Слово англійською: absorb
Дієслово
Переклад absorb українською: погли́нути (рідину́), абсорбува́ти, погли́нути (сві́тло і т. д.), амортизува́ти (уда́р і т. д.), посла́бити (вплив, ефе́кт і т. д.)
Детальний опис
liquid/gas
- to take in a liquid, gas or other substance from the surface or space around
- absorb something Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air.
- Let the rice cook until it has absorbed all the water.
- absorb something into something The cream is easily absorbed into the skin.
Wordfinder- absorb
- condense
- dilute
- dissolve
- evaporate
- filter
- immerse
- liquid
- rinse
- saturated
heat/light/energy/sound
- absorb something to take in and keep heat, light, energy, sound, etc. instead of reflecting it
- Black walls absorb a lot of heat during the day.
shock/impact
- absorb something to reduce the effect of a physical impact or movement
- This tennis racket absorbs shock on impact.
- The bats have graphite shafts that absorb the vibration.
see also shock absorber information
- absorb something to take something into the mind and learn or understand it synonym take in
- It's a lot of information to absorb all at once.
- It took me several days to absorb the fact of her death.
- They spent a week in Paris just absorbing the atmosphere.
interest somebody
- absorb somebody to interest somebody very much so that they pay no attention to anything else synonym engross
- This work had absorbed him for several years.
- Her work absorbed her completely.
make part of something larger
- [often passive] to make something smaller become part of something larger
- absorb something The town absorbs an influx of tourists every summer.
- be absorbed into something The surrounding small towns have been absorbed into the city.
- These committees were gradually absorbed into the local government machine.
money/time/changes
- absorb something to use up a large supply of something, especially money or time
- The new proposals would absorb $80 billion of the federal budget.
- My work absorbs a great deal of my time.
- absorb something to deal with changes, effects, costs, etc.
- The company is unable to absorb such huge losses.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin absorbere, from ab- ‘from’ + sorbere ‘suck in’.