absorb 音标拼音: [əbz'ɔrb]
vt . 吸收,吸引,接受,并入,使专心
吸收,吸引,接受,并入,使专心
absorb v 1 :
become imbued ; "
The liquids ,
light ,
and gases absorb "
2 :
take up mentally ; "
he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe " [
synonym : {
absorb }, {
assimilate }, {
ingest }, {
take in }]
3 :
take up ,
as of debts or payments ; "
absorb the costs for something " [
synonym : {
absorb }, {
take over }]
4 :
take in ,
also metaphorically ; "
The sponge absorbs water well "; "
She drew strength from the minister '
s words " [
synonym :
{
absorb }, {
suck }, {
imbibe }, {
soak up }, {
sop up }, {
suck up },
{
draw }, {
take in }, {
take up }]
5 :
cause to become one with ; "
The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax "
6 :
suck or take up or in ; "
A black star absorbs all matter "
[
synonym : {
absorb }, {
take in }] [
ant : {
emit }, {
give off }, {
give out }]
7 :
devote (
oneself )
fully to ; "
He immersed himself into his studies " [
synonym : {
steep }, {
immerse }, {
engulf }, {
plunge },
{
engross }, {
absorb }, {
soak up }]
8 :
assimilate or take in ; "
The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society "
9 :
consume all of one '
s attention or time ; "
Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely " [
synonym : {
absorb },
{
engross }, {
engage }, {
occupy }]
Absorb \
Ab *
sorb "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Absorbed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Absorbing }.] [
L .
absorbere ;
ab sorbere to suck in ,
akin to Gr . ?:
cf .
F .
absorber .]
1 .
To swallow up ;
to engulf ;
to overwhelm ;
to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up ;
to use up ;
to include .
"
Dark oblivion soon absorbs them all ." --
Cowper .
[
1913 Webster ]
The large cities absorb the wealth and fashion . --
W .
Irving .
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2 .
To suck up ;
to drink in ;
to imbibe ;
as a sponge or as the lacteals of the body . --
Bacon .
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3 .
To engross or engage wholly ;
to occupy fully ;
as ,
absorbed in study or the pursuit of wealth .
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4 .
To take up by cohesive ,
chemical ,
or any molecular action ,
as when charcoal absorbs gases .
So heat ,
light ,
and electricity are absorbed or taken up in the substances into which they pass . --
Nichol .
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Syn :
To {
Absorb }, {
Engross }, {
Swallow up }, {
Engulf }.
Usage :
These words agree in one general idea ,
that of completely taking up .
They are chiefly used in a figurative sense and may be distinguished by a reference to their etymology .
We speak of a person as absorbed (
lit .,
drawn in ,
swallowed up )
in study or some other employment of the highest interest .
We speak of a person as ebgrossed (
lit .,
seized upon in the gross ,
or wholly )
by something which occupies his whole time and thoughts ,
as the acquisition of wealth ,
or the attainment of honor .
We speak of a person (
under a stronger image )
as swallowed up and lost in that which completely occupies his thoughts and feelings ,
as in grief at the death of a friend ,
or in the multiplied cares of life .
We speak of a person as engulfed in that which (
like a gulf )
takes in all his hopes and interests ;
as ,
engulfed in misery ,
ruin ,
etc .
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That grave question which had begun to absorb the Christian mind --
the marriage of the clergy . --
Milman .
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Too long hath love engrossed Britannia '
s stage ,
And sunk to softness all our tragic rage .
--
Tickell .
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Should not the sad occasion swallow up My other cares ? --
Addison .
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And in destruction '
s river Engulf and swallow those . --
Sir P .
Sidney .
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138 Moby Thesaurus words for "
absorb ":
ablate ,
absorb the attention ,
adsorb ,
appreciate ,
apprehend ,
appropriate ,
arrest ,
assimilate ,
be with one ,
bleed white ,
blot ,
blot up ,
burn up ,
buy up ,
catch ,
catch on ,
catch up in ,
charm ,
chemisorb ,
chemosorb ,
come uppermost ,
comprehend ,
conceive ,
concern ,
consume ,
corner ,
deplete ,
dig ,
digest ,
drain ,
drain of resources ,
draw in ,
drink ,
drink in ,
drink up ,
eat ,
eat up ,
embarrass ,
embody ,
enchant ,
engage ,
engage the attention ,
engage the mind ,
engage the thoughts ,
engross ,
engross the mind ,
engross the thoughts ,
enmesh ,
entangle ,
enthrall ,
erode ,
exercise ,
exhaust ,
expend ,
fascinate ,
fathom ,
fill the mind ,
filter in ,
finish ,
finish off ,
follow ,
get ,
get hold of ,
get the drift ,
get the idea ,
get the picture ,
gobble ,
gobble up ,
grab ,
grasp ,
grip ,
have ,
have it taped ,
hold ,
hold spellbound ,
hold the interest ,
hypnotize ,
imbibe ,
imbue ,
immerse ,
implicate ,
impoverish ,
impregnate ,
incorporate ,
infiltrate ,
infuse ,
ingest ,
interest ,
involve ,
involve the interest ,
ken ,
know ,
learn ,
master ,
mesmerize ,
metabolize ,
monopolize ,
monopolize the thoughts ,
obsess ,
obsess the mind ,
occupy ,
occupy the attention ,
occupy the mind ,
osmose ,
percolate in ,
permeate ,
predigest ,
preoccupy ,
read ,
realize ,
savvy ,
seep in ,
seize ,
seize the meaning ,
seize the mind ,
sense ,
sew up ,
slurp up ,
soak in ,
soak up ,
sorb ,
spellbind ,
spend ,
sponge ,
squander ,
suck dry ,
suck into ,
swallow ,
swallow up ,
swill up ,
take ,
take in ,
take up ,
tangle ,
understand ,
use up ,
waste away ,
wear away
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