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VERB
吸收（液體、氣體等）
If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in.
例句
Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and moisture from the soil...
植物從空氣中吸收二氧化碳并從土壤中汲取水分。
Refined sugars are absorbed into the bloodstream very quickly.
精制糖迅速吸收進(jìn)血液中。
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VERB
吸收（光、熱等能量）
If something absorbs light, heat, or another form of energy, it takes it in.
例句
A household radiator absorbs energy in the form of electric current and releases it in the form of heat.
家用取暖器吸收電流能量，再以熱量的形式釋放出來(lái)。
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VERB
合并；兼并；吸收并同化
If a group is absorbed into a larger group, it becomes part of the larger group.
例句
The Colonial Office was absorbed into the Foreign Office.
殖民部被并入了外交部。
...an economy capable of absorbing thousands of immigrants.
能夠吸納數(shù)千移民的經(jīng)濟(jì)實(shí)體
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VERB
消減，緩沖（外力、震動(dòng)等）
If something absorbs a force or shock, it reduces its effect.
例句
...footwear which does not absorb the impact of the foot striking the ground.
不具備減震功能的鞋子
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VERB
經(jīng)受，承受（變革、影響等）；承擔(dān)（費(fèi)用等）
If a system or society absorbs changes, effects, or costs, it is able to deal with them.
例句
The banks would be forced to absorb large losses...
銀行將被迫承受巨大的損失。
We can't absorb those costs.
我們負(fù)擔(dān)不起那些費(fèi)用。
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VERB
用掉，花掉（大量金錢）；占去（空間、時(shí)間）
If something absorbs something valuable such as money, space, or time, it uses up a great deal of it.
例句
It absorbed vast amounts of capital that could have been used for investment...
它消耗掉了原本可用于投資的大筆資金。
It might help if campaigning didn't absorb so much time and money.
如果競(jìng)選活動(dòng)沒耗費(fèi)這么多的時(shí)間和金錢，情況或許還不會(huì)這么糟。
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VERB
理解，掌握（信息）
If you absorb information, you learn and understand it.
例句
Too often he only absorbs half the information in the manual...
他對(duì)于說(shuō)明書上所說(shuō)的經(jīng)常是一知半解。
We closed our offices at 2:00 p.m. to give employees time to absorb the bad news.
我們下午兩點(diǎn)就放工了，以便給員工時(shí)間來(lái)慢慢接受這一壞消息。
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VERB
吸引…的注意；使全神貫注
If something absorbs you, it interests you a great deal and takes up all your attention and energy.
例句
...a second career which absorbed her more completely than her acting ever had.
比演藝生涯更讓她投入的又一職業(yè)