absorb是吸收的意思，它是一个常用的词汇，下面是整理的absorb的用法总结干货收藏（最新2篇），您的肯定与分享是对小编最大的鼓励。
(1) [正式]吸收(液体、光、热等；[喻]知识);吞并，合并(指大团体吞并较小的团体，将其吸收变成自己的一部分)。
【搭配】～ advanced science and technology (experience, knowledge, a lesson, new ideas, etc.)吸收先进科学技术(经验、知识、教训、新思想等) /～ another country (a small company)吞并另一个国家(合并小公司) / ～ energy (moisture, sound, sunlight)吸收能量(潮气、声音、阳光) / ～ essence and discard dross 吸取精华、剔除糟粕 / ～ food (nutrition) 吸收食物(营养) / ～new subscribers 吸收新订户 / ～refugees into the local population 接受难民使其规化为本地居民 / ～ shares吸收股份 / ～ shock 减震 / ～ what is useful (worthwhile)吸收有用的(有价值得)东西。
【例句】
A sponge absorbs water easily.海绵易于吸水。
I used a piece of blotting paper to absorb the spilt ink.我用吸水纸吸去溅出的墨水。
Most solar heating systems use large alumimium or alloy sheets, painted black to absorb the sun's heat.大多数太阳能热水器使用大片的涂成黑色的铝板或合金板来吸收太阳的热。
I read and re-read the letter, trying to absorb its contents.这封信我读了又读，想尽量理解它的内容。
We should absorb what is good.我们应当吸收好的东西。
The big enterprise absorbs the medium-sized and the small ones, that's the absolute law of capitalist competition.大企业吞并中小企业是资本主义竞争的绝对规律。
We must absorb as much informatino as possible. 我们必须尽可能吸收大量信息。Most little shops have been absorbed into big businesses.大多数小商店已经并入大商行。
(2) 引起(注意);使专心，使全神贯注[常出现在被动语态中]
【搭配】be ～ed in (reading) a book 专心读书 / get ～ed in something.开始专心于某事。
【例句】
The study of the English language absorbs all his attention.他全神贯注地学习英语。
The acrobatic tricks absorbed the children.杂技表演使孩子们神往。
All of us were deeply absorbed in happy reminiscences.我们都深深地沉浸在幸福的回忆中。
He seemed to be more absorbed in his pipe than in what you were saying.他好像在聚精会神地吸烟，而没有注意听你讲话。
Running the supermarket absorbs all his energies.经管这家超市花了他全部的精力。
Everyone was absorbed with the beautiful scenery.人人都为这美丽的景色所陶醉。
(注：absorb可后接with，但接in更为常见。)
As the stretcher passed on, he stood gazing after it, absorbed in thought.担架抬过时，他站在那里，两眼凝视着它，陷入沉思之中。
I had never met anyone so absorbed in himself as he seemed.我从来没有见过像他那样专心致志的人。
For Marx, work had become a passion, and he was so absorbed in it that he often forgot his meals. 对马克思来说，工作已经成为一种爱好。他往往埋头工作，把吃饭都忘了。
incorporate, absorb, suck, digest这组词都有“吸收”的意思，其区别是：
incorporate 指一物或多物与它物相融合，形成一整体。
absorb 普通用词，词义广泛，既可指吸收光、热、液体等具体东西，又可指吸收知识等抽象概念的东西。
suck 作“吸收”解时，可与absorb换用，但还可有“吮吸”之意。
digest 侧重在消化道内改变食物的化学结构后被人体吸收。