absorb、suck、digest和incorporate这些动词均有“吸收”之意。
absorb ：普通用词，词义广泛，既可指吸收光、热、液体等具体东西，又可指吸收知识等抽象概念的东西。
- There are also programs, including the experiment in Texas, that try to breed improved rice cultivars less prone to absorb toxic minerals.
此外目前还有其他项目正在进行，包括德克萨斯州的一项试验，目标是培育不易吸收有毒矿物质的稻米品系。
——《纽约时报》 - It's a lot of information to absorb all at once.
要一下子消化这么多资料，真是很难。
suck ：作“吸收”解时，可与absorb换用，但还可有“吮吸”之意。
- She was noisily sucking up milk through a straw.
她正用吸管咕嘟咕嘟地喝牛奶。
digest ：侧重在消化道内改变食物的化学结构后被人体吸收。
- You should allow a little time after a meal for the food to digest.
饭后你应该留点时间让食物消化。
incorporate ：指一物或多物与它物相融合，形成一整体。
- Many of your suggestions have been incorporated in the plan.
你的很多建议已纳入计划中。 - The agreement would allow the rebels to be incorporated into a new national police force.
协议将允许把叛军收编入一支新的国家警备部队。
