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assimilate

英[ə'sɪmɪleɪt] 美[ə'sɪməlet]
  • vt. 吸收;使同化;把…比作;使相似
  • vi. 吸收;同化

英英释意


1. take up mentally;
"he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
2. become similar to one's environment;
"Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly"
3. make similar;
"This country assimilates immigrants very quickly"
4. take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
5. become similar in sound;
"The nasal assimialates to the following consonant"