| 单词 | absorptive |
| 释义 | absorptive (once / 59694 pages) adj Something absorptive has the quality of soaking up liquids. Paper towels are advertised as being extremely absorptive, but often a washcloth or sponge works even better to soak up spills. You can buy special towels that are more absorptive than usual for drying your hair — they're made to absorb water. or soak it up quickly. You can also use this adjective in a figurative way, especially when you talk about one thing taking in something else (like an absorptive mind that takes in information) or accepting something (like an absorptive country that allows many immigrants to enter). The Latin root is absorbere, "swallow up." WORD FAMILYabsorptive: absorptivity, nonabsorptive+/absorb: absorbable, absorbate, absorbed, absorbent, absorber, absorbing, absorbs, absorption, absorptive, reabsorb/absorbed: absorbedly, self-absorbed/absorbency: nonabsorbency/absorbent: absorbency, absorbents, nonabsorbent/absorber: absorbers/absorbing: absorbingly/absorption: absorptions, self-absorption/reabsorb: reabsorbed, reabsorbing, reabsorbs, reabsorption USAGE EXAMPLESOne method his company and others have used with great success is to apply absorptive perforated metals to the roof. New York Times(Sep 02, 2016) A combination of absorptive and reflective materials was selected to create a lively “bounce” of sound from the stage while blocking outside noise, Blalock says. Washington Times(Jul 01, 2016) The small silences in this episode are rich and absorptive. New York Times(Apr 18, 2016) adj having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) Syn|Ant absorbent absorbefacient, sorbefacient inducing or promoting absorption assimilating, assimilative, assimilatorycapable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution hygroscopicabsorbing moisture (as from the air) receptiveable to absorb liquid (not repellent) shock-absorbenthaving the capacity to absorb the energy of an impact spongelike, spongylike a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed thirstyable to take in large quantities of moisture nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids) repellent, resistantincapable of absorbing or mixing with |
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