digest
gb/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/ us/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/
A2
Английский
~ 4600
Значения
0 значений
Глагол
A2
action
1
Break down food in the body
When your body changes food into substances it can use.
Модель употребления:
to digest [food/drink]
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'digest' with 'swallow', but 'digest' happens after swallowing inside the body.
Синонимы
metabolize (More technical; refers to all chemical processes in the body, not just breaking down food.)
Антонимы
vomit (To eject food from the stomach instead of processing it.)
Коллокации
digest food
|digest a meal
|easily digest
Темы
health
|biology
|daily life
|body
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- It takes several hours to digest a large meal.
- Some people cannot digest dairy products easily.
- The human body digests proteins and carbohydrates differently.
Примеры для изучающих
- 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.
Модель употребления:
to digest [information/news/idea]
Частая ошибка:
Learners may confuse this with 'memorize', but 'digest' emphasizes understanding, not just remembering.
Синонимы
absorb (Focuses on taking in information, sometimes used figuratively.)
Антонимы
ignore (To deliberately not think about or understand something.)
Коллокации
digest the news
|digest information
|digest the report
Темы
learning
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- I need time to digest this news.
- He is digesting the lesson slowly.
- Please digest the report before we talk.
Существительное
B1
entity
3
Summary collection of writings
A short version of a text or a group of short pieces of writing.
Частая ошибка:
Learners may confuse this with 'directory' or 'catalog', but those list items without summarizing content.
Синонимы
summary (General term for a shorter version of something.)
Антонимы
full text (The complete, unabridged version of something.)
Коллокации
monthly digest
|news digest
|readers' digest
Темы
media
|publishing
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- I read a weekly news digest.
- The book is a digest of many stories.
- This digest is easy to read.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
digest
IPA
GB/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/
US/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/
Слоги и ударение
di - gest (2 слога)
Stress on 1st syllable (di)
Формы слова
Noun
- Base: digest
- Plural: digests
Verb
- Base: digest
- 3rd Person Singular: digests
- Present Participle: digesting
- Past: digested
Родственные слова
Выражения
digest information
1/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst ˌɪnfɔɹmˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
Understand received information fully
To take time to understand information you have received.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- My grandmother has been subscribing to Readers' Digest for decades.
- Readers' Digest offers short, easy-to-read articles on many topics.