absorb /әb'sɒ:b/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) become imbued
• (v.) take up mentally
• (v.) take up, as of debts or payments

Chinese translation

• vt. 吸收, 使全神贯注, 同化, 买进, 理解, 承受, 忍受, 承担
• [医] 吸收

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/әb'sɒ:b/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.81 · Rare

Word forms

absorbed, absorbs, absorbing

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absorbing · absolutely · absolute · absorption · absolve

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