单词 | absorb |
释义 | ab·sorb 1. archaic < absorbed by oblivion > 2. < the power of Chinese civilization to absorb new arrivals — G.W.Johnson > 3. a. < water absorbed by plant roots > < absorb ammonia gas in water > — distinguished from adsorb b. < convictions absorbed in youth — M.R.Cohen > < the prudential morality he had absorbed from Puritanism — R.H.Gabriel > 4. < absorbed in thoughts of poetry — E.W.H.Lumsden > : occupy fully < work absorbs most of his time > 5. a. < absorb the vibration of machinery > < capable of absorbing punishment > b. < walls lined with material that absorbs sound > c. < neutrons absorbed by cadmium rods > 6. a. < the business being absorbed by a competitor > < the market absorbed the entire production > b. < traveling expenses absorbed by the employer > Synonyms: see monopolize |
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