assimilate
加入;融入;(使)同化; 吸收(信息等);学习(知识等); 吸收(营养等)
verb [ I or T ]
UK /əˈsɪm.ɪ.leɪt/
US /əˈsɪm.ə.leɪt/
meaning 1:
to become part of a group, country, society, etc., or to make someone or somethingbecome part of a group, country, society, etc.
例句:The European Union should remain flexible enough to assimilate more countries quickly.
欧盟应该保持足够的灵活性,以加快步伐吸收更多的国家为其成员。
例句:You shouldn't expect immigrants to assimilate into an alien culture immediately.
你不应该指望移民能够马上融入一种外国文化中。
meaning 2:
to understand and remember new information and make it part of your basic knowledge so that you can use it as your own
例句:It’s hard to assimilate so much information.
很难吸收这么多的信息。
meaning 3:
to absorb food or a substance into the tissue of a living organism
例句:In this form vitamins can be easily assimilated by the body.
在这种形态下,维生素非常易于身体吸收。
词汇助记:
1) 前缀:as- 加强语气
2) 词根:simil- 相同;similar 相似的
3) 后缀:-ate 动词后缀