absorb

单词辨析:

absorb assimilate imbibe 【导航词义:吸收】
absorb v. 吸收
〔辨析〕

指吸收液体、气体、光、热等,或吸取知识、信息等。

〔例证〕

Plants absorb moisture from the air.

植物从空气中吸取水分。

Readers absorb knowledge from books.

读者从书中汲取知识。

assimilate v. 吸收,理解
〔辨析〕

强调透彻理解观点或信息。

〔例证〕

The board will need time to assimilate the information.

董事会需要时间来吃透这些信息。

Can you assimilate what you've read?

你读的东西都能消化理解吗?

imbibe v. [正式]吸收,接受
〔辨析〕

指接受品质、观点、价值等并受到影响。

〔例证〕

He had imbibed the traditions of his family.

他受到了自己家庭传统的影响。

Youngsters imbibe wisdom from their elders.

年轻人从长辈那里吸取智慧。

相关例句:

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。

We can't absorb those costs.

我们负担不起那些费用。

Too often he only absorbs half the information in the manual

他对于说明书上所说的经常是一知半解。

The banks would be forced to absorb large losses

银行将被迫承受巨大的损失。

The market could not absorb the increased sugar production.

市场消化不了业已增长的糖产量。

Frogs absorb water through their skins.

青蛙借皮肤吸收水分。