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今天是我们每日一词的第162个单词！

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今天的核心词汇是absorb [əbˈsɔrb]

vt. 吸收；理解；使专心

例句：

Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and water from the soil.

植物从空气中吸收二氧化碳，从泥土中吸收水分。

Too often he only absorbs half the information in the manual.

通常，他对手册里的信息只是一知半解。

A second career absorbed her more completely than her acting ever had.

一个第二职业比其演艺事业更让她全身心投入。

派生：

absorbed adj. 被吸收的；一心一意的

absorption n. 吸收；全神贯注

e.g. They were completely absorbed in each other.

Cooking softens food, and releases sugars and other products ready for absorption.

固定搭配：

be absorbed in ... 全神贯注于...（to为介词）

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