digest CET4 TEM4 ( digesting, digested, digests )

动词读作dɪˈdʒɛst。名词读作ˈdaɪdʒɛst。

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I When food digests or when you digest it, it passes through your body to your stomach. Your stomach removes the substances that your body needs and gets rid of the rest. 消化

  例：

  Do not undertake strenuous exercise for a few hours after a meal to allow food to digest.

  饭后几小时内不要做剧烈运动，以让食物消化。

  例：

  She couldn't digest food properly.

  她无法正常消化食物。

• 2. 

  V-T If you digest information, you think about it carefully so that you understand it. 领会

  例：

  They learn well but seem to need time to digest information.

  他们学得很好，但似乎需要时间来吃透这些知识。

• 3. 

  V-T If you digest some unpleasant news, you think about it until you are able to accept it and know how to deal with it. 承受 (坏消息)

  例：

  All this has upset me. I need time to digest it all.

  这一切让我心烦意乱。我需要时间来承受。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT A digest is a collection of pieces of writing. They are published together in a shorter form than they were originally published. 文摘

  例：

  ...the Middle East Economic Digest.

  …中东经济文摘。