ink I had spilled. 吸收 吸收2. to take up the whole attention of (a person). He was completely absorbed in his book. 使(某人)完全投入 使专心致志于abˈsorbent adjective able to soak up. absorbent paper. 具吸收力的 能吸收的abˈsorption (-ˈzoːp-) noun 吸收 吸收