absorb

吸収する

液体を表面に残さず、物質の内部に取り込む。

やさしい英語で： To take liquid into a material, rather than leave it on the surface.

• The towel absorbed the water.
• Dry soil can absorb a lot of rain.
• Does this cloth absorb oil?

類義語： soak up, take in

よく使う表現： absorb water, absorb moisture, absorb liquid

吸収する、理解する

情報やエネルギーなどを取り入れ、理解したり利用したりする。

やさしい英語で： To take in and use something, such as information or energy.

• I need time to absorb this information.
• Dark surfaces absorb more heat.
• She absorbed everything the teacher explained.

類義語： take in

よく使う表現： absorb information, absorb energy, absorb heat, absorb knowledge

負担する

費用を他の人に払わせず、自分で引き受ける。

やさしい英語で： To pay a cost yourself instead of making someone else pay it.

• The company will absorb the extra cost.
• We absorbed the delivery charges ourselves.
• Small shops cannot absorb such large losses.

類義語： cover, bear

よく使う表現： absorb costs, absorb the charge, absorb losses

費やさせる、奪う

人の時間や労力をすっかり使わせる。

やさしい英語で： To use up someone's time or effort completely.

• The project absorbs all my time.
• House repairs absorbed most of our energy.
• These small tasks can absorb hours.

類義語： take up, consume

よく使う表現： absorb someone's time, absorb resources, absorb effort