absorb是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to take something in, especially gradually -- （尤指逐渐）吸收

  • Plants absorb carbon dioxide. 植物吸收二氧化碳。

  • In cold climates, houses need to have walls that will absorb heat. 在气候寒冷的地方，房屋的墙壁必须能吸收热量。

  • Towels absorb moisture. 毛巾吸收水汽。

  • The drug is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream. 药物迅速被血液吸收流遍全身。

  • Our countryside is increasingly being absorbed by/into the large cities. 我们越来越多的农村地区正被大城市蚕食掉。

  • The barrier absorbed the main impact of the crash. 碰撞产生的大部分冲击力被防撞墙吸收了。

• 1 to understand facts or ideas completely and remember them -- 理解；掌握（事实、想法等）

  • It's hard to absorb so much information. 掌握如此大量信息非常困难。

• 2 to take up someone's attention completely -- （使）完全吸引住；（使）全神贯注于…

  • The project has absorbed her for several years. 好几年她都全神贯注于这项工程中。

• 3 if a business absorbs the cost of something, it pays that cost easily -- （公司等）承担开支

  • The school has absorbed most of the expenses so far, but it may have to offer fewer places next year to reduce costs. 这间学校目前能够承担大部分的费用，可是明年可能不得不通过减少招生降低开支。

• 4 if one company absorbs another company, it takes control of it and they become one company -- （公司）合并；兼并

  • Telecorp Holdings absorbed its Spanish subsidiary into its British headquarters. 泰利控股将其西班牙子公司并入英国总部。