absorb/əbˈzɔːb/v. 吸收；使并入，纳入；理解，掌握
一、单词记忆
这个单词是由两部分组成的，前面的前缀ab是to，“去”的意思，后面的sorb是词根，这个词根来自于拉丁文，sorbere，“吸收”，所以absorb就是“吸收”的意思，这个词根我们可以用以前学过的单词soup来记忆，你想想你平时是怎么喝汤的，是不是要“吸”一下。然后我们把字母组合ou改成or，字母p改成字母b，就变成词sorb了。
二、用法
1.absorb…from…：从…中吸收…
Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air.
植物从空气中吸收二氧化碳。
来源：《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2.absorb…into…：把…吸收进…
这个短语经常用于被动形式：be absorbed into
The cream is easily absorbed into the skin.
这种乳霜皮肤易吸收。
来源：《牛津词典》
3.absorb oneself in (doing) sth.
=be/get absorbed in (doing) sth.
全神贯注做某事
The boy absorbed himself in the book.
The boy was utterly absorbed in the book.
这个男孩子全神贯注地读这本书。
[拓展]absorbed/əbˈzɔːbd/adj.全神贯注的；被吸收的
[拓展]表示全神贯注做某事的短语还有很多
1.concentrate/focus (one’s attention)on
2.be lost in
3.be buried in
[巩固练习]同义句转换
I was absorbed in the novel and I didn't even notice our teacher come in.
我看小说看得太入神，没注意到老师进来。
1.I was so ______(absorb) in the novel that I didn't even notice our teacher come in.
2.______ ______ ______ ______in the novel that I didn't even notice our teacher come in.(用so…that…的倒装句)
3.______(absorb) in the novel, I didn't even notice our teacher come in.
答案：1.absorbed 2.So absorbed was I 3.Absorbed
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