爱华网absorb、takein、assimilate、digest
佳中
这几个词都可表示“吸收”，“消化”的意思。
absorb①“吸收”, 指收吸营养、液体、知识、信息、讲话等。②“吸引…的注意”、
“使全神贯注，使专心致志，”，常用结构 absorbedin。
1）Plants absorb minerals and othernutrients from the soil.
植物从土壤吸收矿物质和其它营养素。
2）We can absorb intellectual nourishment from literature andart.
我们从文学艺术汲取知识营养。
3）Aside from last week’s measures, it has already created hugeinfrastructure
projects to absorb the growing ranks of the unemployed.
除了上周采取的措施外,它已创建了极大的基础设施项目，吸收了正在日益增长的失业者
人群。
4）A good book may absorb our attentionso completely that for the time being we
forget our surroundings and even ouridentify.
一本好书可以完全吸引我们的注意力，使我们暂时忘却周围环境,甚至忘却自己。
5）I walked into his study the other day, and found Mr. Johnsonabsorbed in his
writing as usual.
有一天我走进他的书房，发现约翰逊先生与往常一样正埋头写作。
6）He was absorbed in his stamp collection and did not hearwhat I said.
他专心致志地在搞弄他的集邮册,没有听见我所说的话。
takein 口语用语，可表示“吸收”、“接受”，相当于absorb。
1）Dark and black objects, especially those with a rough surface,take in /
absorb a large amount of light andheat.
黑色和黑物体, 特别那些表面粗糙物体，能吸收大量的光和热。
2）I couldn’t take in what the American lecturer was sayingthought I listened
to his speech carefully.
我还是听不懂这位美国演讲者的讲话，尽管我听得很仔细。（接受）
assimilate“吸收”，指将吸收的东西转化成吸收物的一部分，致使被吸收物失去自己的
特征，由此可以引申出“同化”的意思。
1）Food is assimilated in the smallintestine.
食物是在小肠的被吸收的。
2）You have only remembered the facts well, not assimilatedthem.
你只是把事实记住，并没有将它们消化吸收。
3）We should critically assimilate whatever is beneficial inliterature and arts
from othercountries.
我们应当批判地吸收来自其他国家的一切有益的文学和艺术。
4）In less than a century the refugees had become fullyassimilated into the
localcommunity.
不到一个世纪，那些难民已经被当地居民同化了。
digest“消化”，原意是消化食物以便吸收，常引申将事物彻底理解、消化吸收。
1）Your food will digestmore quickly if you chew it well.
如果食物经咀嚼会就更容易消化吸收。
2）Over-eating or eating food difficult to digest often causeindigestion.
暴食或食用不易消化的食品常常引起消化不良。
3）Knowledge must be digested before it can be put to gooduse.
知识要消化才能有用。
4）Some books are to betasted,others are to be swallowed, and some few tobe
chewed and digested.
有些书浅尝即可，有些书可囫囵吞下，但少数书是需要细细品味。
