digest
gb/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/ us/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/
A2
Английски
~ 4600
Значения
0 значения
Глагол
A2
action
1
Break down food in the body
When your body changes food into substances it can use.
Модел на употреба:
to digest [food/drink]
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'digest' with 'swallow', but 'digest' happens after swallowing inside the body.
Синоними
metabolize (More technical; refers to all chemical processes in the body, not just breaking down food.)
Антоними
vomit (To eject food from the stomach instead of processing it.)
Колокации
digest food
|digest a meal
|easily digest
Теми
health
|biology
|daily life
|body
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- It takes several hours to digest a large meal.
- Some people cannot digest dairy products easily.
- The human body digests proteins and carbohydrates differently.
Примери за учащи
- Your body digests bread quickly.
- I cannot digest milk well.
- The baby is learning to digest solid food.
Глагол
B1
action
2
Fully take in new information
To take time to understand new ideas or facts.
Модел на употреба:
to digest [information/news/idea]
Честа грешка:
Learners may confuse this with 'memorize', but 'digest' emphasizes understanding, not just remembering.
Синоними
absorb (Focuses on taking in information, sometimes used figuratively.)
Антоними
ignore (To deliberately not think about or understand something.)
Колокации
digest the news
|digest information
|digest the report
Теми
learning
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- She needed time to digest the news of her promotion.
- It was hard to digest all the facts presented in the meeting.
- He paused to digest what she had just said.
Примери за учащи
- I need time to digest this news.
- He is digesting the lesson slowly.
- Please digest the report before we talk.
Съществително
B1
entity
3
Summary collection of writings
A short version of a text or a group of short pieces of writing.
Честа грешка:
Learners may confuse this with 'directory' or 'catalog', but those list items without summarizing content.
Синоними
summary (General term for a shorter version of something.)
Антоними
full text (The complete, unabridged version of something.)
Колокации
monthly digest
|news digest
|readers' digest
Теми
media
|publishing
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- The magazine publishes a monthly digest of top stories.
- I read a digest of the research findings.
- This news digest covers the main events of the week.
Примери за учащи
- I read a weekly news digest.
- The book is a digest of many stories.
- This digest is easy to read.
Граматика
Речникова форма
digest
IPA
GB/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/
US/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/
Срички и ударение
di - gest (2 срички)
Stress on 1st syllable (di)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: digest
- Plural: digests
Verb
- Base: digest
- 3rd Person Singular: digests
- Present Participle: digesting
- Past: digested
Семейство думи
Изрази
digest information
1/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst ˌɪnfɔɹmˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
Understand received information fully
To take time to understand information you have received.
Примери
- He needed a few minutes to digest the information before responding.
- Digesting all this information will take some time.
readers' digest
1/ɹˈidɚz dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/
fixed phrase
Popular magazine of condensed writings
A well-known magazine with short versions of articles and stories.
Примери
- My grandmother has been subscribing to Readers' Digest for decades.
- Readers' Digest offers short, easy-to-read articles on many topics.