absorb/əbˈsɔːb/
vt.1. 吸收(液体);承受;承担We will not absorb these charges.我们不能承担这些费用。
2. 吸取(知识);占有This job absorbs all of my time.这件工作占有了我的全部时间。
To follow and absorb a newspaper article is a little bit hard as it requires a high level of mental involvement.读懂一篇文章比较吃力,因为需要高度的脑力活动。
3. 吸引;使专心;使全神贯注to absorb in study专心研读
The writer was absorbed in his writing that he forgot to flick the ashes from his cigar.作家全神贯注地进行写作,忘了弹去雪茄烟的烟灰。
4. 并吞;兼并to absorb the small states兼并小国
5. 支付;负担The company will absorb all the costs.公司将负担一切费用。
6. 理解to absorb the full meaning of a remark理解一句话的全部意义