基本释义
vt. 吸收,接受;喝;吸入
星级词汇
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英文词源
imbibe 喝,饮,吸收
im-,进入,使,-bib,喝,饮,词源同bibulous,beverage.即喝进去,引申词义吸收。
深度学习
imbibe (im BIBE) “To imbibe” is a formal way to say “to drink.” It may also be used metaphorically. Its verbal relative “bibulous” (BIB u lus) refers to the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
- The neighborhood children spent long summer days sitting on the Milhorns’ porch playing endless games of Monopoly and imbibing pitchers of lemonade.
- Even two months of imbibing gracious manners in Charleston, South Carolina, have not served to cure Barry’s tendency to be rude.
——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》
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imbibe(imbibe)“To imbibe”是表示“喝酒”的一种正式方式。它也可以用来比喻。它的口头相对词“bibulous”(BIB u lus)指的是酒精饮料的消费。
- 附近的孩子们在漫长的夏天里坐在米尔霍恩家的门廊上玩着没完没了的大富翁游戏,喝着一罐又一罐的柠檬水
- 即使在南卡罗来纳州查尔斯顿两个月的优雅举止也未能治愈巴里粗鲁的倾向。
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