复习SAT词汇是备考过程中的第一步，也是必过的一关，今天文都网校小编要为大家讲的SAT真词是absorb，希望对大家有帮助。

absorb

　　vt.吸收(液体、气体等); 吸引(注意); 吞并，合并; 忍受，承担(费用);

　　第三人称单数：absorbs过去分词：absorbed现在进行时：absorbing过去式：absorbed

　　1.VERB吸收(液体、气体等)If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in.

　　Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and moisture from the soil...

　　植物从空气中吸收二氧化碳并从土壤中汲取水分。

　　2.VERB吸收(光、热等能量)If something absorbs light, heat, or another form of energy, it takes it in.

　　A household radiator absorbs energy in the form of electric current and releases it in the form of heat.

　　家用取暖器吸收电流能量，再以热量的形式释放出来。

　　3.VERB合并;兼并;吸收并同化If a group is absorbed into a larger group, it becomes part of the larger group.

　　The Colonial Office was absorbed into the Foreign Office.

　　殖民部被并入了外交部。

　　4.VERB消减，缓冲(外力、震动等)If something absorbs a force or shock, it reduces its effect.

　　...footwear which does not absorb the impact of the foot striking the ground.

　　不具备减震功能的鞋子

　　5.VERB经受，承受(变革、影响等);承担(费用等)If a system or society absorbs changes, effects, or costs, it is able to deal with them.

　　The banks would be forced to absorb large losses...

　　银行将被迫承受巨大的损失。

　　6.VERB用掉，花掉(大量金钱);占去(空间、时间)If something absorbs something valuable such as money, space, or time, it uses up a great deal of it.

　　It absorbed vast amounts of capital that could have been used for investment...

　　它消耗掉了原本可用于投资的大笔资金。

　　7.VERB理解，掌握(信息)If you absorb information, you learn and understand it.

　　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。

　　8.VERB吸引…的注意;使全神贯注If something absorbs you, it interests you a great deal and takes up all your attention and energy.

　　...a second career which absorbed her more completely than her acting ever had.

　　比演艺生涯更让她投入的又一职业

　　例句：

　　1.The company had to absorb$ 655 million in losses from its joint venture with mitsubishi ufj financial group.

　　该公司不得不承担与三菱UFJ(Mitsubishi UFJ)金融集团合资企业的6.55亿美元亏损。

　　2.They may take time to absorb the news.

　　这类型家长需要时间吸收这消息。

　　3.Oceans absorb about half this.

　　大约有一半都被海洋吸收。

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