1. vt. & vi.消化　 be changed, in the stomach and bowels, so that it can be used in the body; break down
2. vt. & vi.透彻了解　 take into the mind; make part of one's knowledge; reduce a mass of facts, etc. to order; assimilate

　～ ill　难消化
　～ well　易消化
　～ briefly　简单了解
　～ carefully　仔细了解
　～ easily　易于消化
　～ rapidly　迅速消化
　～ slowly　慢慢地消化
　～ into　汇编成…
　～ into handy volume　汇编成便于使用的一册书

　Cheese doesn't digest easily.　乳酪不易消化。
　This food digests well.　这种食物容易消化。
　This food digests ill.　这种食物不容易消化。
　Protein digests slowly.　蛋白质消化较慢。
　His food is still digesting.　他吃的食物还没有消化完。
　Some foods digest more easily than others.　某些食物较其他食物易于消化。
　I just can not digest cheese or eggs.　我吃了乳酪或鸡蛋就不能消化。
　Mary can't digest fat.　玛丽吃肥肉不消化。
　We digest our food slowly.　我们慢慢地消化食物。
　It often takes a long time to digest new ideas.　吸收新思想往往需要很长一段时间。
　He read rapidly but didn't digest anything.　他书读得很快，但什么也没学到。
　Have you digested everything that is important in the book?　书中所有重要之处你都理解了吗?
　You should digest the important points in the book.　你应该领会书中的要点。
　He is still digesting the bad news.　他还在想那条坏消息。
　Food is digested in the stomach.　食物在胃里消化。
　These materials have been digested into a book.　这些材料已被汇编成书。
　You should digest what he said.　你应该仔细体会他说的话。

 ♣ digest, absorb, assimilate
　参见absorb条。

C 摘要，文摘，汇编a short account of a piece of writing which gives the most important facts

　read a ～　阅读一份摘要
　concise ～　冗长的摘要
　～ of　关于…的摘要

　The president started reading the press digest over breakfast.　总统边用早餐边开始阅读新闻简报。
　I read only this digest of the novel.　我只读过这本小说的摘要。
　There's a digest of all the papers presented at the annual medical convention.　这儿有一本医学年会的论文汇编。

 ♣ digest, abstract, outline, summary
　参见abstract条。

　［同义词］ n. summary