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absorb sth
Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air.
植物从空气中吸收二氧化碳。
吸收
absorbed — past of absorb
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
吸收
to take in a liquid, heat, light, or other substance
Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air.
植物从空气中吸收二氧化碳。
包括以至于不再有独立存在；压倒；使消失如同吞噬；合并；同化；吸收并用尽。
To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
吸收；吸入；像海绵或身体的乳糜管一样吸收；化学吸收。
To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.
被吸收或吸入；沉入。
To be absorbed, or sucked in; to sink in.
吸收能量并转换
To take in energy and convert it.
absorb
Base
原形
absorbs
3rd person
第三人称单数
absorbing
-ing
现在分词
absorbed
Past
过去式
absorbed
Past participle
过去分词
Plants absorb carbon dioxide.
植物吸收二氧化碳。
She is absorbing the information.
她正在吸收信息。
He absorbed the lesson quickly.
他很快吸收了教训。
They have absorbed the new ideas.
他们已经吸收了新思想。
The towel absorbs the spilled water quickly.
毛巾很快吸收了洒出的水。
Sand absorbs heat from the sun during the day.
白天沙子吸收太阳的热量。
The new carpet absorbed the sound of footsteps.
新地毯吸收了脚步声。
Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air.
植物从空气中吸收二氧化碳。
被动结构表示全神贯注的状态。
She was completely absorbed in her book.
她完全沉浸在书中。
He quickly absorbed new knowledge from the training.
他迅速从培训中吸收了新知识。
Not this
The absorb of nutrients happens in the small intestine.
Use this
The absorption of nutrients happens in the small intestine.
中文学习者常将动词“absorb”误作名词使用，而英语中名词形式应为“absorption”。应替换为正确的名词形式。
Not this
He was absorbed into his work.
Use this
He was absorbed in his work.
表示“全神贯注于”时，固定搭配是“be absorbed in”，而非“absorbed into”。后者表示物理上被吸收进入某物，不符合此处语境。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
吸收水分
This sponge absorbs water quickly.
这块海绵吸水很快。
吸收知识
She absorbs knowledge like a sponge.
她像海绵一样吸收知识。
承担费用
The company absorbed the cost of the repairs.
公司承担了维修费用。
吸收光
Black surfaces absorb more light than white ones.
黑色表面比白色表面吸收更多的光。
减震，吸收冲击
The car's suspension absorbs shock effectively.
汽车的悬挂系统有效地减震。
全神贯注于
He absorbed himself in his work.
他全神贯注于工作。
全神贯注于
She was absorbed in her book and didn't hear the phone ring.
她全神贯注地看书，没有听到电话铃声。
承受冲击（常比喻缓冲不良后果）
The new policy is designed to absorb the impact of rising costs on small businesses.
新政策旨在缓冲成本上升对小企业的影响。
像海绵一样吸收知识（比喻学习迅速而全面）
Children absorb knowledge like a sponge during their early years.
孩子在早年像海绵一样吸收知识。
吸收有用的，丢弃无用的，并加上你独特的东西。
To improve your skills, you need to absorb the techniques of masters.
要提高技能，你需要吸收大师的技巧。
Use absorbed naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象海绵吸收水分，同时大脑吸收知识，同是absorb，一个物理一个精神。
Register: neutral. Typical contexts: general, academic, business, daily life. Note: 该词为通用动词，在不同语境下可表示物理吸收、理解知识或承担费用，通常用于正式与非正式场合，无明显语域限制。
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.