absorb/əbˋsɔrb; əbˈsɔːb/v [T] 1 if something absorbs liquid, heat etc, it takes it in through its surface 吸收〔液体﹑热等〕: The towel absorbed most of the water. 毛巾吸掉了大部分的水。2 be absorbed in sth to be very interested in something that you are doing, watching etc 专心于某事﹐全神贯注于某事: I was completely absorbed in the book. 我完全沉浸在书中。3 to learn, understand, and remember new information 理解﹐掌握﹐吸收〔信息〕: She's a good student who absorbs information quickly. 她是个优秀的学生﹐吸收知识很快。4 if something is absorbed, it becomes part of something larger 吸纳﹔使并入: be absorbed into sth countries that had become absorbed into the Soviet Union 被并入苏联的国家 —absorption /-ɔrpʃən; -ɔːpʃ$n/n [U]