LIQUID / GAS 液体/气体, to take in liquid, gas, or another substance from the surface or space around something

吸收〔液体、气体或其他物质〕:

Plants absorb nutrients from the soil.

植物从土壤中吸收养分。

Water and salts are absorbed into our blood stream.

水分和盐被吸收进我们的血液中。

INFORMATION 信息, to read or hear a large amount of new information and understand it

理解，掌握:

Her capacity to absorb information is amazing .

她对信息的掌握能力令人称奇。

INTEREST 兴趣, to interest someone so much that they do not pay attention to other things

吸引〔某人〕，使专心:

The movement and noise of the machines absorbed him completely.

机器的运转和声响把他完全吸引住了。

Judith lay on the settee, absorbed in her book.

朱迪思躺在沙发椅上专心致志地看书。

BECOME PART OF STH 成为某物的一部分, to become part of something larger

使并入，吸纳; 同化:

California absorbs many of the legal immigrants to the US.

加利福尼亚州吸纳了许多来美国的合法移民。

We were soon absorbed into local village life.

我们很快就融入了当地的乡村生活。

LIGHT / HEAT / ENERGY / NOISE 光/热/能/声音, if something absorbs light, heat, energy, or noise, it takes it in

吸收:

Darker surfaces absorb heat.

颜色较深的表面吸热。

DEAL WITH CHANGE / COSTS 应付变化/费用, if something absorbs changes or costs, it accepts them and deals with them successfully

经受; 承受:

The beer industry had absorbed a doubling of federal tax in 1991.

1991年，啤酒行业经受住了联邦税加倍的考验。

MONEY / TIME 金钱/时间, if something absorbs money, time etc it uses a lot of it

消耗，花去:

Defence spending absorbs almost 20% of the country's wealth.

国防开支消耗了这个国家差不多 20% 的财富。

FORCE 力, to reduce the effect of a sudden violent movement

消减〔撞击〕的影响，缓冲:

A well-designed sports shoe should absorb the impact on your feet.

设计优良的运动鞋应当能够吸收脚底受到的冲击力。