★ absorb v.
①吸收 to take in and hold sth
(2015北京)
A transparent object doesn’t absorb light.
透明的物體不吸收光。
②理解;掌握 to take sth into the mind and understand it(take in)
absorb new knowledge/ information掌握新知識/新信息
③吸引;使專心 to interest sb so much that they don't pay attention to other things
This work has absorbed him for years.
多年來他一直專注於這項工作。
When something did interest me. I could become absorbed.
當某件事確實讓我感興趣時，我就能夠全神貫注。
▲ (be)absorbed in:
These kids are so absorbed in their studies that I just sit back. I don’t teach.
這些孩子太專心他們的研究了，所以並不需要我教授課程，我只需要坐在那裡。
When deeply absorbed in work, he always forgets all about eating or sleeping
他專注工作時，總是廢寢忘食。
④緩衝:
Well-designed sports shoes should absorb the impact on your feet.
設計精良的運動鞋可以緩解腳部受到的衝擊。