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GMAT重点动词英英解释（17）

2014-09-04 11:58:50来源：网络

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　　131. Extinguish verb[VN]

　　to make a fire stop burning or a light stop shining

　　Synonym: PUT OUT

　　Firefighters tried to extinguish the flames. ◆ (formal) All lights had been extinguished.

　　to destroy sth: News of the bombing extinguished all hope of peace.

　　132. Absorb verb[VN]

　　liquid / gas

　　to take in a liquid, gas or other substance from the surface or space around: Plants absorb

　　oxygen. ◆ The cream is easily absorbed into the skin. ◆ Let the rice cook until it has

　　absorbed all the water.

　　make part of sth larger

　　[often passive]to make sth smaller become part of sth larger: The surrounding small

　　towns have been absorbed into the city. ◆ The country simply cannot absorb this influx of

　　refugees.

　　information

　　to take sth into the mind and learn or understand it: It's a lot of information to absorb all at

　　once. ◆ It took me several days to absorb the fact of her death. ◆ They spent a week in Paris

　　just absorbing the atmosphere.

　　interest sb

　　to interest sb very much so that they pay no attention to anything else: This work had

　　absorbed him for several years.

　　heat / light / energy

　　to take in and keep heat, light, energy, etc. instead of reflecting it: Black walls absorb a lot

　　of heat during the day.

　　shock / impact

　　to reduce the effect of a blow, hit, etc: This tennis racket absorbs shock on impact. ◆ The

　　bats have graphite shafts that absorb the vibration.

　　See also SHOCK ABSORBER

　　money / time / changes

　　to use up a large supply of sth, especially money or time: The new proposals would absorb

　　$80 billion of the federal budget.

　　to deal with changes, effects, costs, etc: The company is unable to absorb such huge losses.

　　133. Repulse verb[VN](formal)

　　[usually passive]to make sb feel disgust or strong dislike

　　Synonym: REPEL

　　I was repulsed by the horrible smell.

　　to fight sb who is attacking you and drive them away

　　Synonym: REPEL

　　to repulse an attack / invasion / offensive

　　to refuse to accept sb's help, attempts to be friendly, etc: Each time I tried to help I was

　　repulsed. ◆ She repulsed his advances.

　　134. Siege

　　surrounded by an army or the police in a siege: The city was under siege for six months.

　　being criticized all the time or put under pressure by problems, questions, etc: The

　　government is already under siege for its economic policy.

　　lay siege to sth

　　to begin a siege of a town, building, etc: The crusaders laid siege to Lisbon.

　　to surround a building, especially in order to speak to or question the person or people living

　　or working there: Crowds of journalists laid siege to the star's apartment.

　　135. Envelop verb

　　[VN] ~ sb/sth (in sth) (formal) to wrap sb/sth up or cover them or it completely: She was

　　enveloped in a huge white towel. ◆ Clouds enveloped the mountain tops. ◆ Darkness fell

　　and enveloped the town. ◆ A feeling of despair enveloped him.

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