Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #8860
assimilate
吸收，同化（信息、想法、文化等）
to absorb and integrate (information, ideas, culture) into one's understanding or society
常用于知识、文化等方面的吸收融汇
- 1.
To incorporate nutrients into the body, especially after digestion.
将营养物质吸收到体内,尤其是在消化后。
- 2.
To incorporate or absorb (knowledge) into the mind.
将(知识)吸收到大脑中。
- 3.
To absorb (a person or people) into a community or culture.
将(个人或群体)吸收到一个社区或文化中。
- 4.
To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between.
使相似或一致；使产生相似性。
- 5.
To become similar.
变得相似。
- 6.
To be incorporated or absorbed into something.
被吸收或融入某物中。
吸收（食物、营养）；被同化，融入；将营养物质吸收到体内,尤其是在消化后。；将(知识)吸收到大脑中。；将(个人或群体)吸收到一个社区或文化中。
In use
It takes time to assimilate all the new information from the training course.
The immigrants gradually assimilated into the local culture.
The body assimilates nutrients from the food we eat.
assimilate + noun
It took her a while to assimilate all the new information.
她花了一段时间才吸收了所有新信息。
assimilate into + noun
常用于描述人适应新环境。
They struggled to assimilate into the local community.
他们努力融入当地社区。
assimilate + object + into/to + noun
Connections
Collocations
- assimilate into a culture
- 融入一种文化
- Immigrants often struggle to assimilate into a new culture.移民通常很难融入新的文化。
- assimilate new information
- 吸收新信息
- It takes time to assimilate new information effectively.有效吸收新信息需要时间。
- assimilate knowledge
- 吸收知识
- Students should learn to assimilate knowledge from various sources.学生应学会从各种来源吸收知识。
- assimilate nutrients
- 吸收营养
- The body assimilates nutrients from the food we eat.身体从我们吃的食物中吸收营养。
- assimilate easily
- 容易吸收/同化
- Some concepts assimilate more easily than others.有些概念比其他概念更容易吸收。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
As如同，simil相似，ate吃；把新知识吃进去变得相似——吸收同化。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：cultural assimilation、learning new concepts、digestion of nutrients 该词通常用于正式或学术语境，指吸收知识、文化同化或生物吸收营养物质。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the '-ate' suffix but differ in stress and vowel sounds. 'Accumulate' and 'articulate' have stress on the second syllable like 'assimilate', but their vowel sequences do not match exactly (e.g., /əˈkjuːmjuleɪt/ vs /əˈsɪmɪleɪt/). The other words have stress on the first syllable, making them phonetically distinct. None fully rhyme with 'assimilate'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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