assimilate
verb /əˈsɪməleɪt/
/əˈsɪməleɪt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they assimilate | /əˈsɪməleɪt/ /əˈsɪməleɪt/ |
| he / she / it assimilates | /əˈsɪməleɪts/ /əˈsɪməleɪts/ |
| past simple assimilated | /əˈsɪməleɪtɪd/ /əˈsɪməleɪtɪd/ |
| past participle assimilated | /əˈsɪməleɪtɪd/ /əˈsɪməleɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form assimilating | /əˈsɪməleɪtɪŋ/ /əˈsɪməleɪtɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] assimilate something to fully understand an idea or some information so that you are able to use it yourself
透彻理解；消化；吸收 - The committee will need time to assimilate this report.
委员会需要时间来吃透这个报告。 - Some people can only assimilate change gradually.
有些人只能逐渐同化变化。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- easily
- quickly
- rapidly
- …
- The committee will need time to assimilate this report.
- [intransitive, transitive] to become, or allow somebody to become, a part of a country or community rather than remaining in a separate group
（使）同化，融入 - assimilate (into/to something) New arrivals find it hard to assimilate.
新来者感到难以融入当地社会。 - Many new immigrants have not yet assimilated fully into the new culture.
许多新移民还没有充分融入新的文化中。 - assimilate somebody (into/to something) Immigrants have been successfully assimilated into the community.
外来移民顺利地融入当地社会。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- fully
- thoroughly
- …
- into
- assimilate (into/to something) New arrivals find it hard to assimilate.
- [transitive, often passive] to make an idea, a person’s attitude, etc. fit into something or be acceptable
使吸收，使接受（想法、态度等） - be assimilated into/to something These changes were gradually assimilated into everyday life.
这些改变逐渐渗进了日常生活。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- fully
- thoroughly
- …
- into
- be assimilated into/to something These changes were gradually assimilated into everyday life.
词源late Middle English: from Latin assimilat- ‘absorbed, incorporated’, from the verb assimilare, from ad- ‘to’ + similis ‘like’.