digest
gb/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/ us/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 4600
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ρήμα
A2
action
1
Break down food in the body
When your body changes food into substances it can use.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to digest [food/drink]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'digest' with 'swallow', but 'digest' happens after swallowing inside the body.
Συνώνυμα
metabolize (More technical; refers to all chemical processes in the body, not just breaking down food.)
Αντώνυμα
vomit (To eject food from the stomach instead of processing it.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
digest food
|digest a meal
|easily digest
Θέματα
health
|biology
|daily life
|body
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- It takes several hours to digest a large meal.
- Some people cannot digest dairy products easily.
- The human body digests proteins and carbohydrates differently.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Your body digests bread quickly.
- I cannot digest milk well.
- The baby is learning to digest solid food.
Ρήμα
B1
action
2
Fully take in new information
To take time to understand new ideas or facts.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to digest [information/news/idea]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse this with 'memorize', but 'digest' emphasizes understanding, not just remembering.
Συνώνυμα
absorb (Focuses on taking in information, sometimes used figuratively.)
Αντώνυμα
ignore (To deliberately not think about or understand something.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
digest the news
|digest information
|digest the report
Θέματα
learning
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I need time to digest this news.
- He is digesting the lesson slowly.
- Please digest the report before we talk.
Ουσιαστικό
B1
entity
3
Summary collection of writings
A short version of a text or a group of short pieces of writing.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse this with 'directory' or 'catalog', but those list items without summarizing content.
Συνώνυμα
summary (General term for a shorter version of something.)
Αντώνυμα
full text (The complete, unabridged version of something.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
monthly digest
|news digest
|readers' digest
Θέματα
media
|publishing
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I read a weekly news digest.
- The book is a digest of many stories.
- This digest is easy to read.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
digest
IPA
GB/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/
US/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
di - gest (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (di)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: digest
- Plural: digests
Verb
- Base: digest
- 3rd Person Singular: digests
- Present Participle: digesting
- Past: digested
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
digest information
1/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst ˌɪnfɔɹmˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
Understand received information fully
To take time to understand information you have received.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- My grandmother has been subscribing to Readers' Digest for decades.
- Readers' Digest offers short, easy-to-read articles on many topics.