absorb基本释义是“吸收”，
1.当吸收的对象是“外部冲击力”的时候，就有了“减震、缓冲”方面的意思
A well-designed sports shoe should absorb the impact on your feet.
设计优良的运动鞋应当能够减轻脚上受到的冲击力。
The frame of the car absorbed the impact.
汽车的构架起到了减震作用
2.当吸收的对象是“知识、信息、观念”时，就有了“学习、理解、掌握”方面的意思
She is good at absorbing information/knowledge.
她善于掌握信息/知识。
He has retained the values that he absorbed as a young man.
他一直秉持着年轻时学到的价值观念。
It's a lot of information to absorb all at once.
要一下子消化这些资料，真是很多。
3.当你被某事物“吸收”时，就有了“着迷、全神贯注”方面的意思
I was so absorbed by her story that I lost track of time.
我完全被她的故事吸引住了，以至于忘记了时间。
She was (completely) absorbed in [=lost in] thought.
她（深深地）陷入了沉思。
a game that had absorbed the children all afternoon
让孩子们整个下午都全神贯注的游戏
4.当吸收“困难、伤害、费用”时，就有了“承受、应付”方面的意思
The company has had to absorb many setbacks in the past year.
公司在过去的一年里被迫经受了许多挫折。
The expenses were absorbed [=borne] by his family.
花费由他的家庭承担了。
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