考研英语真题单词串讲：absorb

absorb [əbˈzɔːb]     vt.吸收

【真题】

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

【译文】

人们沉浸在 19世纪百货商店推出的“消费文化”中，这些百货商店在优雅的氛围中提供了大量商品。

【句子成分分析】

【补充详解】

be absorbed into 沉浸于;全神贯注于

department stores百货商店

vast arrays of 大量

【例题参考答案】C

【补充例句】

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

【译文】在同一时期，家庭被要求吸收(承担)更多的退休收入风险。