| 单词 | absorb |
| 释义 | Word Frequency absorb(əbˈsɔːb, -ˈzɔːb) verb (transitive) 1. to soak or suck up (liquids) 2. to engage or occupy (the interest, attention, or time) of (someone); engross 3. to receive or take in (the energy of an impact) 4. physics to take in (all or part of incident radiated energy) and retain the part that is not reflected or transmitted 5. to take in or assimilate; incorporate 6. 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 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 Derived forms absorbability (abˌsorbaˈbility) noun absorbable (abˈsorbable) adjective Word origin C15: via Old French from Latin absorbēre to suck, swallow, from ab-1 + sorbēre to suck |
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