英语词汇“absorbable”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ab•sorb v. [~ + object]

to suck up or drink in (a liquid);
soak up: A sponge absorbs water.
to take (a company, organization, etc.) in and make it part of a larger group;
assimilate;
incorporate:The empire absorbed many nations.
to get the full attention of: This book will absorb the serious reader.
to take in without echo or bouncing:walls that absorb sound.
to take in and utilize: to absorb information.
to pay for (costs, taxes, etc.):The big company absorbed the losses of the small company it took over.

ab•sorb v.t.

to suck up or drink in (a liquid);
soak up:A sponge absorbs water.
to swallow up the identity or individuality of;
incorporate:The empire absorbed many small nations.
to involve the full attention of;
to engross or engage wholly:so absorbed in a book that he did not hear the bell.
to occupy or fill:This job absorbs all of my time.
Chemistryto take up or receive by chemical or molecular action:Carbonic acid is formed when water absorbs carbon dioxide.
to take in without echo, recoil, or reflection:to absorb sound and light; to absorb shock.
to take in and utilize:The market absorbed all the computers we could build.Can your brain absorb all this information?
to pay for (costs, taxes, etc.):The company will absorb all the research costs.
[Archaic.]to swallow up.

Latin absorbēre, equivalent. to ab-ab- + sorbēre to suck in, swallow
1480–90

ab•sorb′a•ble, adj.
ab•sorb′a•bil′i•ty n.

2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged assimilate, consume, devour, engulf; destroy.

单词	absorbable
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ab•sorb /æbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object] to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up: A sponge absorbs water. to take (a company, organization, etc.) in and make it part of a larger group; assimilate; incorporate:The empire absorbed many nations. to get the full attention of: This book will absorb the serious reader. to take in without echo or bouncing:walls that absorb sound. to take in and utilize: to absorb information. to pay for (costs, taxes, etc.):The big company absorbed the losses of the small company it took over. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ab•sorb (ab sôrb′, -zôrb′),USA pronunciation v.t. to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up:A sponge absorbs water. to swallow up the identity or individuality of; incorporate:The empire absorbed many small nations. to involve the full attention of; to engross or engage wholly:so absorbed in a book that he did not hear the bell. to occupy or fill:This job absorbs all of my time. Chemistryto take up or receive by chemical or molecular action:Carbonic acid is formed when water absorbs carbon dioxide. to take in without echo, recoil, or reflection:to absorb sound and light; to absorb shock. to take in and utilize:The market absorbed all the computers we could build.Can your brain absorb all this information? to pay for (costs, taxes, etc.):The company will absorb all the research costs. [Archaic.]to swallow up. Latin absorbēre, equivalent. to ab-ab- + sorbēre to suck in, swallow 1480–90 ab•sorb′a•ble, adj. ab•sorb′a•bil′i•ty n. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged assimilate, consume, devour, engulf; destroy.
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