assimilate

[ə'simileit]

v.使同化, 吸收
n.被同化的事物

例句与用法:

Some foods are assimilated more easily than others.

有些食物比另一些食物容易吸收。

The USA has assimilated people from many different countries.

美国已经同化了许多来自不同国家的人。

词形变化:

名词: assimila-tor | 动词过去式: assimilated | 动词过去分词: assimilated | 动词现在分词: assimilating | 动词第三人称单数: assimilates |

详细释义:

vt.

1. 消化吸收(食物)

The body assimilates protein.

躯体吸收蛋白质。

2. 吸收(知识等); 理解

It's not easy to assimilate so many ideas.

吸收那么多思想很不容易。

3. 使(民族、语音)同化[(+to/into)]

America has assimilated millions of immigrants.

美国同化了千百万移民。

4. 使相似[(+to/with)]

5. 把……比作[(+to/with)]

assimilate a conqueror to a robber

把征服者比作强盗

vi.

1. 被吸收; 被消化

Some foods assimilate easily.

有些食物很容易被吸收。

2. 被同化[(+into)]

Some foreigners assimilate easily into our way of life.

有些外国人容易被我们的生活方式同化。

3. 成为相似[(+to/with)]


短语词组:

assimilate to

1. 使变成一样

The laws of the defeated country were assimilated to those of the stronger country.

战败国的法律被强国的法律所同化。