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absorb
ab.sorb  AHD[…b-sôrb“, -zôrb“]   DJ[*b6s%8b, -6z%8b]  KK[*b6s%rb, -6z%rb]
v.tr.（及物动词）  ab.sorbed,ab.sorb.ing,ab.sorbs
1.To take (something) in through or as through pores or interstices.
    吸收：通过气孔或空隙吸收（某物）
2.To occupy the full attention, interest, or time of; engross.See Synonyms atmonopolize
    引人注意，使着迷：占据…的全部注意力、兴趣或时间；使全神贯注参见monopolize
3.Physics To retain (radiation or sound, for example) wholly, without reflection or transmission.
  【物理学】 吸收：完全地吸收（辐射或声音），不反射或散射
4.To take in; assimilate:
    吸入；同化：
    immigrants who were absorbed into the social mainstream.
    移民被社会的主流同化了
5.To receive (an impulse) without echo or recoil:
    消减，缓冲：接受（刺激）却没有反应或回应：
    a fabric that absorbs sound; a bumper that absorbs impact.
    可以吸收声音的纤维；可以减震的缓冲器
6.To take over (a cost or costs).
    承担费用
7.To endure; accommodate:
    忍耐；忍受：
    couldn't absorb the additional hardships.
    不能忍受额外的困苦
ORIGIN
1.Middle English [to swallow up]
    中古英语 [吞没]
2.from Old Frenchabsorber
    源自 古法语absorber
3.from Latinabsorb¶re
    源自 拉丁语absorb¶re
4.ab- [away] * see  ab-¹
    ab- [去掉] *参见ab-¹
5.sorb¶re [to suck]
    sorb¶re [吸吮]
DERIVATIVES
▪absorb”abil“ity  n.（名词）
▪absorb“able  adj.（形容词）
▪absorb“er  n.（名词）
▪absorb“ingly  adv.（副词）