考研英語真題單詞串講：absorb

absorb [?b?z??b]     vt.吸收

【真題】

People are absorbed into “a culture of consumption” ________ by the 19th-century department stores that offered “vast arrays of goods in an elegant atmosphere.【2006text1】

A. launch B. launches

C. launched D. launching

【譯文】

人們沉浸在 19世紀(jì)百貨商店推出的“消費文化”中，這些百貨商店在優(yōu)雅的氛圍中提供了大量商品。

【句子成分分析】

【補充詳解】

be absorbed into 沉浸于;全神貫注于

department stores百貨商店

vast arrays of 大量

【例題參考答案】C

【補充例句】

【真題】 During the same period, families have been asked to absorb much more risk in their retirement income.【2007text3】

【譯文】在同一時期，家庭被要求吸收(承擔(dān))更多的退休收入風(fēng)險。