Absorption
[əb'zɔːpʃ(ə)n;-'sɔːp-] or [əbˈsɔrpʃən,-ˈzɔrp-]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid.
(noun.) (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium; 'the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules'.
校對:朗达--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything, or of being absorbed and made to disappear; as, the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool, the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger.
(n.) An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action; as, the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc.
(n.) In living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs.
(n.) Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind; as, absorption in some employment.
校對:威尔默
同義詞及近義詞：
n. [1]. Absorbing.[2]. Engrossment, occupation, engagement, immersion.
珍妮整理
例句/造句/用法:
- This process is repeated several times, the object of it being not so much to give relief to the lines, as to roughen the surface of the stone, and thus facilitate its absorption of water. 弗雷德里克·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- Absorption and Compression Methods Described. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- Vaporisation, absorption, compression or reduction of atmospheric pressure are the principal methods of producing cold. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- And such media have no fixed saturation point where further absorption is impossible. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- Carré of France invented successful machines about 1870 for making ice by the rapid absorption and evaporation of heat by the ammonia process. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- The talk among the rest went on unrestrainedly, for nothing disturbed Caleb's absorption except shaking the table when he was writing. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- The principle of making ice by evaporation and absorption may be illustrated by two examples of the Carré methods:--It is well known what a great attraction sulphuric acid has for water. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- The great social adventure of America is no longer the conquest of the wilderness but the absorption of fifty different peoples. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- Absorption, engrossment, full concern with subject matter for its own sake, nurture it. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- Too passionate an absorption in public affairs is felt to be a somewhat shallow performance, and the reformer is patronized as a well-meaning but rather dull fellow. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- Absorption machines were the outgrowth of Faraday’s observations in 1823. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- That is why their issues are so sterile; that is why the absorption in next steps is a diversion from statesmanship. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- After several relapses into business-absorption, Mr. Lorry had become the Doctor's friend, and the quiet street-corner was the sunny part of his life. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- And undue absorption at the outset in the physical object of sense hampers this growth. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- Lily started from her attitude of absorption; her smile faded and she began to move toward the lane. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
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