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imbibe

英 [ɪm'baɪb] 美 [ɪm'baɪb]

解释

vt. 吸收，接受；喝；吸入

※ 提供单词"imbibe"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

imbibe 喝，饮，吸收

im-,进入，使，-bib,喝，饮，词源同bibulous,beverage.即喝进去，引申词义吸收。

英文词源

imbibe (v.): late 14c., from Old French imbiber, embiber "to soak into," from Latin imbibere "absorb, drink in, inhale," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + bibere "to drink," related to potare "to drink," from PIE *po(i)- "to drink" (see potion). Figurative sense of "mentally drink in" (knowledge, ideas, etc.) was the main one in classical Latin, first attested in English 1550s. Related: Imbibed; imbibing.

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例句和用法

1. A man's shoes get tight by imbibe water, but he do not.: 人穿的鞋子会因吸饱了水而变紧,惟其本人则不会(醉).

2. Lounge patrons desperately wanted to imbibe the essence of all this.: 酒吧的老主顾们极欲将全部精华吸收殆尽.

3. It was advantageous to animals digest and imbibe soybean's nutrition composition.: 有利于家畜对其营养成分的消化和吸收.

4. Plants imbibe nourishment usually through their leaves and roots.: 植物通常经过叶和根吸收养分.

5. I always imbibe fresh air in the woods.: 我经常在树林里呼吸新鲜空气.