Definition

1. Verb:
   • To absorb: To take in or soak up (a liquid, gas, light, heat, or substance) into itself.
   • To receive, to imbibe: To take in and make part of one's knowledge, understanding, or character.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cây cối hấp thụ nước và chất dinh dưỡng từ đất. (Plants absorb water and nutrients from the soil.)
  • Máy lạnh hấp thụ hơi nóng trong phòng. (The air conditioner absorbs the heat in the room.)
  • Trẻ em hấp thụ kiến thức mới rất nhanh. (Children imbibe new knowledge very quickly.)
  • Chúng ta cần hấp thụ những tinh hoa văn hóa của nhân loại. (We need to absorb the cultural quintessence of humanity.)

Advanced Usage

• "hấp thụ có chọn lọc": to absorb selectively.

  • Màng tế bào có khả năng hấp thụ có chọn lọc các chất. (The cell membrane has the ability to absorb substances selectively.)

• "hấp thụ hoàn toàn": to be fully/completely absorbed.

  • Chất dinh dưỡng đã được hấp thụ hoàn toàn vào cơ thể. (The nutrients have been fully absorbed into the body.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hấp thu (verb): Often used interchangeably with "hấp thụ," especially in biological or physiological contexts meaning "to assimilate" or "to absorb."

  • Cơ thể hấp thu vitamin từ thức ăn. (The body assimilates vitamins from food.)

• Sự hấp thụ (noun): The act or process of absorbing; absorption.

  • Sự hấp thụ ánh sáng của lá cây. (The absorption of light by leaves.)

Synonyms

• Thu nhận: to receive, to acquire (often for knowledge or information).
• Tiếp thu: to acquire, to assimilate (often for knowledge, ideas, or experiences).
• Thẩm thấu: to permeate, to osmose (often for liquids or gradual influence).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a single verb, "hấp thụ" does not commonly form phrasal verbs in the same way English verbs do. Its meaning is typically modified by accompanying adverbs or objects.

Related Idioms

• "Hấp thụ như bọt biển": To absorb like a sponge (to learn or take in information very quickly and eagerly).
  • Đứa trẻ đó hấp thụ kiến thức như bọt biển. (That child absorbs knowledge like a sponge.)

verb

1. to absorb; to receive, to imbibe