digest
gb/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/ us/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/
A2
英语
~ 4600
义项
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动词
A2
action
1
Break down food in the body
When your body changes food into substances it can use.
用法模式：
to digest [food/drink]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'digest' with 'swallow', but 'digest' happens after swallowing inside the body.
近义词
metabolize (More technical; refers to all chemical processes in the body, not just breaking down food.)
反义词
vomit (To eject food from the stomach instead of processing it.)
搭配
digest food
|digest a meal
|easily digest
主题
health
|biology
|daily life
|body
|core_vocabulary
例句
- It takes several hours to digest a large meal.
- Some people cannot digest dairy products easily.
- The human body digests proteins and carbohydrates differently.
学习者例句
- Your body digests bread quickly.
- I cannot digest milk well.
- The baby is learning to digest solid food.
动词
B1
action
2
Fully take in new information
To take time to understand new ideas or facts.
用法模式：
to digest [information/news/idea]
常见错误：
Learners may confuse this with 'memorize', but 'digest' emphasizes understanding, not just remembering.
近义词
absorb (Focuses on taking in information, sometimes used figuratively.)
反义词
ignore (To deliberately not think about or understand something.)
搭配
digest the news
|digest information
|digest the report
主题
learning
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- I need time to digest this news.
- He is digesting the lesson slowly.
- Please digest the report before we talk.
名词
B1
entity
3
Summary collection of writings
A short version of a text or a group of short pieces of writing.
常见错误：
Learners may confuse this with 'directory' or 'catalog', but those list items without summarizing content.
近义词
summary (General term for a shorter version of something.)
反义词
full text (The complete, unabridged version of something.)
搭配
monthly digest
|news digest
|readers' digest
主题
media
|publishing
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- I read a weekly news digest.
- The book is a digest of many stories.
- This digest is easy to read.
语法
词典原形
digest
IPA
GB/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/
US/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst/
音节与重音
di - gest （2 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (di)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: digest
- Plural: digests
Verb
- Base: digest
- 3rd Person Singular: digests
- Present Participle: digesting
- Past: digested
词族
相关表达
digest information
1/dˈaɪd͡ʒɛst ˌɪnfɔɹmˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
Understand received information fully
To take time to understand information you have received.
例句
- 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.
例句
- My grandmother has been subscribing to Readers' Digest for decades.
- Readers' Digest offers short, easy-to-read articles on many topics.