| 释义 |
im·bibe
\ə̇mˈbīb\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English enbiben, from Middle French embiber, from Latin imbibere to drink in, conceive, from in- in- (II) + bibere to drink; in other senses, from Latin imbibere — more at potable
transitive verb
1. archaic : to cause to absorb liquid : soak
2.
a. : to receive into the mind and retain : assimilate
< imbibe moral principles >
b. : to assimilate (as gas, light, or heat) or take into solution
3.
a. : to consume by drinking
< imbibes vast quantities of strong coffee >
b. : to drink in : absorb
< plants can imbibe as much nourishment through their leaves as via their roots — F.J.Taylor >
< a sponge imbibing moisture >
intransitive verb
1. : drink 2
2.
a. : to take in or up liquid
b. : to absorb or assimilate moisture, gas, light, or heat |