transcription, транскрипция: [ əbzɔ:(r)b ]
( absorbs, absorbing, absorbed)
1.
If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in.
Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and moisture from the soil...
Refined sugars are absorbed into the bloodstream very quickly.
= soak up
VERB : V n , be V-ed into n
2.
If something absorbs light, heat, or another form of energy, it takes it in.
A household radiator absorbs energy in the form of electric current and releases it in the form of heat.
VERB : V n
3.
If a group is absorbed into a larger group, it becomes part of the larger group.
The Colonial Office was absorbed into the Foreign Office.
...an economy capable of absorbing thousands of immigrants.
VERB : be V-ed into n , V n
4.
If something absorbs a force or shock, it reduces its effect.
...footwear which does not absorb the impact of the foot striking the ground.
VERB : V n
5.
If a system or society absorbs changes, effects, or costs, it is able to deal with them.
The banks would be forced to absorb large losses...
VERB : V n
6.
If something absorbs something valuable such as money, space, or time, it uses up a great deal of it.
It absorbed vast amounts of capital that could have been used for investment...
= consume
VERB : V n
7.
If you absorb information, you learn and understand it.
Too often he only absorbs half the information in the manual...
= digest, assimilate
VERB : V n
8.
If something absorbs you, it interests you a great deal and takes up all your attention and energy.
...a second career which absorbed her more completely than her acting ever had.
VERB : V n
see also absorbed , absorbing