imbibe
美音:
[ım´baıb
]英音:
[ım´baıb
]v.吸收
难易程度:
imbibe为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:imbiber 动词过去式:imbibed 过去分词:imbibed 现在分词:imbibing 第三人称单数:imbibes
词根
in-=in,into,on 变化型 il-,im-,ir-
近义词, 同义词
imbibe
/ɪm'baɪb; ɪm`baɪb/
v
1 [I, Tn] (fml or joc 文或谑) drink (sth, esp alcohol) 喝, 饮(尤指酒类)
*Are you imbibing? 你正在喝酒吗?
2 [Tn] (fig 比喻) take in or absorb (sth) 吸收或接受(某事物)
*imbibe fresh air, knowledge 吸入新鲜空气、接受知识.
imbibe
v [I and T]formal
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin;Origin: imbibere, from bibere 'to drink']
to drink something, especially alcohol - sometimes used humorously
Both men imbibed considerable quantities of gin.
to accept and be influenced by qualities, ideas, values etc
She had imbibed the traditions of her family.