assimilate
英 [ə'sɪmɪleɪt]
美 [ə'sɪməlet]
- vt. 吸收；使同化；把…比作；使相似
- vi. 吸收；同化
助记提示
1、as- "to" + simil- "make similar" + -ate.
2、含义：make like.
中文词源
assimilate 同化前缀as-同ad-. 词根sem, 一，同same.
英文词源
- assimilate (v.)
- early 15c., from Latin assimilatus "feigned, pretended, fictitious," past participle of assimilare "to make like," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + simulare "make similar," from similis "like, resembling" (see similar). Originally transitive (with to); intransitive use first recorded 1837. Related: Assimilated; assimilating.
双语例句
- 1. His family tried to assimilate into the white and Hispanic communities.
- 他一家人试图融入白人和西班牙裔社区。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Vietnamese are trying to assimilate themselves and become Americans.
- 这些越南人正在努力融入美国社会，成为美国人。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The committee will need time to assimilate this report.
- 委员会需要时间来吃透这个报告。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. Many people who are disillusioned in reality assimilate life to a dream.
- 许多对现实失望的人把人生比作一场梦.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Some foreigners assimilate easily into our way of life.
- 有些外国人很容易被我们的生活方式同化.
来自《简明英汉词典》