(1)吸收(液体等)(take in or suck up (liquids，etc))[T+n]：～water/heat/oxygen/light/energy 吸收水/热/氧气/光/能量;Blotting-paper (A sponge)～s ink/moisture.吸墨纸(海绵)能吸墨水/潮气。Water is～ed by the sponge/into the soil.水被海绵吸收/被吸进了土壤。Thick rugs～s sound.厚地毯吸收声音。(frog)～water through its skins(青蛙)通过皮肤吸收水;〖同〗suck up，soak up，drink in;

(2)吸收，接受(take in(thoughts，ideas，etc))[T+n]：～knowledge 吸收知识;～ideas/a point of view/the lesson 接受观念/一观点/授课内容;He～ed everything the teacher said.老师讲的他都吸收了。We must～as much information as possible.我们应尽量多掌握情报。〖同〗digest;

(3)减弱，缓冲(make (shock，force，an impact，etc) less)[T+n]：Buffers/The bumper～ed most of the shock of impact.缓冲器/汽车前的保险杠大大地减弱了撞击的冲撞力。

(4)吞(兼)并，并入(make as part of itself;take over)[T+n，T+n+prep(into/in)]：Big companies/businesses～small ones.大公司/商行兼并小公司(商店)。(small firms) be～ed by/into/in large firms(小企业)被并进大企业;(villages) be～ed by/into/in growing cities(村庄)成了发展中的城市的一部分;(states)be～ed by/into/in an empire(国家)被吞并进帝国;

(5)吸收，使专注(心)(occupy sb's attention，interest or time fully)[T+n，T+n+prep(in)]：His work～ed him/his attention/all his energies/all of his time.他的工作使他全神贯注/全神贯注/全力以赴/毫无闲暇。He was utterly(completely)～ed in(by)his business/his work/thought/reading.他聚精会神地做生意/工作/思考/阅读;be utterly (completely)～ed in/by a book/doing sth/what one was doing聚精会神地读一本书/做某事/做所做的事;〖同〗engage，occupy;〖反〗distract;

→ ab′sorbed adj 全神贯注的;ab′sorbedly adv 全神贯注地;ab′sorbing adj 吸引人的;ab′sorbent adj 吸水的;能够吸收的;ab-′sorption n 吸收;专注