verb🔗Share吸収する, 吸収する, 飲み込む, 取り入れるTo include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up."The company absorbed the smaller firm, and now all the employees work together under one roof. "その会社は小規模な会社を吸収し、今ではすべての従業員が同じ屋根の下で一緒に働いています。physiologybiologychemistryphysicsenergyprocessfunctionactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share吸収する, 吸収To engulf, as in water; to swallow up."The storm surge absorbed the coastal town, leaving only scattered debris. "高潮は沿岸の町を飲み込み、散らばった瓦礫だけを残しました。natureenvironmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share吸収する, 吸収, 吸収するTo suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in."The plant absorbed the water quickly from the soil. "植物は土から水を素早く吸収した。physiologychemistrymaterialbodysciencebiochemistryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share吸収する, 吸収To take in energy and convert it, as"Heat, light, and electricity are absorbed in the substances into which they pass."熱、光、そして電気は、それらが通過する物質に吸収されます。energyphysicsscienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share吸収する, 夢中にさせるTo engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully"The new student was completely absorbed in his history book, losing track of time. "新しい生徒は、時間の感覚を失い、すっかり歴史の本に夢中になっていた。mindactionhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share占める, 費やすTo occupy or consume time."The long meeting absorbed all of my afternoon. "長い会議で午後の時間がすべて費やされた。timemindactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share吸収する、理解するAssimilate mentally."The student absorbed the information from the lecture quickly. "学生は講義からの情報を素早く吸収した。mindeducationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share負担する、吸収するTo assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction."The company absorbed the cost of the new software upgrade as part of their annual budget. "その会社は、年次予算の一環として、新しいソフトウェアアップグレードの費用を負担しました。businessfinanceeconomycommerceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share費用を負担するTo defray the costs."The company absorbed the costs of the new equipment by increasing the price of its products slightly. "会社は、製品の価格をわずかに引き上げることにより、新しい設備の費用を負担しました。financebusinesseconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share吸収する, 取得するTo accept or purchase in quantity."The company absorbed several smaller businesses last year. "その会社は昨年、いくつかの小規模な事業を取得しました。businesseconomyfinancecommerceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading