v.  吸收〔液体、气体、光、热、能、声音〕

v.  理解，吸收

v.  吸引〔某人〕，使全神贯注

v.  使并入，吸纳；同化

• absorption  

  n.  〔对液体、气体或热的〕吸收

  n.  并入，吸纳；同化

  n.  专注

• absorb sth into sth  吸收

• absorb information  接受信息

• be absorbed in sth  专心致志的

• be absorbed into sth  融入，同化

• Plants absorb nutrients from the soil.

  植物从土壤中吸收养分。

• Her capacity to absorb information is amazing. 她吸收信息的能力令人称奇。

• 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。

• We were soon absorbed into local village life. 我们很快就融入了当地的乡村生活。

• I don’t understand James’ absorption with military history.

  我不明白詹姆斯为何对军事史那么着迷。

• the body’s absorption of iron

  身体对铁质的吸收

• D) A device to help plants absorb sunlight.  吸收阳光

• That's the conclusion of a new study that finds that Earth's oceans now (26) absorb heat at twice the rate they did 18 years ago. 

• The researchers gathered 150 years of ocean temperature data in order to get a better   30   of heat absorption from surface to seabed. 吸收热量

• Fantasy proneness could be considered a tendency to imagine and daydream, whereas absorption is the tendency to allow your mind to become fully absorbed in an activity – to pay complete attention to the sensations (感受) and the experiences. 

• A recent study of people with HSAM reveals that they are liable to fantasy and full absorption in an activity.  专注于活动

• Some people are absorbed in the past but not open to new memories, but that's not the case for me. 沉迷于过去

• Your child will naturally copy you, so it is important that you are seen reading and enjoying books, newspapers and magazines rather than just absorbed in screens.

  死盯着屏幕

BrE /əbˈzɔːb/   

NAmE /əbˈzɔːrb/