digest verb[daɪˈdʒest/ EAT 吃 ADVANCED intransitive or transitive ■to change food in your stomach into substances that your body can use (使)消化•I find that I don't digest meat easily.我发现自己不容易消化肉食。 •Sit still and allow your meal to digest.静静地坐着,让胃里的食物消化消化。 verb[daɪˈdʒest/ UNDERSTAND 理解 transitive ■to read or hear new information and take the necessary time to understand it 理解,吸收(资讯)•This chapter is so difficult to digest, I shall have to read it again later.这一章不容易理解消化,稍后我还得再看一遍。 noun countable /ˈdaɪ.dʒest/ ■a short written report providing the most important parts of a larger piece of writing, or one containing recent news 文摘,摘要;文汇,简报•A digest of the research findings is now available.研究成果的简报已经出来了。 •The company publishes a monthly digest of its activities.该公司每月出一份活动简报。 |