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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   absorb

   • IPA[əbˈzôrb]

   美式

   • v.
     take in or soak up (energy or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action；take in and understand fully (information, ideas, or experience)

   • verb: absorb, 3rd person present: absorbs, gerund or present participle: absorbing, past tense: absorbed, past participle: absorbed

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. take in or soak up (energy or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action buildings can be designed to absorb and retain heat steroids are absorbed into the bloodstream 同義詞 soak up, suck up, draw up/in, take up/in, blot up, ... 更多mop up, sponge up, sop up反義詞 exude, give out
   • ▪ take in and understand fully (information, ideas, or experience) she absorbed the information in silence 同義詞 assimilate, digest, ingest, take in, imbibe, ... 更多drink in, familiarize oneself with, comprehend, grasp, learn, understand, master
   • ▪ take control of (a smaller or less powerful entity) and make it a part of a larger one the family firm was absorbed into a larger group 同義詞 incorporate, assimilate, integrate, appropriate, take in, ... 更多subsume, include, co-opt, swallow up
   • ▪ use or take up (time or resources) arms spending absorbs roughly two percent of the national income 同義詞 use (up), consume, take up, occupy, waste, ... 更多squander, go through, deplete, drain, exhaust, swallow up
   • ▪ take up and reduce the effect or intensity of (sound or an impact) deep-pile carpets absorbed all sound of the outside world 同義詞 deaden, soften, cushion, reduce, decrease, ... 更多lessen, soak up反義詞 reflect, increase
   • 2. take up the attention of (someone); interest greatly she sat in an armchair, absorbed in a book the work absorbed him and continued to make him happy 同義詞 preoccupy, engross, captivate, occupy, engage, ... 更多rivet, grip, hold, interest, intrigue, immerse, involve, enthrall, spellbind, fascinate, arrest, monopolize, distract, divert, entertain, amuse