1. vt.吸收　take in a liquid, gas or other substance from the surface or space around
2. vt.使并入；吞并　make sth smaller become part of sth larger
3. vt.理解；掌握　take sth into the mind and learn or understand it
4. vt.吸引全部注意力；使全神贯注　interest sb very much so that they pay no attention to anything else; completely fill the attention of
5. vt.减轻…的作用　reduce the effect of a blow, hit, etc.; reduce the harmful effects of a physical force
6. vt.耗费，耗去　use up a large supply of sth, especially money or time
7. vt.承受；承担，对付　 deal with changes, effects, costs, etc.

　～ ammonia in water　用水吸收氨
　～ another country　吞并另一个国家
　～ a small company　合并一个小公司
　～ a small state　吞并一个小国家
　～ as much information as possible　尽可能多地吸收信息
　～ attention　吸引注意力
　～ carbon dioxide　吸收二氧化碳
　～ energy　吸收能量
　～ essence and discard dross　吸取精华，剔除糟粕
　～ essence and reject dross　吸取精华，剔除糟粕
　～ experience　吸取经验
　～ foods　吸收食物
　～ gas　吸气
　～ heat　吸热
　～ ink　吸墨水
　～ interest　吸引兴趣
　～ knowledge　掌握知识
　～ light　吸收光
　～ loss　承担亏损
　～ millions of immigrants　吸收并同化数以百万计的移民
　～ moisture　吸收潮气
　～ new subscribers　吸收新订户
　～ noise　吸收噪音
　～ nutrition　吸收营养
　～ sb's attention　吸引某人的注意力
　～ shares　吸收股份
　～ shock　减震
　～ sound　吸收声音
　～ sunlight　吸收阳光
　～ the rain　吸收雨水
　～ water　吸水
　～ what is useful　吸收有用的东西
　～ what is worthwhile　吸收有价值的东西
　～ workload　承担工作量
　～ completely　完全吸收
　～ immediately　立即吸收
　～ incessantly　持续不断地吸收
　～ intelligently　明智地吸收
　～ partially　部分吸收
　～ passively　消极地吸收
　～ properly　适当地吸收
　～ quickly　迅速吸收
　～ rapidly　迅速吸收
　～ shortly　立即吸收
　～ slowly　慢慢地吸收
　～ totally　全部吸收
　～ utterly　完全吸收
　～ wholly　完全吸收
　～ into　把…吞〔并〕入…
　～ sth from　从…吸收
　be ～ed by the problem　全神贯注于这个问题上
　be ～ed in　全神贯注在…上，专心于
　be ～ed in study　埋头学习
　be ～ed in the work　埋头工作
　be ～ed in the experiment　专心于实验
　be ～ed in thoughts　陷于沉思
　be ～ed in (reading) a book　专心读书
　be ～ed with the problem　全神贯注于这个问题上

　Paper absorbs moisture.　纸吸潮气。
　A sponge absorbs water easily.　海绵易于吸水。
　Dry earth absorbs water quickly.　干土吸水很快。
　The towel absorbed water from the sink.　毛巾吸收了洗脸池里的水。
　Towels absorb moisture.　毛巾吸收水汽。
　This kind of material absorbs water easily.　这种物质容易吸水。
　Frogs absorb water through their skins.　青蛙借皮肤吸收水分。
　Salt absorbs moisture from the air.　盐会从空气中吸收水分。
　The timber expands as it absorbs moisture from the atmosphere.　木材吸收大气中的潮气后会膨胀。
　He used thick paper to absorb the ink.　他用厚纸把墨水吸干。
　This blotting paper absorbs ink well.　这吸墨纸的吸墨力很强。
　Paper that absorbs ink is called blotting paper.　吸收墨水的纸称为吸墨纸。
　I used a piece of blotting paper to absorb the spilt ink.　我用吸墨纸吸去溅出的墨水。
　Plants absorb carbon dioxide.　植物吸收二氧化碳。
　Plants absorb energy from the sun.　植物吸收太阳的能量。
　Rugs absorb sounds and make a house quieter.　地毯消减噪音，可使屋子更安静些。
　Black cloth absorbs light.　黑色布料吸收光线。
　The walls of the house absorb heat during the day.　房屋的墙白天吸热。
　Most solar heating systems use large aluminum or alloy sheets, painted black to absorb the sun's heat.　大多数太阳能热水器使用大片的涂成黑色的铝板或合金板来吸收太阳的热量。
　The rocks absorb more energy than they reflect.　岩石吸收的能量比反射的多。
　The planes are fitted with a device that absorbs enemy radar signals.　飞机上安装了一个吸收敌方雷达信号的装置。
　The body quickly absorbs aspirin.　阿司匹林能很快被人体吸收。
　The larger firm absorbed the smaller one.　那家大公司兼并了这家小公司。
　The big enterprise absorbs the medium-sized and the small ones, that's the absolute law of capitalist competition.　大企业吞并中小企业是资本主义竞争的绝对规律。
　The company has gradually absorbed its smaller rivals.　该公司逐步地吞并了一些比它小的竞争对手。
　We must absorb as much information as possible.　我们必须尽可能地吸收大量信息。
　I had just about time to absorb this information.　我还有一点时间，来得及了解一下这条信息。
　I read and re-read the letter, trying to absorb its contents.　这封信我读了又读，想尽量理解它的内容。
　He had absorbed the point of view of his colleagues.　他接受了同事们的观点。
　Over the centuries, they gradually absorbed Islamic ideas about design and architecture.　几个世纪以来，他们渐渐汲取了伊斯兰教在设计和建筑方面的理念。
　She absorbs new ideas very quickly.　她能很快地吸收新思想。
　They absorbed a great deal of the Roman culture.　他们大量地吸收了罗马文化。
　Did you absorb everything the teacher said?　老师讲的东西你全都懂吗?
　Have you absorbed all the details of the plan? 　你对计划的所有细节都已完全了解了吗?
　She absorbed everything in the book.　她把书里的知识都掌握了。
　The clever boy absorbed all the knowledge that his teachers could give him.　那聪明的男孩把他的老师所能教他的知识全部掌握了。
　We had to absorb a lot of new information very quickly.　我们不得不迅速掌握大量新信息。
　So many new ideas! It's all rather too much for me to absorb all at once.　这么多的新主意！多得我一下子理解不了。
　My business absorbs me.　我专心致志地处理业务。
　History is a subject that absorbs him.　历史是可以让他全神贯注的科目。
　This work had absorbed him for several years.　这项工作曾使他沉迷了好几年。
　The acrobatic tricks absorbed the children.　杂技表演使孩子们神往。
　International affairs absorb his attention.　他专心研究国际问题。
　The study of the English language absorbs all his attention.　他全神贯注地学习英语。
　An airplane overhead completely absorbed the boy's attention.　这男孩的注意力完全被头顶上方的那架飞机吸引住了。
　The lecture completely absorbed the attention of the audience.　演讲把听众的注意力完全吸引住了。
　The task absorbed all his energies.　他把全部精力投入到这件工作上。
　This tennis racket absorbs shock on impact.　这个网球拍能减轻撞击所产生的剧烈震动。
　Jump with your knees bent, so they absorb less impact.　双膝弯曲着跳，这样会缓解冲击力。
　The barrier absorbed the main impact on the crash.　障碍物消减了主要的撞击力。
　Buffers absorbed most of the shock.　缓冲器大大减少了冲击时的震动。
　Car bumpers are designed to absorb some of the impact.　汽车保险杠是为碰撞时起缓冲作用而设计的。
　Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income.　农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。
　Defense spending absorbs almost 20% of the country's money.　国防开支几乎耗费这个国家财政的20%。
　Salaries and so on will probably absorb all the profits.　工资等将有可能消耗全部利润。
　The new proposals would absorb 80 billion of the federal budgets.　这些新提案将耗费800亿元联邦政府预算。
　The task absorbed his time.　那任务占用了他的时间。
　This job absorbs all of my time and energy.　这项工作耗去我的全部时间和精力。
　Her work absorbed all her energies.　她的工作耗去了她所有的精力。
　Running the supermarket absorbs all his energies.　经营这家自选商场占去了他的全部精力。
　The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.　行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
　The company is unable to absorb such huge losses.　公司无力承受如此巨大的损失。
　We will not absorb these charges.　我们不能承担这些费用。
　Oil companies say they will absorb these price rises, and not pass them on customers.　石油公司说他们会承担价格的上涨，不会把费用转移到顾客身上。
　The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees.　这个国家实在不能接纳这么多涌入的难民。
　The market could not absorb the increased sugar production.　市场消化不了业已增长的糖产量。
　The societies of the Highlands were able to absorb these changes.　苏格兰高地各社区能够承受这些变化。
　The heat is absorbed by the water.　热量被水吸收了。
　I was completely absorbed by your letter.　我被你的信完全吸引住了。
　He is utterly absorbed by the film's show unfolding.　影片的情节慢慢展开，他完全被迷住了。
　Be quiet, children. I am absorbed by the mathematical problem.　安静些，孩子们，我正专心做数学题呢。
　Most of the refugees were absorbed by the growing service sector.　大部分难民被不断发展的服务部门吸纳了。
　The surrounding villages have been absorbed by the growing city.　周围的村庄并入了日益扩展的城市。
　Small businesses are absorbed by large ones.　小公司已被大公司所吞并。
　The effects of the job losses have been partially absorbed by the increase in training schemes.　失业的影响已部分被培训计划的增加抵消了。

 ♣ be absorbed in〔with〕
　全神贯注于，专心致志于　give all one's attention to sth or doing sth
　I had never met anyone so absorbed in himself as he seemed.　我从来没有见过像他那样专心致志的人。
　I was absorbed in a book and didn't hear you call.　我（当时）正专心读一本书，没有听见你叫我。
　Kevin is absorbed in the cartoon.　凯文全神贯注于卡通片。
　They are absorbed in the experiment.　他们专心于实验。
　He was absorbed in his study〔work〕.　他全神贯注地读书〔工作〕。
　Mary was absorbed in thought.　玛丽在沉思。
　She was absorbed in her thoughts.　她全神贯注于自己的思绪中。
　All of us were deeply absorbed in happy reminiscences.　我们都深深地沉浸在幸福的回忆中。
　For Marx, work had become a passion, and he was so absorbed in it that he often forgot his meals.　对马克思来说，工作已经成了一种爱好。他往往埋头工作，把吃饭都忘了。
　He seemed to be more absorbed in his pipe than in what you were saying.　他好像在聚精会神地吸烟，而没有注意听你讲的话。
　His whole soul is absorbed in saving his country.　他一心扑到拯救祖国的事业上。
　He had been so absorbed in watching the car passing by that he didn't notice his friends coming.　他是如此专心地注视着那辆车从他身边开过，以至于他的朋友来了都没有看到。
　She was absorbed with the mathematical problem.　她专心致志地演算数学题。
　Everyone was absorbed with the beautiful scenery.　人人都为这美丽的景色所陶醉。
　He had been so absorbed with watching the building that he hadn't heard footsteps on the gravel path.　他留神观察那栋建筑，竟没有听见砾石路上的脚步声。
 ♣ absorb into　(v.+prep.)
1. 吸收take sth in
　Animals absorb foods into their bodies.　动物把食物吸收到体内。
　The cream is easily absorbed into the skin.　这种乳霜皮肤易吸收。
　The drug is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream.　药物被迅速吸收到血液中。
　Certain chemicals are easily absorbed into the bloodstream, while others are not.　某些化学药品很容易溶于血液，有些则不行。
2. 把…并入mix or merge sth into
　That country had absorbed some small states into her empire.　那个国家曾将几个小国合并到她的帝国中去。
　People of many different nationalities have, over the years, been absorbed into the population of the city.　这些年来，各民族的人逐渐与这座城市的居民相融合。
　Rebel militias were simply absorbed into the national army.　叛军径直被收编入了国民军。
　Most little shops have been absorbed into big businesses.　绝大多数小店铺都并入了大商行。
　The small firms were absorbed into large cartels.　这些小商行已被合并为大的卡特尔。
　The surrounding small towns have been absorbed into the city.　四周的小城镇已并入这座城市。
　Our countryside is increasingly being absorbed into the large cities.　我们的农村正在不断地被大城市所吞并。

 ♣ absorb, assimilate, digest
　这三个词意义相近，都可指“吸收”，也都强调“吸收的彻底性”。其区别是：
1. 食物首先是digest（消化），然后在血液里absorb（吸收），最后在血液所流过的每一个细胞里一点点地assimilate（转化）为吸收体的物质。
2. 在语气上， assimilate>digest>absorb.
 ♣ absorb, suck
　参见suck条。

　［派生词］ absorbent adj. & n.有吸收能力的（东西）；吸收剂‖absorbing adj.非常吸引人的，引人入胜的
　［同义词］ soak up, suck up, assimilate, digest, take in completely, arrest, engage, engross, enwrap, fascinate, fix, immerse, occupy, preoccupy, eat up, take up, deaden
　［反义词］ cast off, cast out, disperse, exude, disperse, give out, impart, distract
　［词源］拉丁语absorbere（吸收）